Opinion ID: 2789471
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: 2001 Inspector General Audit

Text: In August 2001, HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report indicating that it had “performed a nationwide audit to evaluate [NAHASDA] program implementation.”2 During the audit, OIG “performed on-site visits at 17 Housing Entities within four of the six Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) regions.” Though the audit was described as “nationwide,” the map of the entities 2 OIG is responsible for auditing and evaluating all of HUD’s operations. The Office of Native American Programs (“ONAP”) is the HUD entity responsible for administering NAHASDA programs. OIG’s report and recommendations were directed to ONAP. 6 CROW TRIBAL HOUSING AUTH. V. HUD visited shows that OIG performed no on-site visits in the Northern Plains region, which covers Montana and Crow Housing. OIG’s “objective was not to audit the tribes but to assess NAHASDA program performance as a whole.” During the on-site visits, OIG “tested the accuracy of HUD’s FCAS data to determine if the Housing Entities received correct funding.” OIG discovered FCAS inaccuracies, and determined that HUD had “over funded some Housing Entities and under funded others.” The report references recommendations OIG made to ONAP in May 2001, when it suggested that the office “[a]udit the [FCAS] for all Housing Entities,” “[r]ecover over funding,” and “reallocate the recovery to recipients that were under funded.” ONAP responded to the recommendations within 60 days: The ONAP has taken several actions to ensure that tribes are reporting accurate information on Formula Current Assisted Stock (FCAS). . . . This includes guidances to both tribes and Area ONAP staff, the annual Formula Response Form and a letter to tribal leaders. We have incorporated the monitoring of FCAS in our on-site monitoring. However, resources are not adequate to provide on-site monitoring to each grantee.