Dear Colleagues:
Over the last several months, the Office of Community Services (OCS), in collaboration with the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) network, has made significant progress in developing the format and information elements for a CSBG Annual Report that will provide the necessary information for key elements of the CSBG Performance Management Framework and to meet CSBG Act reporting requirements, including organizational standards for eligible entities and State Accountability Measures.
Within the next several days, we will be officially submitting a final clearance package for the four modules of the Annual Report(attached). The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) involves a two-stage process including a 60-day comment period (which has been completed) and a 30-day public comment period (which will begin in the next few days).
We are deeply appreciative of the thoughtful feedback and ideas we have received from across the CSBG network during the process of developing this new report framework. Below is an update on our progress developing and clearing the Annual Report as well as an update on the changes that have been made as a result of comments received throughout this process.
Background
As we have discussed in previous correspondence and training, the new Annual Report will replace the CSBG Information Survey (CSBG-IS), which is the Microsoft Accessdatabase system developed by the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) to provide the information necessary for an Annual Report. OCS plans to phase-out the use of the CSBG-IS in two stages while continuing to work with NASCSP and other partners using ACF's Online Data Collection (OLDC) system.
The new annual report will include the following four modules:
- Module 1: State Administration (completed by State CSBG Administrators) will include information on State administration of CSBG funding, including information on distribution of funds to eligible entities, use of State administrative funds and discretionary funds for training and technical assistance, as well as information on the progress of organizational standards for eligible entities, and the State's progress meeting accountability measures related to State monitoring, training and technical assistance and other critical areas.
- Module 2: Agency Expenditures, Capacity, and Resources (completed by eligible entities; reviewed, evaluated, and analyzed by State CSBG Lead Agencies) will include information on funds spent by eligible entities on the direct delivery of local services and strategies and capacity development as well as information on funding devoted to administrative costs by the eligible entities.
- Module 3: Community Level (completed by eligible entities; reviewed, evaluated, and analyzed by State CSBG Lead Agencies) will include information on the implementation and results achieved for community-level strategies.
- Module 4: Individual and Family Level (completed by eligible entities; reviewed, evaluated; analyzed by State CSBG Lead Agencies) will include information on services provided to individuals and families, demographic characteristics of people served by eligible entities, and the results of these services.
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