Making the Grade

Human Resources Administration,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Human Resources Administration had $194.6 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 57% on professional services, 32% on standard services, and 11% on goods. HRA received a C grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, HRA spent $74.1 million with M/WBEs, an additional $9.7 million since FY 20. This represents 38% M/WBE spending, a 6 percentage point increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, HRA increased their spending by $62.1 million, which represents a 26 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $416,353 682.49% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $133,240
Professional Services $1,181,629 9.07% $40,231,859 No Goal $166,653 1.68% $22,011,351 54.44% $46,668,982
Standard Services $76,318 0.86% $3,631,411 59.09% $767,435 12.10% $1,511,035 8.30% $56,211,508
Goods < $100K $173,105 13.51% $2,723,872 119.23% $399,042 26.16% $805,535 12.24% $17,471,718
Total LL174 Spending $1,431,052 $47,003,496 $1,333,130 $24,327,921 $120,485,447
Weighted Grade F A F D 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
$194,581,046 $549,593 $110,260,474 $62,197,707 $21,573,272

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.28% 56.67% 31.96% 11.09%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $1,181,629 $76,318 $173,105
Asian American $416,353 $40,231,859 $3,631,411 $2,723,872
Hispanic American $0 $166,653 $767,435 $399,042
Women $0 $22,011,351 $1,511,035 $805,535

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.07% 0.12% 0.80%
Asian American 75.76% 36.49% 5.84% 12.63%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.15% 1.23% 1.85%
Women 0.00% 19.96% 2.43% 3.73%

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% 9.07% 0.86% 13.51%
Asian American 682.49% No Goal 59.09% 119.23%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.68% 12.10% 26.16%
Women 0.00% 54.44% 8.30% 12.24%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 6.91% F 1 2.25
Asian American 253.99% A 5
Hispanic American 7.72% F 1
Women 34.86% D 2

Subcontract Data

Human Resources Administration, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$2,452,482 $0 $2,452,482
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 $2,452,482
$242 billion
Aug
2022