Provide supporting documentation to show whether the outstanding liability of $324,478 is correctly classified as an NSP2 liability. If not, HUD should ensure that NHSLA corrects its NSP2 cost reimbursement summary for the 12 months ending June 30, 2018, to reclassify the expenses to a non-NSP2 program. Such funds would be considered funds to be put to better use.
2021-LA-1002 | January 05, 2021
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Follow Program Requirements in Administering Its NSP2
Community Planning and Development
- Status2021-LA-1002-002-BOpenClosed$324,478Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
- Status2021-LA-1002-002-COpenClosed
Develop and implement a HUD-approved cost allocation plan to properly account for indirect program costs.
- Status2021-LA-1002-002-DOpenClosed
Establish written payroll policies and procedures in accordance with program requirements for the tracking, recording, and maintenance of direct costs to ensure that time distribution records are in place to support the allocation of charges.
- Status2021-LA-1002-002-EOpenClosed
Obtain training to ensure that it understands NSP2 regulations and requirements related to payroll allocation for its administrative and project delivery costs and program income calculation methodology to ensure it properly computes the amount it is allowed to charge for administrative costs.
- Status2021-LA-1002-003-AOpenClosed$856,692Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support the reasonableness of the South Gate contract or repay NSP2 $856,692 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2021-LA-1002-003-BOpenClosed
Develop and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that HUD procurement requirements are followed.
2021-FO-0003 | December 04, 2020
Audit of HUD’s Fiscal Year 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2021-FO-0003-001-HOpenClosed
Reevaluate and adequately document justification for the establishment of the percentages and other key assumptions used to determine the accrual amount for each program in CPD’s accrued grant liabilities estimate.
2021-LA-1001 | October 27, 2020
The City of Compton, Compton, CA, Did Not Always Administer Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds in Compliance With Procedures and Regulations
Community Planning and Development
- Status2021-LA-1001-001-AOpenClosed
Implement its procurement controls to ensure that it is able to locate and maintain the complete procurement documents for at least 3 years after the closeout of NSP1 and NSP3 in compliance with its own procedures and HUD regulations.
- Status2021-LA-1001-002-AOpenClosed$270,656Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Provide the required documents to support $161,131 in NSP1 and $109,525 in NSP3 funds for expenses for acquisition, rehabilitation, and administration. If the City cannot provide the required documents, it should repay the U.S. Treasury from non-Federal funds.
- Status2021-LA-1001-002-BOpenClosed$1,550Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Repay the U.S. Treasury from non-Federal funds for the $1,550 overpaid to acquire a foreclosed NSP3 property.
- Status2021-LA-1001-002-COpenClosed
Obtain technical assistance from HUD to ensure that it is able to manage the programs and comply with program regulations before processing future expenses related to NSP1 and NSP3 projects and activities.
- Status2021-LA-1001-003-AOpenClosed
Follow its NSP procedures and HUD regulations to complete and submit its future NSP1 and NSP3 HUD quarterly performance reports and annual single audit reports within the required timeframes until the closeout of the respective programs or until HUD is assured that these reports are consistently submitted on time.
- Status2021-LA-1001-003-BOpenClosed
Follow its own procedures and HUD regulations to post the missing 21 NSP1 and 22 NSP3 HUD quarterly performance reports, as of June 30, 2019, on its official website; and, post the future NSP1 and NSP3 HUD quarterly performance reports on its website until the closeout of the respective programs or until HUD is assured that these reports are consistently posted on its website.
- Status2021-LA-1001-003-COpenClosed
Obtain technical assistance from HUD to ensure that the City is able to submit its quarterly performance reports and annual single audit reports on time and post the performance reports on its website to comply with program regulations.
2020-LA-1003 | April 13, 2020
The City of Mesa, AZ, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2020-LA-1003-001-AOpenClosed$300,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support the Child Crisis of Arizona campus creation project phase one met a national objective and was necessary and reasonable or repay its program $300,000 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-LA-1003-001-BOpenClosed
Improve and implement stronger policies and procedures for reviewing potential activities for funding, which include ensuring that they are necessary and reasonable, that the service area for the low- and moderate-income area benefit national objective includes the entire area served by the activity, and that the City has addressed concerns from those reviewing the application.
- Status2020-LA-1003-001-COpenClosed$1,150,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support that the Eagles Park activity met an eligible CDBG national objective or repay its program $1,150,000 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-LA-1003-001-DOpenClosed$981,779Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support that the Save the Family Community Conference Center activity met a national objective or repay its program $981,779 from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-LA-1003-001-EOpenClosed$249,300Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support that the Kleinman Park activity met a national objective or repay its program $249,300 from non-Federal funds and correct the installation of the playground fossils or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
- Status2020-LA-1003-001-FOpenClosed$175,975Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Support that the West Mesa CDC special economic development activities for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 met a national objective and that expenses were adequately supported and for eligible activities or repay its program $175,975 from non-Federal funds.