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2022-001 ? CURRENT YEAR FINDING: COMPLIANCE (Level of effort) Criteria In accordance with grant requirements identified in the grant contacts, the Organization is required to remit timely payments for participants under the standard of promptness requirements. Program applicants were paid outside the 30 calendar day period for regular applications and for crisis applications payments were outside the 10 day period. Condition During the audit engagement, the auditor discovered the Organization did not meet the grantor?s requirement for submitting timely payments to program applicants under the standard of promptness. Cause Staff members were not adequately trained on the program rules and regulations within the standard of promptness requirements. Effect The result of this condition is the Organization did not remit timely payments to applicants which could cause undue hardship to those applicants. Recommendations Auditor recommends the Organization host regular training sessions for new and current staff members for meeting the grant rules, regulations and guidelines. View of Responsible Individuals The staff of the Organization have worked diligently to train and develop staff member skills and understanding of each grant in order to meet the standard of promptness as well as all other rules and regulations. A corrective action plan was submitted to the Georgia Department of Family & Children Services.