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Office of Community Services Division of State Assistance. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT. Update from Office of Community Services September 11, 2013. Topics. CSBG Performance Management Strategy CSBG Training and Technical Assistance Strategy Review of State CSBG Plans
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Office of Community Services Division of State Assistance COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT Update from Office of Community Services September 11, 2013
Topics • CSBG Performance Management Strategy • CSBG Training and Technical Assistance Strategy • Review of State CSBG Plans • Tribal Technical Assistance Process • State Assessment Process • Discussion and Q&A
CSBG Performance Management Strategy • Task Force Meetings • Expert Consultation • Core Organizational Standards • ROMA Next Generation • State and Federal Performance Measurement
Core Organizational Standards • Maximum Feasible Participation • Consumer Input and Involvement • Community Engagement • Community Assessment • Vision and Direction • Organizational Leadership • Board Governance • Strategic Planning • Operations and Accountability • Human Resource Management • Financial Operations and Oversight • Data and Analysis • http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/storage/cap/documents/2013/org_standards_8-1-13.pdf
Core Organizational Standards – What’s Next? • OCS Guidance – Information Memoranda • Additional Tools and Training – Center of Excellence • Legislative Consultation • Potential for Information in State Plans • Potential for Information in Annual Reporting
ROMA Next Generation • Analysis of Current ROMA Practices and NPIs • Theory of Change Work • White Paper • Initiation of NPI Revision Process • http://www.nascsp.org/data/files/csbg_roma/third%20iteration_draft%20white%20paper_7%2031%2013%20final.pdf
ROMA Next Generation – What’s Next? • Revisions to NPIs • Additional Tools and Training – Center of Excellence • Potential for Additional OCS Information Memoranda • Updates to Reporting Systems – New Funding Opportunity
Potential Federal Performance Elements • Organizational Standards • Federal Oversight and Execution • Distribution of Funds • Review/Acceptance of State Plans • Data Analysis Feedback • Grant Management/Monitoring/Oversight and Engagement • Training and Technical Assistance/Guidance • Communication Management • Overall Grantee Satisfaction http://www.theacsi.org/acsi-results/acsi-benchmarks-for-us-federal-government-2012
Potential State Performance Elements • Organizational Standards • State Plan Oversight and Execution • Grant Management/Monitoring/Oversight • Overall Grantee Satisfaction • Plan Achievement • Data Collection, Evaluation and Reporting • Grant Management/Monitoring/Oversight and Engagement • Training and Technical Assistance/Guidance • Discretionary Funds • Community Engagement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/resource/csbg-draft-recommendations-for-instituting-performance-management-tools
CSBG Training and Technical Assistance – New Grants • Risk Mitigation Training and Technical Assistance Center • Learning Communities Training and Technical Assistance Center
CSBG Data Cooperative Agreement 11 Regional Performance and Innovation (RPI) Consortia Grants State CSBG Lead Agencies Risk Mitigation Training and Technical Assistance State Associations of Community Action Agencies Office of Community Services (OCS) Learning Communities Training and Technical Assistance Center Community Action Agencies (Eligible Entities) National Centers of Excellence and Legal Practice TA
CSBG State Plan Review • Status of State Plan Reviews • Staff Contacts • General Update
Tribal Technical Assistance Update • Lux Consulting Contract • Guidance Materials • Webinars and Meetings
CSBG State Assessment Update • States Visited in FY 2013 • Status of Planning for Next Year • State Assessment Reports