HUD [Housing and Urban Development] - TOP [Tenant Opportunity Program] Grant Program Audit
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OCR Page 1 of 7Washington Post story on HUD's TOP Grant program
The TOP (Tenant Opportunity Program) has been
superseded by the ROSS (Resident Opportunity and
Supportive Services) program, which mandates much
tighter controls on grant monies for tenant services and
deemphasizes tenant groups as grantees. Instead, housing
authorities and non-profit groups are now able to apply for
and receive money for tenant services. None of the tenant
groups identified in the most recent HUD auditor's report
are receiving grant money under the new ROSS program
The Post story missed the positive stories of grant money
being spent on valuable tenant services, including AIDS
counseling, "meals on wheels" programs for the elderly, and
sign language training.
The DC resident councils have not yet given their final
responses to the latest audit report and it is expected that
they will be able to provide additional documentation of how
the grant monies were spent.
HUD has been proactive in response to complaints about
consultants by sharing complaints about individual
contractors with all resident councils who employed that
contractor and, where appropriate, requesting further
investigation by the HUD Office of the Inspector General.
Kevin Simpson
708-2211
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