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Audit of the U.S. Virigin Islands Housing Programs

HUD OIG is auditing the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). As a result of the devastation caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria during September 2017, HUD allocated almost $2 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation funds to USVI to help it recover from the hurricanes. Our objective is to determine whether USVI is adhering to applicable program requirements in the performance and management of its CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT housing programs.

New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes

We audited New York State’s Hurricane Sandy disaster procurement processes.  Our audit objective was to determine whether the State conducted its Hurricane Sandy-funded disaster recovery procurements using full, fair, and open competition methods.  By continuing to use a November 2012 Governor-issued temporary waiver, the State did not foster open competition and ensure that it obtained the best services at the best prices.  Our testing found that the State used the Governor’s waiver to explain why it did not follow its contracting requirements when it (1) allowed six c

Florida Home Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Program

HUD OIG is auditing the State of Florida’s home rehabilitation and reconstruction program. The State has spent majority of its funds for home rehabilitation and reconstruction activities; however, it has not completed a similar percentage of expected homes. Our audit objective is to assess (1) the State’s overall program progress and outcomes including the status of the funding, the number of homes assisted, and the cost of assistance, and (2) the workmanship quality of a sample of completed homes.  

Grantees Were Delayed in Completing National Disaster Resilience Program Activities, but Remain On Track to Accomplish Goals

We audited the project activity status for 12 grantees that received funds under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) National Disaster Resilience (NDR) grant to determine whether the grantees have accomplished or are on track to accomplish the goals of the activities outlined in their action plans. We found that NDR grantees should be able to accomplish their program goals by leveraging deadline flexibilities that HUD offered.

Puerto Rico Community Energy and Water Resilience Installations Program

HUD OIG is auditing Puerto Rico's Community Energy and Water Resilience Installations Program (CEWRI). HUD awarded Puerto Rico over $20 billion dollars in CDBG-DR funding after the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Of the total award, $395 million was budgeted to the CEWRI program. Our objective is to determine to what extent did the CEWRI program address the energy and water system vulnerabilities of its low-and-moderate income participants.  

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