Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
As of October 2016, the Recovery School District in Louisiana (RSD)had received a $1.5 billion Public Assistance grant from Louisiana, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina. We examined $1.3 billion for a consolidated project as part of the total amount awarded. In some instances, RSD accounted for and expended portions of the $1.3 billion in Public Assistance grant funds we reviewed according to Federal regulations. However, FEMA improperly awarded $216.2 million to repair or replace more than 292 Orleans Parish school facilities in RSD. We made eight recommendations to FEMA to de-obligate $216.2 million of ineligible costs; follow Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines; and re-evaluate documented proof of assessments for the 35 identified projects and reclassify them, as appropriate, to repair-eligible, and de-obligate the cost difference. FEMA concurred with recommendations 2 through 7 but did not concur with recommendations 1 and 8. We consider recommendations 2 through 7 resolved and open; recommendations 1 and 8 are unresolved and open.
Date Issued:
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OIG-20-63
Component, if applicable:
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
Location(s):
Recovery School District, LA
United StatesType of Report:
Disaster Recovery Report
Questioned Costs:
$216,263,416
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
8
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OIG-20-63-Sep20.pdf | 5.12 MB |
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