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FEMA Needs to Reduce the $579 Million Backlog of Projects in its New York Public Assistance Grant Program

Executive Summary

We determined that the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Region II (Region II) and New York State’s Division of Homeland Security Emergency Services (DHSES) have not adequately monitored or timely closed hundreds of projects, awarded at $578.8 million, for 7 disasters we reviewed. We made four recommendations that will help strengthen internal controls to improve oversight of the PA grant program. FEMA concurred with all four of our recommendations.

Report Number

OIG-21-23

Issue Date

03/05/2021

Document File

OIG-21-23-Mar21.pdf

DHS Agency

FEMA

Fiscal Year

2021

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