Making the Grade

Human Resources Administration,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) had $127.6 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of professional and standard services (94%). HRA received a D grade, earning a C grade with women-owned firms, a D grade with Asian Americans, and F grades with Black-owned and Hispanic American businesses. In FY 2017, HRA spent $25.4 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $4.9 million since FY 2016, $10.2 million since FY 2015, and $13.4 million since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 19.9% of HRA’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 12.5% in FY 2014.

About HRA

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. HRA helps over three million New Yorkers through the administration of more than 12 major public assistance programs.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/business/business.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2017 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $90,288 284.38% $35,477 223.48% $0 0.00% $271,105
Professional Services $1,133,846 15.26% $11,267,362 No Goal $67,076 1.35% $7,949,804 75.52% $41,504,818
Standard Services $1,573,850 22.83% $331,351 19.22% $100,656 2.92% $956,588 16.65% $54,497,934
Goods < $100K $99,984 18.34% $682,165 109.48% $345,908 88.83% $770,465 39.57% $5,889,880
Total LL174 Spending $2,807,679 $12,371,167 $549,117 $9,676,856 $102,163,737
Weighted Grade F D F C N/A

$ = the dollar amount spent in the Local Law 174 eligible category. % = the percentage of the Local Law 174 target that was achieved.

* Letter grades are calculated using a weighted average of agency spending across population groups and sectors. All dollars and percents are based on Local Law 174 and exclude categories described in Appendix D: Methodology. For a complete worksheet detailing how this agency grade was calculated, see Appendix B: Worksheets.

M/WBE Letter Grade Worksheet

Reference: Local Law 174 Target Spending Percent

Category C PS SS G
African American (AFA) 8% 12% 12% 7%
Asian American (AA) 8% No Goal 3% 8%
Hispanic American (HA) 4% 8% 6% 5%
Women (W) 18% 17% 10% 25%
C: Construction  PS: Professional Services. SS: Standard Services G: Goods

Reference: Grade Scale

Weighted % Score Avg. Score Grade
> 80 5 > 4.25 A
> 60 4 > 3.25 B
> 40 3 > 2.25 C
> 20 2 > 1.25 D
< 20 1 < 1.25 F

Step 1: Total Eligible Spending Per Industry

Total Eligible Spending C PS SS G
$127,568,556 $396,870 $61,922,906 $57,460,379 $7,788,402

Step 2: Weighted Matrix (Industry Spending/Total Eligible Spending)

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.31% 48.54% 45.04% 6.11%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $1,133,846 $1,573,850 $99,984
Asian American $90,288 $11,267,362 $331,351 $682,165
Hispanic American $35,477 $67,076 $100,656 $345,908
Women $0 $7,949,804 $956,588 $770,465

Step 4: Actual Spending Percentage (Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending/Industry Spending)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.83% 2.74% 1.28%
Asian American 22.75% 18.20% 0.58% 8.76%
Hispanic American 8.94% 0.11% 0.18% 4.44%
Women 0.00% 12.84% 1.66% 9.89%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 15.26% 22.83% 18.34%
Asian American 284.38% No Goal 19.22% 109.48%
Hispanic American 223.48% 1.35% 2.92% 88.83%
Women 0.00% 75.52% 16.65% 39.57%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 18.81% F 1 1.75
Asian American 31.54% D 2
Hispanic American 8.09% F 1
Women 46.57% C 3

Subcontract Data

Human Resources Administration, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data $0 $0
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $0 $0 $0 $0 No Data
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