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Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations

Report Number Title Issue Date Fiscal Year
DA-11-15  

>North Carolina Department of Transportation — Disaster Activities Related to Hurricane Ivan 		2011
DA-11-16  

>Coast Transit Authority 		2011
DA-11-17  

>Florida International University 		2011
DA-11-18  

>City of Vero Beach, Florida -Disaster Activities Related to Hurricane Jeanne 		2011
DA-11-19  

>City of Vero Beach, Florida -Disaster Activities Related to Hurricane Frances 		2011
DA-11-20  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Gulf Shores Utilities, Gulf Shores, Alabama 		2011
DA-11-21  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Mississippi 		2011
DA-11-22  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Mobile, Alabama 		2011
DA-11-23  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Gulf Coast Community Action Agency, GulfPort, Mississippi 		2011
DA-11-24  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Wayne County, Mississippi, Board of Supervisors 		2011
DA-12-01 FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Funds Awarded to Rebuild Northwest Florida, Pensacola, Florida 2012
DA-12-02 FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Long Beach School District, Long Beach, Mississippi 2012
DA-12-03  

>FEMA's Implementation of the Mississippi Secondary Programmatic Agreement under Hurricane Katrina 		2012
DA-12-04 Audit of the State of West Virginia, Administration of Disaster Assistance Funds 2012
DA-12-05  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Miami Beach, Florida – Hurricane Katrina 		2012
DA-12-06  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority - Tropical Storm Jeanne 		2012
DA-12-07  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority - Flood Events (Oct 2005) 		2012
DA-12-08  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Kentucky National Guard 		2012
DA-12-09  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Orlando, Florida - Hurricane Frances 		2012
DA-12-10  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Orlando, Florida - Hurricane Charley 		2012
DA-12-11  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Orlando, Florida - Hurricane Charley 		2012
DA-12-12 FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation 2012
DA-12-13  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Harrison County Library System, Gulfport, Mississippi 		2012
DA-12-14 FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia 2012
DA-12-15  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Coral Springs, Florida – Hurricane Wilma 		2012
DA-12-16  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Pompano Beach, Florida - Hurricane Wilma 		2012
DA-12-17  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Pompano Beach, Florida - Hurricane Katrina 		2012
DA-12-18  

>FEMA Public Assistance Funds Awarded to Henderson Point Water and Sewer District, Pass Christian, Mississippi 		2012
DA-12-19  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Catholic Charities Housing Association of Biloxi, Inc. Biloxi, Mississippi 		2012
DA-12-20  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Miramar, Florida - Hurricane Wilma 		2012
DA-12-21  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi 		2012
DA-12-22  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Long Beach Port Commission, Long Beach, Mississippi  		2012
DA-12-23  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to South Florida Water Management District Under Hurricane Charley 		2012
DA-12-24  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to South Florida Water Management District Under Hurricane Jeanne 		2012
DA-12-25  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Pensacola, Florida – Hurricane Dennis 		2012
DA-12-26  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to South Florida Water Management District Under Hurricane Frances 		2012
DA-13-01 Our audit objective was to determine whether the Town accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. As of November 7, 2011, the Town received a PA award of $2.5 million from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Tropical Storm Ida, which occurred in November 2009. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for debris removal activities and repairs to roads and park facilities. The award consisted of three large and seven small projects.

>FEMA Should Deobligate $226,096 of Unneeded Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Town of Dauphin Island, Alabama – Tropical Storm Ida 		2013
DA-13-02 Our audit objective was to determine whether the Town accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines, As of November 11, 2011, the Town had received PA awards totaling $5.5 million from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which occurred in August and September 2008, respectively. The awards provided 75 percent FEMA funding for debris removal activities and repair of damaged roads and culverts. Table 1 identifies the specifics for each disaster.

>FEMA Should Recover $2.8 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Town of Dauphin Island, Alabama – Hurricanes Gustav and Ike 		2013
DA-13-03 Our audit objective was to determine whether the University accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. As of October 31,2011, the University received a Public Assistance award of $41.1 million from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005. The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for emergency protective measures and repair of buildings, equipment, utilities, and recreational facilities damaged as a esult of the disaster. The aw ard included 118 arge and 202 small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $5.3 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the University of Southern Mississippi – Hurricane Katrina 		2013
DA-13-04 Virgin Islands Department of Public Works, FEMA Disaster No. 1126-DR-VI 2004
DA-13-04 Our audit objective was to determine whether the City accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. As of December 13, 2011, the City received a PA award of $12.4 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Wilma, which occurred in October 2005. The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent repairs to buildings and other facilities. The award consisted of 15 large projects and 31 small projects

>FEMA Should Recover $7.7 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Lake Worth, Florida - Hurricane Wilma 		2013
DA-13-05 Our audit objective was to determine whether the Utility accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. AS of January 4, 2012, the Utility received a PA award of $7.9 million from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (State) a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred in June 2009. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent electrical repair work. The award included three large projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $2.2 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division - Severe Weather, June 2009 		2013
DA-13-06 Our audit objective was to determine whether the Town accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. As of November 7, 2011, the Town received a PA award of $4.6 million from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005. The award provided 100percent FEMA funding for debris removal activities, construction of a 5-year emergency berm, and repair to roads. The award consisted of large projects and 29 small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $894,764 of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Town of Dauphin Island, Alabama – Hurricane Katrina 		2013
DA-13-07 Our audit objective was to determine whether the Utility accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. As of January 4,2012, the Utility received a PA award of $3.2 million from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding, which occurred in February 2008. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for emergency protective measures and electrical , repair work. The award included three large projects and two small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $701,028 of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division – Severe Weather February 2008 		2013
DA-13-08 As of December 13, 2011, the City received PA awards totaling $12.2 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, which occurred in September 2004. The awards provided 100 percent FEMA funding for the first 72 hours of debris removal and emergency protective measures undertaken during the disaster and 90 percent funding thereafter. The awards also provided 90 percent funding for permanent repairs to buildings and other facilities. The awards consisted of 25 large projects and 62 small projects. Table 1 identifies the specifics for each disaster.

>FEMA Should Recover $470,244 of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Lake Worth, Florida - Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne 		2013
DA-13-09 The Authority received a PA award totaling S2.9 million from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005. The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for emergency protective measures and permanent repairs to buildings and facilities. The award consIsted of 10 large projects and 8 5mall projects. We audited four large projects with awards totaling $2.3 million (see Exhibit. Schedule of Projects Audited). The audit covered the period of August 29, 2005, 10 April 19, 2012, during which the Authority received $2.3 millionIn FEMA funds for the four projects, At the time of our audit , the Authority had completed work on all awarded projects and had submitted a final claim to the State for all project expenditures.

>FEMA Should Recover $1.9 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Hancock County Utility Authority — Hurricane Katrina 		2013
DA-13-10 The City received an award of $233.9 million from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005 The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent repairs to buildings and facilities. However, we limited the scope of our audit to debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categorie5 A and B), for which the City was awarded $86.6 million. Under Categories A and B, the award included 78 large and 73 small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $8.5 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, for Debris Removal and Emergency Protective Measures – Hurricane Katrina 		2013
DA-13-11 The City received a Public Assistance award totaling $3.0 million from the Virginia Division of Emergency Management (State), a FEMA grantee, for damage., resulting from Tropical Storm Ida and a Nor'easter, which occurred in November 2009. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent repairs to buildings and other facilities. The award comisted of 12 large projects and 71 small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $131,064 From a $3.0 Million Public Assistance Grant Awarded to the City of Norfolk, Virginia, for Tropical Storm Ida and a Nor’easter 		2013
DA-13-12 The County received a Public Asslstance grant award totaling $3.0 million from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from severe thunderstorms and strong tornado winds, which occurred in May 2008. The award provided 7S percent FEMA funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent repairs to buildings and recreational facilities. The award consisted of 6 large projects and 21 small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $34,219 From a $3.0 Million Public Assistance Grant Awarded to Bibb County, Georgia 		2013
DA-13-13 The District received an award of $24,8 million from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005, The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for debris removal activities, emergency protection measures, and permanent repair to buildings and facilities. The award consisted of 38 large projects and 37 small projects.

>FEMA Should Recover $3.2 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Moss Point School District - Hurricane Katrina 		2013

*NDAA, Pub. L. 117-263, section 5274 Response Received. View responses

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