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Criteria or specific requirement: The program requires that organizations submit monthly vouchers to HUD so that rental subsidies can be calculated and paid to the Organization. Condition: Monthly vouchers were not submitted to HUD in a timely manner, therefore HUD is unable to track subsidies and ultimately pay. Questioned costs: N/A Context: The Organization hired an outside consultant and it was unclear who was responsible for filing the monthly vouchers. Vouchers were not filed timely but were filed and amounts were received subsequent to year-end. Cause: The Organization hired an outside consultant and it was unclear who was responsible for filing the monthly vouchers. Effect: Voucher requests were not being submitted timely to HUD but were ultimately filed and received. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: Policies and procedures should be strengthened to ensure that vouchers are filed timely. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.