Finding 981239 (2023-008)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-07-01
Audit: 311187
Organization: Baltimore County, Maryland (MD)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The County did not select any individuals from the waiting list during FY 2023, leading to a significant deficiency in compliance.
  • Impacted Requirements: The PHA must have written policies and follow them for selecting applicants from the waiting list as per federal regulations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The County should implement measures to ensure timely selection of individuals from the waiting list to meet program requirements.

Finding Text

Reference Number: 2023-008 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program: Housing Voucher Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 14.871 and 14.879 Award Number and Year: MD033, 2023 Compliance Requirement: Special Test – Top of the Waiting List Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Public Housing Authority (PHA) must have written policies in its HCVP administrative plan for selecting applicants from the waiting list and PHA documentation must show that the PHA follows these policies when selecting applicants for admission from the waiting list. Except as provided in 24 CFR section 982.203 Special admission (non-waiting list), all families admitted to the program must be selected from the waiting list. "Selection" from the waiting list generally occurs when the PHA notifies a family whose name reaches the top of the waiting list to come in to verify eligibility for admission (24 CFR sections 5.410, 982.54(d), and 982.01 through 982.207). Condition: We were unable to perform testing as there were no individuals pulled from the waitlist during FY 2023. Cause: Due to staffing shortfalls, the County did not pull any individuals from the waitlist. Effect: We were unable to determine if the County was incompliance with the Top of the Waiting List requirement. Questioned Costs: Undetermined. Recommendation: We recommend the County ensure individuals are selected from the top of the waiting list in accordance with program requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: The County agrees with this finding. See separate Correction Action Plan related to this finding.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Eligibility Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 404789 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404790 2023-010
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404791 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404792 2023-010
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404793 2023-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404794 2023-009
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404795 2023-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404796 2023-009
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404797 2023-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404798 2023-009
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404799 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404800 2023-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404801 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404802 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 404803 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981231 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981232 2023-010
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981233 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981234 2023-010
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981235 2023-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981236 2023-009
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981237 2023-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981238 2023-009
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981240 2023-009
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981241 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981242 2023-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981243 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981244 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 981245 2023-007
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $85.22M
66.468 Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds $31.66M
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $31.18M
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $11.32M
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $4.42M
93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs $2.37M
17.259 Wia Youth Activities $1.84M
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $1.69M
97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (safer) $1.51M
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $1.41M
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $1.27M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $1.23M
17.258 Wia Adult Program $1.20M
14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $1.16M
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $1.10M
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $897,232
17.278 Wia Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $888,495
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $876,921
14.999 N/a $840,128
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $813,536
17.235 Senior Community Service Employment Program $809,141
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $672,098
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $644,397
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $621,974
93.977 Preventive Health Services_sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Grants $572,239
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $556,248
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $530,849
21.016 Equitable Sharing $459,966
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $450,829
93.917 Hiv Care Formula Grants $396,836
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $355,324
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $347,646
93.116 Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs $332,495
93.958 Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services $321,310
16.606 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program $320,345
16.833 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative $310,700
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $305,772
14.896 Family Self-Sufficiency Program $268,796
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $240,074
14.905 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program $228,775
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $227,232
93.914 Hiv Emergency Relief Project Grants $216,925
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $214,123
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $213,472
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $185,238
20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $175,291
14.235 Supportive Housing Program $168,914
93.898 Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations $165,010
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $151,947
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $139,377
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $123,709
17.270 Reintegration of Ex-Offenders $123,402
94.002 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program $121,053
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $120,048
10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $118,849
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities_health Department Based $112,806
93.590 Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants $106,228
93.217 Family Planning_services $103,158
93.788 Opioid Str $101,818
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $95,576
93.324 State Health Insurance Assistance Program $93,684
20.703 Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants $91,295
93.043 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part D_disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services $90,777
16.741 Dna Backlog Reduction Program $69,234
93.150 Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (path) $58,150
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $57,394
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $56,889
93.048 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iv_and Title Ii_discretionary Projects $54,910
93.563 Child Support Enforcement $52,216
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $46,978
84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families $45,622
93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $41,367
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $39,697
97.056 Port Security Grant Program $35,950
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National Significance $28,193
93.042 Special Programs for the Aging_title Vii, Chapter 2_long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals $25,753
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $14,152
15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid $13,000
20.218 National Motor Carrier Safety $12,625
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $10,513
93.421 Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health $10,155
93.318 Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security $10,139
93.103 Food and Drug Administration_research $8,156
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $2,422
16.000 N/a $2,356
20.507 Federal Transit_formula Grants $1,663
16.742 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program $411
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $-158