Administration and duties

(a) The department shall oversee the program and is authorized to contract with a contract management agency to administer the program. (b) The contract management agency selected by the department shall meet the definition of a contract management agency as defined in paragraph (3) of Code Section 31-2A-31 and shall: (1) Create a grant application process; (2) Evaluate grant applications and make recommendations to the department; (3) Communicate acceptance or denial of grant applications to direct client service providers; (4) Monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant; (5) Maintain records for each grant applicant and award; and (6) Coordinate activities and correspondence between the department and direct client service providers. History. — Code 1981, § 31-2A-33, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 214, § 2/SB 308; Ga. L. 2017, p. 764, § 2-4/SB 193. The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added ‘‘meet the definition of a contract management agency as defined in paragraph (3) of Code Section 31-2A-31 and shall’’ at the end of subsection (b).