On Sept. 29, an audit from the Rhode Island Office of Internal Audit and Program Integrity found that the state’s Executive Office of Housing demonstrated inadequate oversight of federal grant activities.
The audit — which reviewed oversight, management and documentation for four federal grants that expired between 2022 and 2025 — found that the EOH’s lack of policies and procedures surrounding grant management left $202,710 in federal grant funding undrawn. In addition, the audit found that over $2.7 million in federal funds had not been recorded in Rhode Island’s accounting system as of June 8, 2026.
In addition to the inadequate oversight, the audit identified three other high risk areas: a lack of standardized policies and procedures, documented risk assessments and monitoring processes…