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Federal Funds to New York City: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program (Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 14.871) was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1978 and is administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-section-8-housing-choice-vouchers.pdfFederal Funds to New York City: Community Development Block Grant
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program (Assistance Listing Numbers 14.218 and 14.269) provides annual grants on a formula basis to states and localities to assist low- and moderate-income communities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-community-development-block-grant.pdfFederal funds to New York City: Title IV-E Foster Care
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (Assistance Listing Number 93.658) is a federal program that provides reimbursement for a portion of foster care costs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-title-iv-e-foster-care.pdfFederal Funds To New York City: A Review of Categorical Grants
The federal administration has ordered freezes, pauses, and reviews of federal assistance funding to identify grant programs which are implicated by the President’s recent executive actions and could be subject to reduction or elimination.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-1-2026.pdfPayroll Bulletins PBulletins
… View bulletins available for payroll officers to inform them of important changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletinsDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… man who stole $194,000 of retirement benefits paid to his deceased father was sentenced today to five years in … for years, even before his father’s passing — and after it, went to significant lengths to keep that money coming in. … years earlier but would not say where he was buried or what had happened to his body. Ralph Gritman’s body still has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityTreasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… 2002 to in or about September 2015, Klein embezzled MVFD funds under his control by writing checks to the two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportCost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services
… that are both high in quality and low in cost. The time and effort spent researching, soliciting and negotiating … duplicative contracting efforts and potentially save time and money. State contracts can provide many necessities … service and technology. Capitalizing on the State's buying power and expertise may result in lower prices and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-using-state-contracts-acquire-goods-or-servicesDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
The Long Island Rail Roads LIRR limited plans for handling unexpected incidents and poor communications to riders exacerbated the impact of train delays and cancelations this past winter according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackDiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start
… has made substantial progress establishing New York’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) program in a … making this important initiative a priority.” The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act was signed into … also released rules and regulations; established an online database of certified SDVOBs; set up systems to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-audit-ogs-veteran-owned-business-program-good-startDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… cities, counties and villages in New York that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit (CTL) has more than doubled since 2012, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … position.” New York has two primary mechanisms that limit how much a municipality can raise in property taxes. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsDiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights
… has at long last met the New York State Common Retirement Funds request that it expand its equal employment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-applauds-exxon-finally-agrees-protect-lgbt-rightsState Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.
… Purpose Our Office examined payments the State Education Department (SED) made under contracts … community sporting events such as walks and races in New York. SED made five payments totaling $150,000 under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/01/state-education-department-examination-payments-tough-man-incDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… New York’s mental health facilities are not ensuring parents … incidents, 20 percent of the incidents reviewed (42 total, all involving children under the age of 18) lacked support … Auditors also found facilities do not always provide all records to parents and guardians when requested or are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Association to … the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background ABC is a not-for-profit State-approved private school established in 1986. ABC is approved by SED to operate preschool Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit … The Medicaid program is administered by the Department of Health (Department). Many of the State’s Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followDiNapoli: NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises to Estimated $180.7 Billion
… real estate (6.8 percent), absolute return strategy (3.1 percent) and opportunistic strategy alternatives (0.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-nys-common-retirement-fund-rises-estimated-1807-billionVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Oswego County … to determine Bailey pocketed more than $9,000 in cash from property tax payments, permit fees and the sale of a village … also failed to pay the village $1,500 for her own personal property taxes in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The misappropriation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to update its Migrant Education Program and better monitor … state’s program, my auditors made several recommendations to improve the educational outcomes for these children. To its credit, SED is acting on our suggestions to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Guyette, 44, was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay $117,120 in restitution following her January guilty … Court’s computerized database, but failed to send the money to the town, include the payments in monthly municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitution