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Federal Funds to New York City: Social Services Block Grant
The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) (Assistance Listing Number 93.667), provides flexible federal funding, administered through the United States Department of Health and Human Services to states and territories to support social services for low-income households.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-social-services-block-grant.pdfFederal Funds to New York City: Homeland Security Grant Program
The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) (Assistance Listing Number 97.067) provides funding to states and local governments to enable them to prepare, prevent, protect against and respond to potential terrorist attacks, major disasters and other hazards.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-homeland-security-grant-program.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: 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: 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.pdfTrainee Titles Being Revised from Grade 13/14 to Grade 14/16
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/payroll-bulletin-2274-attachment.pdfSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City (2022-N-1)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the Energy Cost Savings Program and the Business Preparedness and Resiliency Program, and whether Small Business Advocates and Compliance Advisors provided services to assist businesses ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22n1.pdfEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (2019-S-61) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance is making adequate efforts, in accordance with Department policy, to collect unpaid amounts—including taxes, interest, penalties, and fees—from delinquent individual and business taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s61-response.pdfNYC Department of Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the pandemic, the City had to develop and implement novel remote-learning protocols to continue educating students, and was later among the first major city districts in the nation to offer a return to in-person schooling.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-8-2022.pdfTips and Tricks to Better Manage Your Work Using SFS
Presentation from 2019 Fall Conference
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/resources/pdf/fall-conference-2019-systems-presentation-4.pdfMedicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers (Follow-Up) (2019-F-29)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f29.pdfCompliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (2019-S-6)
To determine whether the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority was complying with requirements to maintain its systems at vendor-supported...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-19s6_0.pdfSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees (2015-S-77), 90-Day Response
We audited the Westchester County Health Care Corporation – Supplemental Payments to Executive Employees. The audit covered January 1, 2012 to January 15, 2016.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s77-response.pdfDiNapoli Consumer Alert: Contribute to a 529 College Savings Account and Deduct Up to $10,000 From Your State Taxes
… that individuals can enroll in, the Direct Plan and the Advisor Plan. The Direct Plan offers a broad array of … expenses to New York Direct Plan account holders. The Advisor Plan offers the option to select individual … 16 individual investment options. There are over 168,000 Advisor Plan accounts valued at $3.4 billion. Since January, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-consumer-alert-contribute-529-college-savings-account-and-deduct-10000-your-state-taxesHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program
… the 49 RESTORE awards went to just 36 LPAs to serve only 36 of the 62 counties in the State. More targeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/15/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f18-response.pdfDiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… that the agencies: Provide housing grants and loans only to responsible landlords and developers who maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers
… funded program that provides a wide range of health care services to those who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The Department of Health (Department) administers … E/M services billed without a modifier code on the same day a surgical procedure was performed. The payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/17/medicaid-program-inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiersRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully doubledipping and receiving state retirement benefits to which she was not entitled She agreed to pay back those benefits with interest as part of a pretrial diversion agreement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefits