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Assessing HUD Plans for Evaluating Urban Promise Zones and HUD Grant Programs Participating in Promise Zones
Twenty-two Promise Zones were selected through three rounds of national competition. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), oversees 14 urban Promise Zones, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees 8 rural and tribal Promise Zones. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) tasked HUD and USDA to lead the Promise Zone initiative and play essential roles in gathering information about progress in Promise Zones through regular reporting exercises.
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Did Not Have Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
We audited the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s (Authority) management of lead‐based paint in its public housing program based on our assessment of the risks of lead‐based paint in public housing. We selected the Authority based on our assessment of the risks of lead‐based paint in public housing agencies’ (PHA) housing developments, including the age of buildings, the number of units, household demographics, and reported cases of childhood lead poisoning. The audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority (1) complied with HUD’s requirements for children wi
Evaluation of REAC Inspections with Failing and Near-Failing Scores
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an evaluation in response to a directive from Senate Committee Report 119-47. We evaluated HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspection results under the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) for public housing and Multifamily Housing programs. This memorandum does not contain any recommendations.
HUD Needs to Improve Its Award and Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control and Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grants
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes’ (OLHCHH) oversight of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) and Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) grant programs. These programs help reduce lead hazards in low-income households, particularly with young children. Between fiscal years 2020 and 2022, OLHCHH awarded more than $353 million in competitive lead grants to 101 grantees as part of HUD’s efforts to address lead hazards in U.S.
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
We audited the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration’s management of lead‐based paint in its public housing program based on our assessment of the risks of lead‐based paint in public housing. The risk factors assessed included the age of buildings, the number of units, and reported cases of childhood lead poisoning. The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (Authority) is the second largest public housing agency (PHA) in the country with about 53,700 public housing units, the majority of which were constructed before 1978, the oldest having been
Monitoring of EBLLs by Property Owners in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Properties Receiving Section 8 PBRA
HUD OIG is initiating an evaluation of the monitoring of elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) by property owners in multifamily properties receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA). Our review will cover the period of calendar year 2020 to 2025.
HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Non-FHA-Insured PBV Projects Converted Under RAD
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to determine whether HUD had adequate oversight of the physical condition of the public housing units that converted to non-Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured project-based vouchers (PBV) under RAD.
HUD Should Better Track Elevated Blood Lead Levels in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Properties
Under the Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR), owners of multifamily properties receiving assistance from the U.S.
HUD’s Office of Single Family Housing Did Not Consistently Monitor Its Field Service Management Contractors’ Property Preservation and Protection Services
HUD’s Office of Single Family Housing did not consistently monitor its Field Service Management (FSM) contractors’ property preservation and protection services. Specifically, HUD provided inconsistent monitoring for 34 of the 79 statistically sampled records we reviewed, and these involved discrepancies between HUD’s assessment, the support, and the performance work statement. HUD did not develop and apply a clear and uniform review framework to ensure that its process and procedures provided for effective FSM contract monitoring. As a result, HUD (1) cannot ensure its REO i