Reports
Tennessee Department of Education’s Administration and Oversight of Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools Grant Funds
Yukon-Koyukuk School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (Alaska)
Linn-Mar Community School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Grant Funds (Iowa)
Lower Kuskokwim School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (Alaska)
Southeast Polk Community School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Funds (Iowa)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (Alaska)
Des Moines Independent Community School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Funds
Florida Department of Education’s Administration and Oversight of Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools Grant Funds
Anchorage School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Funds (Alaska)
HUD Grantees Need to Enhance Monitoring of ESG CARES Act Subrecipients
Federal Student Aid’s Performance Measures and Indicators for Returning Borrowers to Repayment
Burlington Community School District’s Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Funds (Iowa)
The City and County of Honolulu Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
Housing and Community Development Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
Wisconsin’s Administration and Oversight of the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools Grant Funds
Determine whether the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction designed and implemented (1) application processes that adequately assessed nonpublic schools' eligibility for EANS-funded services or assistance and complied with other applicable requirements and (2) oversight processes to ensure that EANS-funded services or assistance were used for allowable purposes.
Servicers Followed the COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium Requirements but Could Have Better Communicated the Requirements to Borrowers
Illinois’ Oversight of Local Educational Agency ARP ESSER Plans and Spending
U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Audit Resolution Activities
Kentucky’s Oversight of Local Educational Agency ARP ESSER Plans and Spending
Washington’s Oversight of Local Educational Agency ARP ESSER Plans and Spending
Federal Student Aid’s Use of Pandemic Assistance Student Aid Administration Funds
HUD’s Assistance and Grantee Challenges With the Office of Native American Programs’ COVID-19 Recovery Programs
Nationstar Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation to Borrowers of Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Improvements Are Needed To Ensure That Public Housing Properties Are Inspected in a Timely Manner
HUD Can Improve Oversight of Its Temporary Endorsement Policy for Loans in COVID-19 Forbearance
Federal Student Aid’s Processes for Waiving Return of Title IV Requirements, Cancelling Borrowers’ Obligation to Repay Direct Loans, and Excluding Pell Grants from Federal Pell Lifetime Usage
HUD’s Communication to Homeowners About COVID-19 Policies
Review of Drawdown Levels and Publicly Available Information on the Office of Native American Programs’ CARES Act and ARP Act Block Grants
University of Cincinnati’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants
Fraud Risk Inventory for the Tenant- and Project-Based Rental Assistance, HOME, and Operating Fund Programs’ CARES and ARP Act Funds
Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Implementation Challenges
The Department’s Use of Pandemic Assistance Program Administration Funds
Allocation of ESSER I Funds at Selected Local Educational Agencies
Michigan’s Administration of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund
Emergency Solutions Grants CARES Act Implementation Challenges
Oklahoma’s Administration of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund Grant
Duplicate Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Grant Awards
The Office of Postsecondary Education’s Oversight of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Grants
Challenges Faced by Section 232 Nursing Homes During the Pandemic
HUD Did Not Always Comply With Its Internal Guide When Transitioning Offices From Mandatory to Maximum Telework During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Missouri’s Administration of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund Grant
The Department’s Implementation of CARES Act Flexibilities to TEACH Grant Service Obligations
Review of State Plans for Use of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
Public Housing Agencies’ Experiences and Challenges Regarding the Administration of HUD’s CARES Act Funds
Lessons Learned and Key Considerations From Prior Audits and Evaluations of the CDBG Disaster Recovery Program
Fraud Risk Inventory for the CDBG and ESG CARES Act Funds
Remington College’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants
Lincoln College of Technology’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants
Inconsistent Grantee and Subgrantee Reporting of Education Stabilization Fund Subprograms in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse
COVID-19 Forbearance Data in HUD’s Single Family Default Monitoring System Generally Agreed With Information Maintained by Loan Servicers
Fraud Reporting Requirements for Federal Program Participants and Auditors
Limited Review of HUD’s Office of Chief Procurement Officer Pandemic-Related Procurement Accommodations and Challenges
Disaster Preparedness of Federal Agencies
HUD OIG will summarize the conclusions/findings and recommendations reported by seven participating OIGs and the General Accountability Office related to natural disaster preparedness. Our objective is to inform Federal agencies and the OIG community of the reported conclusions/findings and recommendations regarding preparing for and responding to natural disasters.
Federal Student Aid’s Suspension of Involuntary Collection in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Risk of Closed Institutions of Higher Education Receiving Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Grants
HUD’s Use of, Accounting for, and Reporting on CARES Act Funding
HUD and its CDBG-DR grantees have experienced challenges related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Considerations From Prior Audits of the Single Family Default Monitoring System and the Partial Claim Loss Mitigation Option
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
Assessment of the Department’s Reconstitution Plans Following COVID-19
Interim Audit Memorandum – The HUD Single Family Insurance Operations Division Should Take Additional Action To Inform Homeowners of Changes to Its FHA Refund Process Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Drawdown Levels for the Initial Round of CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants Were Minimal
Public and Indian Housing Supplemental Operating Funds
HUD OIG is conducting a limited review of HUD's administration of supplemental operating funds under the CARES Act. The CARES Act authorized an additional $685 million in public housing operating funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. The review objective is to assess Public Housing Agencies' (PHA) experiences and challenges and HUD's efforts in providing guidance related to the administration of supplemental operating funds under the CARES Act.
Opportunities Exist To Improve HUD’s Communication to Renters About Eviction Protections
Some Mortgage Loan Servicers’ Websites Continue to Offer Information about CARES Act Loan Forbearance That Could Mislead or Confuse Borrowers, or Provide Little or no Information at all
Opportunities Existed to Improve HUD’s Responses to Inquiries From Borrowers, Industry Partners, and the General Public Regarding Forbearance and Foreclosure Relief Provided by the CARES Act
Challenges for Consideration in Implementing and Overseeing the CARES Act
FHA Default Reporting
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are researching prior audits of HUD’s Single Family Default Monitoring System to provide HUD information regarding lessons learned and risks identified in these prior audits that HUD should act on now to ensure program integrity and mitigate the risk of financial loss for COVID-19 related forbearance assistance and foreclosure moratorium related to single family loans.
FHA Partial Claims
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are researching prior audits of HUD’s partial claims loss mitigation option to provide HUD information regarding lessons learned and risks identified in these prior audits that HUD should act on now to ensure program integrity and mitigate the risk of financial loss for COVID-19 related partial claims.
Public and Indian Housing and Multifamily Vacancies During a Disaster Declaration
HUD OIG is researching Public and Indian Housing and Multifamily use of vacant units during previously Presidentially Declared Disasters and the COVID-19 declared Disaster, as well as PIH and Multifamily’s ability to place a waitlist preference for the homeless and how many homeless individuals had a 50058 or 50059 new move-in during the COVID pandemic. Since the introduction of the CARES act, there has been an emphasis to review how HUD has reacted to the COVID-19 disaster. HUD allocated $1 billion to keep America's homeless population safe. The purpose of this research is to issue memorandums for both PIH and Multifamily addressing the research topics.
Key Considerations and Lessons Learned From Prior Audits of FHA Partial Claims
HUD OIG is researching prior audits of HUD’s partial claims loss mitigation option. On July 8, 2020, FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2020-22 informing mortgagees the full suite of loss mitigations available to single family borrowers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this research is to provide HUD information regarding lessons learned and risks identified in these prior audits that HUD should act on now to ensure program integrity and mitigate the risk of financial loss for COVID-19 related partial claims.
COVID-19 Risk Awareness and Lessons Learned from Audits and Evaluations of the CDBG-DR Program
HUD OIG is performing research to help HUD's Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus pandemic (CDBG-CV) grantees be aware of known risks and lessons learned from audits and evaluations of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program grants (CDBG-DR). The purpose of our research is to issue a report that is intended to assist HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) by developing lessons learned from past reviews and common risk areas to help its CDBG-CV grantees prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic.