Concerns Over Award of Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program Funds to an Ineligible Local Agency

GAO reviewed the award of the Department of Energy's (DOE) low-income weatherization assistance program funds by the State of Pennsylvania to the North Philadelphia Block Development Corporation. GAO provided information on the following questions: (1) what administrative techniques are available to DOE to prevent the award of weatherization funds to an ineligible local agency; (2) in instances where a State ignores legal requirements by awarding weatherization funds to an ineligible local agency, what action DOE can take; and (3) what the status is of DOE actions to recover the funds awarded by the State of Pennsylvania to the corporation.