DHS OIG: FEMA Could Realize Millions in Savings by Strengthening Policies and Internal Controls Over Grant Funding for Permanently Relocated Damaged Facilities 

OIG’s audit determined that FEMA’s present policies and procedures do not effectively address how FEMA should use program income to offset permanently relocated facility costs. For example, such a revised policy could have saved an estimated $17.8 million in project costs for the 30 projects that OIG reviewed in Mississippi. Also, internal controls were not in place to determine when applicants received program income to offset permanently relocated facility costs. Report.