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Parent Oversight Areas

The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program Had Weaknesses

We audited the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.  This Match Program was developed to assist non-Federal entities in paying for their share of projects that addressed unmet needs because of the 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria.  We initiated this audit due to the $415 million of CDBG-DR funds allocated by the Authority and to support the U.S.

The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants’ Activities and Subrecipients

We audited the State of Georgia’s monitoring of its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (HIM) grants’ activities and subrecipients.  We initiated this audit to further HUD’s strategic objective to support effectiveness and accountability in long-term disaster recovery.  HUD awarded more than $50.9 million in disaster recovery funds to the State for the natural disasters that occurred in January and September 2017.  Our objective was to determine whether the State effectively monitored its CDBG-DR HIM gr

Puerto Rico HBA Program

HUD OIG is auditing Puerto Rico's Homebuyer Assistance Program (HBA).  HUD awarded Puerto Rico more than $20 billion in CDBG-DR funding to address the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, of which $295 million was budgeted to the HBA program. Our objective is to determine the impact that the program had in increasing homeownership rates in Puerto Rico post Hurricanes Irma and Maria and whether it is on track in delivering the expected program outcome.

State of California 2018 Disasters Owner Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program

HUD OIG is auditing the State of California’s 2018 Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds.  HUD awarded the State more than $1 billion for its 2018 disasters.  Our audit objective will be to assess how effectively the State of California is operating its Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction program (program).   

The State of Florida Administered Its Housing Repair and Replacement Program Effectively but Not Always in a Cost-Efficient and Prudent Manner for the Projects and Activity Delivery Costs Reviewed

We audited the State of Florida’s Housing Repair and Replacement Program (HRRP), one of the programs that the State developed to address its unmet disaster recovery housing needs because of Hurricane Irma in 2017.  We audited this program due to the large amount of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding allocated of $346.2 million.  Our audit objective was to determine whether the State administered its 2017 CDBG-DR funds for its HRRP effectively and efficiently.  Specifically, we focused on determining whether the State (1) effecti