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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Components
Community Planning and Development
Report Number
2016-NY-1002
Report Type
Audit
Location

Niagara Falls, NY
United States

Number of Recommendations
0
Questioned Costs
$2,200,000
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2016-NY-1002-001-A No $220,538 $0

We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to adequately support that $70,538 disbursed and $150,000 obligated were for eligible costs. Any costs determined to be ineligible should be reimbursed from non-Federal funds.

2016-NY-1002-001-B No $0 $0

We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to strengthen monitoring procedures for CDBG-funded subgrantees to ensure compliance with program requirements.

2016-NY-1002-001-C No $0 $2,516

We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to reprogram unexpended funds of $2,516 on a subgrantee agreement that expired June 30, 2015, for use by other eligible CDBG activities so that these funds are put to better use.

2016-NY-1002-001-D No $0 $113,733

We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to spend program income of $113,733 on eligible CDBG activities before drawing down additional CDBG entitlement funds, thus ensuring that these funds are put to better use.

2016-NY-1002-001-E No $0 $0

We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to implement procedures to ensure that program income received by subgrantees is properly reported in HUD's integrated Disbursement and Information System and spent before funds are drawn down from the U.S. Treasury.

2016-NY-1002-001-F No $0 $0

We recommend that the Director of the HUD's Buffalo Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to strengthen subgrant procedures to ensure that all required documents are received, explanations are obtained when prior performance does not meet goals, and subgrants are executed in a timely manner.

Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG

United States