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Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations

Report Number Title Issue Date Fiscal Year
DS-09-08  

>City of Seattle, Washington 		2009
DS-09-09 City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 2010
DS-09-10  

>City of Laguna Beach, California 		2009
DS-09-11  

>California Department of Fish and Gam 		2009
DS-09-12  

>City of San Diego, California 		2009
DS-09-13  

>California Department of Water Resources 		2009
DS-09-14  

>City of Oakland, California 		2009
DS-10-01  

>County of Santa Cruz, California  		2010
DS-10-02  

>Nevada Division of Forestry  		2010
DS-10-03  

>City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works  		2010
DS-10-04 Audit of California Department of Corrections, Sacramento, CA, Public Assistance ID No. 000-92018, FEMA Disaster No. 1203-DR-CA 2004
DS-10-04  

>Chugach Electric Association, Inc.  		2010
DS-10-05  

>Rubidoux Community Services District  		2010
DS-10-06  

>County of Mendocino, California  		2010
DS-10-07  

>County of Los Angeles, California  		2010
DS-10-08  

>FEMA's Practices for Evaluating Insurance Coverage for Disaster Damage and Determining Project Eligibility and Costs  		2010
DS-10-09  

>City of Napa, California 		2010
DS-10-10  

>City of Glendale, California 		2010
DS-10-11  

>City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California  		2010
DS-11-01 Capping Report: FY 2009 Public Assistance Grant and Subgrant Audits 2011
DS-11-02 Of the $4 million in disaster costs we reviewed, the city generally expended and accounted for costs according to federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. However, the city’s claim for Project Worksheet (PW) 1509 included $12,881 in disaster costs that were the funding responsibility of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Federal-Aid Highways Program. According to Title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 206.226(a)(1), disaster assistance is not available under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act when another federal agency has specific authority to restore facilities damaged or destroyed by an event which is declared a major disaster. Further, FEMA’s Public Assistance Guide (FEMA 322, October 1999) says that funding of work under the authority of FHWA is specifically excluded from funding under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

>City of Malibu, California 		2011
DS-11-03 County of Ventura, California 2011
DS-11-04  

>County of Santa Barbara, California 		2011
DS-11-04 Audit of Alameda County, Hayward, CA, Public Assistance ID No. 001-00000, FEMA Disaster No. 1203-DR-CA 2004
DS-11-05  

>Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security 		2011
DS-11-06  

>California Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 		2011
DS-11-07  

>County of Sonoma, California 		2011
DS-11-08  

>Lake County, California 		2011
DS-11-09  

>Reclamation District 768, Arcata, California 		2011
DS-11-10  

>FEMA Public Assistance Funds Awarded to County of Humboldt, California 		2011
DS-11-11  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Petaluma, California 		2011
DS-11-12  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Paso Robles, California 		2011
DS-11-13  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to County of Sonoma, California 		2011
DS-12-01 FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Town of Fairfax, California 2012
DS-12-02 FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Marin Municipal Water District, California 2012
DS-12-03  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, California 		2012
DS-12-04  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Napa County, California 		2012
DS-12-05  

>Interim Report on FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA 		2012
DS-12-06  

>Interim Report on FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Los Angeles County, California 		2012
DS-12-07  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Atascadero, California 		2012
DS-12-08  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Amador County, California 		2012
DS-12-09  

>FEMA PA Grant Funds Awarded to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Northern Region, Fairbanks, AK 		2012
DS-12-10  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Northern Region, Fairbanks, Alaska 		2012
DS-12-11  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to County of El Dorado, California 		2012
DS-12-12  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Central Region, Anchorage, Alaska  		2012
DS-12-13  

>FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to City of Vacaville, California  		2012
DS-13-01 Our audit objective was to determine whether the Department accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. The Department received a PA award of $670,251 from the California Emergency Management Agency Cal EMA), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides, which occurred from March 29 to April 16, 2006. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for four large and eight small 2 projects.The audit covered the period from March 29, 2006, to October 12, 2012. We audited two large projects that incurred charges totaling $280, 112. We also performed a limited review of three small projects and two large projects to identify unused funds that should be put to better use (see Exhibit, Schedule of Audited Projects). As of the date of this report, Cal EMA had completed its review and FEMA was reviewing the Department's final claim.

>The California Department of Parks and Recreation Sacramento, California, Successfully Managed FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Funds 		2013
DS-13-02 Subsequently, FEMA approved project worksheet versions 1 to 4 and increased funding to $830,672 based on actual costs and insurance adjustments. However, during project closeout, the Town submitted to FEMA a cost claim of $1,599,777, or $769,105 more than what FEMA approved. FEMA reviewed the Town’s submission and determined that the additional charges were associated with project improvements that substantially changed the approved SOW and classified it as an improved project—and capped project funding at $830,672. The Town has requested reimbursement for project-related costs totaling $1,599,777, and appealed FEMA’s funding determination.

>The Town of San Anselmo, California, Did Not Properly Account for and Expend FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Funds 		2013
DS-13-03 The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), a FEMA grantee, awarded the City $2,307,402 for costs resulting from storms, flooding, debris flows, and mudslides from December 27, 2004, through January 11, 2005. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for 11 large projects and 9 small projects. Our audit covered the period from December 27, 2004, to July 11, 2012. We audited five large projects with a total award of $1,425,482 (see Exhibit, Schedule of Audited Projects). As of July 2012, the City had allocated costs totaling $2,131,549 to the projects in our review and had not submitted a final claim for this subgrant award.

>The City of San Buenaventura, California, Did Not Properly Account for and Expend FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds 		2013
DS-13-04 The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (ADHSEM), a FEMA grantee, awarded the Department $6S4,716 for costs due to damages from severe storms, flooding, landslide and mudslides from August 15 through 25, 2006. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for three large projects and four small projects. Our audit covered the period from August 15, 2006, to January 9, 2013. We audited all seven projects with incurred charges totaling $305,319. As of January 2013, the Department has not submitted final costs claimed for two large projects.

>FEMA Should Disallow $21,113 of the $654,716 in Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Wasilla, Alaska 		2013

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

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