For example, when I talk about the 25% that is advanced to the organizations, they have to send us back a signed letter, in late March or early April, saying that they have submitted a request and are prepared to abide by the funding terms and conditions. However, I note that some organizations send us the letter in the first week of April, others at the end of April, whereas others haven't yet sent it.
Then it's hard to say that the funding hasn't been released because of us. All that to say that we're still trying, as hard as we can, to meet funding requests as quickly as possible.
The multi-year route is another way to go. Some organizations have started using multi-year funding. That means that, instead of submitting a request every year, they do so every two or three years. It can be approved in principle, provided they send us reports. It's a lot easier if we've done multi-year funding over three years. That provides something predictable. They can know that there won't be... Unless the organization stops operating, unless it's no longer accountable.