Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
The Omaha Tribe’s serious financial management weaknesses combined with inadequate and missing documentation resulted in unreliable financial records. As a result, we have little confidence that the transactions recorded in the accounting system actually occurred or that the tribe completed its FEMA-authorized projects. Therefore, we question $13.9 million as unsupported. Due to the unreliable financial information, we calculated the amount unsupported as the entire $16.9 million FEMA provided for both grants, less $2.8 million in unused Federal funding that FEMA should put to better use; $165,000 in unclaimed insurance coverage; and approximately $74,749 that we were able to verify as supported and eligible.
Short / Alternative Report Title:
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Iowa Mismanaged $14 Million in FEMA Disaster Grants
Date Issued:
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OIG-18-25
Component, if applicable:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Location(s):
United States
Type of Report:
Disaster Recovery Report
Questioned Costs:
$12,646,967
Funds for Better Use:
$2,506,111
Number of Recommendations:
7
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