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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 05.19.03.09" title_num="05" subtitle_num="19" chapter_num="03" heading="Administration of Grants.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Recipients of grants shall maintain accurate financial records, in forms acceptable to the Department, of all transactions which relate to the grants, and make these records available to the Department for review on request for a period of not less than 3 years following the expiration of the grant agreements.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Grantees receiving grants shall submit periodic progress reports, in forms required by the Department and on schedules specified in the grant agreements, which clearly show progress of the grantee in relation to the grantee's strategic plan and proposed goals and objectives.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Grantees that do not show adequate progress in meeting goals may not be approved for funding in the subsequent years of the grants.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>All grantees under the Programs shall make their books, accounts, records, administrative offices, and personnel, whether full-time, part-time, consultants, or volunteers, available to the Department during reasonable working hours for the duration of the grant period and for a period of not less than 3 years following the expiration of the grant agreements.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>