The City and County of Honolulu Made Some Improper Payments in its ESG CARES Act Program
Repay HUD from non-Federal funds $51,235 in overpaid rent to landlords because the first month of rent was not prorated.
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The City and County of Honolulu Made Some Improper Payments in its ESG CARES Act Program
Develop and implement written policies and procedures that include internal controls to prevent any duplication of benefits for the ESG program participants with other programs, specifically for rapid rehousing and homeless prevention.
The City and County of Honolulu Made Some Improper Payments in its ESG CARES Act Program
Review the rental assistance payments made for the ESG CARES Act program to identify other possible duplication of benefits with other rental assistance programs that the City operates. The $10,100 in duplication of benefits identified during the audit could have been put to better use.
The City and County of Honolulu Made Some Improper Payments in its ESG CARES Act Program
Develop and implement written policies to ensure that any changes to the expenditure and draw deadlines for the ESG program are provided in a formal document, such as a CPD notice. In this case, implementing these controls would provide clear guidelines to the grantee and help prevent the disbursement of $1,933,693 that was drawn after the draw deadline.
The City and County of Honolulu Made Some Improper Payments in its ESG CARES Act Program
Issue clarifying guidance to ensure that ESG grantees that operate tenant-based rental assistance programs, prorate the rent amount for the first month based on the lease agreement start date.
The City and County of Honolulu Made Some Improper Payments in its ESG CARES Act Program
Issue guidance requiring ESG grantees develop and implement internal controls to prevent any duplication of benefits with other Federal rental assistance programs for the ESG program participants, specifically for rapid rehousing and homeless prevention.
Review of a Washington State Grantee's Continuum of Care Grantee’s Use of Funds
HUD OIG is reviewing an organization in the state of Washington and its use of Continuum of Care (CoC) funds. The CoC Program is designed to end homelessness through a community-wide effort by providing funds to nonprofits, Indian Tribes, Tribal Designated Housing Entities, and State and local governments. Our evaluation will determine whether the grantee used CoC program funds towards eligible costs.
Colorado Reported Other Disaster Recovery Reimbursements as Non-Federal Match Payments
As part of our mission to safeguard the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed, we selected Colorado for a review of potential improper payments. Our audit objective was to determine whether Colorado made improper non-Federal match activity payments. We also assessed whether the Office of Community Planning and Development’s Office of Disaster Recovery (CPD ODR) had sufficient and adequate controls to prevent improper match payments.
The Puerto Rico Department of Housing Could Improve its Community Energy and Water Resilience Installations Program
We found that the photovoltaic systems (PV) and water tanks installed in participant’s homes had deficiencies. Such deficiencies included inverters and batteries with signs of rust; water intrusion that could lead to electrical shorts; electrical conduits that were degrading due to direct exposure to the sun; electrical conduits with water; and water tanks that were leaking, overflowing, or both. Based on statistical projections, at least 57 percent of installations had at least one deficiency.
California-based Grantee Draws Near Hold in Federal Funding
HUD OIG is auditing a California-based grantee’s CDBG, CDBG-CV, HOPWA, and ESG programs. The grantee was allocated about $15 million for these grant programs to address housing, homeless, community and economic needs. Our audit objective is to determine whether draws made by the grantee near the time of the hold in federal funding were in accordance with program requirements.