These programs are a high priority to OIG and are of huge magnitude (over $100 billion in grants annually and over $25 billion in contracts annually), of great diversity and very large in number, of broad scope (thousands of grantees and contractors), of differing funding methods (such as block grants, categorical grants, contracts, and loans) and of unusual complexity (multi-Governmental, public and private administrative structures including the complex and extensive administrative structure of the Department and have differing program requirements and regulations). valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicants education, training and experience fully meet the specified requirements.