Assessment of Puerto Rico 2017 CDBG-DR Program Fraud Risk Management

Assessment of Puerto Rico 2017 CDBG-DR Program Fraud Risk Management

11/2022
Promoting Accountability and Effectiveness in Disaster Response and RecoveryCommunity Planning and DevelopmentPR

Summary

HUD OIG is auditing Puerto Rico's Community Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.   HUD awarded Puerto Rico over $20 billion dollars in  CDBG-DR funding for the 2017 disasters.  Our objective is to conduct an assessment of Puerto Rico’s fraud risk management practices that encompasses control activities to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud when administering programs funded by CDBG-DR grants associated with the 2017 disasters.