# OIG-CA-25-054 - Recommendation 1-1
> **Open** recommendation · 2025-08-13
**Report:** Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA 1) Program Notice of Recoupment -State of North Carolina ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/162835))
**OIG report number:** OIG-CA-25-054
**Recommendation number:** 1-1
## Text
We determined that the State of North Carolina paid out ERA1 funds in the amount of $803,160 in violation of the ERA1 statute because the funds were disbursed loan ineligible household. On August 12, 2025, Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service issued an invoice for $803,160 to the State of North Carolina, establishing a debt to the Federal Government.
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