The state auditor general said Wednesday that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) delayed the distribution of funding for two federal programs that would have helped homeless individuals and families.State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said that a performance audit of the DCED found that it did not distribute funds in a “timely manner” from $5 million in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and $15 million from the HOME Investment Partnership Program, which both offer financial assistance for housing homeless and displaced individuals. “We found major flaws that need to be addressed, and they needed to be addressed very quickly, especially with the winter coming up,” DePasquale said. DePasquale said there was no on-site monitoring conducted for one-third of ESG contracts, which could be used to build shelters for the homeless, provide housing and prevention of homelessness. Nor was there on-site monitoring for 75 percent of HOME grantees — which increases the
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