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Advise the State agency on best practices to ensure that SFSP sponsors have the financial and administrative capability necessary to operate their sites and, if applicable, expand their programs.
Direct the State agency to provide its staff with training on the enhanced application procedures addressing concerns we identified on SFSP site applications.
Request the State agency to strengthen its guidance on how agency staff are to support conclusions made during administrative reviews. The guidance should include procedures to document what records or transactions they tested to verify the adequacy of sponsor processes or provide the basis for its staff’s conclusions that sponsors complied with SFSP regulations.
USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.
USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.