Making the Grade

Human Resources Administration,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Human Resources Administration had $146.0 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 1% on construction, 3% on goods, 43% on professional services, and 53% on standard services. HRA received a D grade, earning a C grade with women-owned firms, a D grade with Asian Americans, and F grades with African Americans and Hispanic Americans. In FY 18, HRA spent $32.9 million with M/WBEs, an additional $7.5 million since FY 2017. This represents 22.5% M/WBE spending, a 2.6% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $872,745 941.95% $239,741 517.50% $0 0.00% $45,680
Professional Services $672,372 8.86% $16,404,479 No Goal $271,181 5.36% $9,535,050 88.68% $36,366,361
Standard Services $1,772,095 19.23% $246,034 10.68% $70,006 1.52% $1,066,563 13.89% $73,621,007
Goods < $100K $133,703 39.64% $381,255 98.90% $331,322 137.51% $882,899 73.29% $3,089,575
Total LL174 Spending $2,578,170 $17,904,513 $912,250 $11,484,513 $113,122,624
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
$146,002,069 $1,158,166 $63,249,442 $76,775,705 $4,818,755

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.79% 43.32% 52.59% 3.30%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $672,372 $1,772,095 $133,703
Asian American $872,745 $16,404,479 $246,034 $381,255
Hispanic American $239,741 $271,181 $70,006 $331,322
Women $0 $9,535,050 $1,066,563 $882,899

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.06% 2.31% 2.77%
Asian American 75.36% 25.94% 0.32% 7.91%
Hispanic American 20.70% 0.43% 0.09% 6.88%
Women 0.00% 15.08% 1.39% 18.32%

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% 8.86% 19.23% 39.64%
Asian American 941.95% No Goal 10.68% 98.90%
Hispanic American 517.50% 5.36% 1.52% 137.51%
Women 0.00% 88.68% 13.89% 73.29%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 15.26% F 1 1.75
Asian American 28.85% D 2
Hispanic American 11.76% F 1
Women 48.14% C 3

Subcontract Data

Human Resources Administration, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$0 $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 $0
$242 billion
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