New Jersey Claimed Some Unallowable Costs Under a Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Grant 

The New Jersey Department of Human Services (State agency) budgeted Disaster Relief Act funds under its Home Repair and Advocacy Program (HRAP) subaward to Ocean County that were appropriate. However, the State agency claimed some Disaster Relief Act costs under its HRAP subaward to Ocean County that did not comply with the Disaster Relief Act. Of the $198,000 in costs that we reviewed, $161,000 complied with the Disaster Relief Act. The State agency claimed costs totaling $23,000 that were unallowable because they were already covered by other sources. The State also allocated $14,000 in salary costs to the HRAP subaward without consideration of whether the employees' activities were directly related to Hurricane Sandy.