Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

ANDREWM. CUOMO Governor ROBERT F. MUJICA JR. Director of the Budget

SANDRA L. BEATTIE Deputy Director

2017-18 Prior-Year Finding Summary

State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017

Prior-Year Audit Period:

Housing Trust Fund Corporation

State Agency:

Jason Purvis

Single Audit Contact:

Vice President – Federal Programs

Title:

518-474-2057

Telephone:

E-mail Address:

Jason.purvis@nyshcr.org

Prior-Year Audit Report Page Reference:

62

Prior-Year Finding Number:

2017-023

Status Report on Prior-Year Finding:

In March 2018, OCR updated its policies to address the receipt and expenditure of program income. First, OCR will not award new CDBG funding to any community that has uncommitted Program Income. Second, a packet (including the policy change), was sent to all past and current CDBG awardees requesting the amount of uncommitted Program Income on-hand. OCR gave each community until May 31, 2018 to complete a certification of uncommitted Program Income. Between now and March 31, 2019, OCR will work with communities to properly commit PI and track the expenditures. Any uncommitted PI on hand or earned after March 31, 2019 will be required to be returned to OCR immediately. OCR will follow HUD regulations on the proper disbursement of PI funds returned from units of local government.

Progress Update:

In late March 2018, OCR sent packets of information to each community that had received NYS CDBG assistance since 2000; the first year NYS took over the Program. The mailing was to 278 Towns, 47 Counties, 32 Cities and 157 Villages. Each packet contained OCR’s new Program Income Policy, a Program Income Fact sheet, and a certification form to be completed and returned to OCR. Each community was required to list their

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