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State Office:
J. Mark Grigsby, Director, OCS
Virginia Department of Social Services
730 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 692-1895 Fax: (804) 692-1869

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State Association:
Judith Mason, Executive Director
Virginia Council Against Poverty
520 W. Franklin Street, Suite 22
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 644-0417 Fax (804) 644-5914

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Technical Assistance Materials Available:

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Demonstration Projects:

Downloadable Reports and Materials

From Fiscal Year 1996 Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Grant:

Contact Name J. Mark Grigsby
Agency Name Department of Social Services
Address 730 East Broad Street
Phone 804-692-1895
Fax  
email  
Brief Description of the Project This grant will enable Virginia to involve the entire Community Action Network in furthering the capacity of the CAA to deliver and manage services to low income people by developing and implementing peer monitoring replicating successful demonstration project; and continuing outcome measures and fiscal work groups. These pilot projects are being supported to look at community and family matrices. The State CSBG application and report packages are being revised and introductory training on ROMA and return-on- investments is being conducted.

From Fiscal Year 1997 Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Grant:

Contact Name J. Mark Grigsby
Agency Name Department of Social Services
Address 730 East Broad Street
Phone 804-692-1895
Fax  
email  
Brief Description of the Project This grant will continue the work started under a pilot project to provide outcome based measurement training and to pilot an experiment with matrices with the Community Services Network in Virginia. It will provide assistance that enables local agencies to move forward to develop a working knowledge of concepts and language of outcome-based report to use tools such as scales and ladders.


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State Task Force Members:
Mark Grigsby (804) 692-2380

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Statewide Reporting Structure:
Data transfers to state electronically:
No
Demographics: Yes
Fiscal reports performance based: No
Outcome reports: Yes
Service counts: Yes
State provides software: No

 

1) Electronic Data Transfers to State?
No
"Yes" indicates that agencies transfer client/program reporting data to state either by:

  • Completing annual NASCSP Information Survey
  • Mailing disks with required CSBG monitoring data to the state, or,
  • Transfer data on-line.

2) State Reporting System Gathers Demographic Information on Individual Clients?
Yes
"Yes" indicates data can be sorted at the state level.

3) Required Fiscal Reports to State Performance-based?
No
"Yes" indicates agencies link the delivery of services or outcomes to the invoicing process.
"No"  indicates agencies may access a portion of their funds:

  • Prior to beginning service delivery, and/or
  • At regular calendar intervals throughout  contract period without regard to the number of units produced.

4) Local Agencies Report Outcomes to the State?
Yes

"Yes" indicates that the state can produce report containing statistics of outcomes achieved throughout the state.

5) Local Agencies Report Counts on Services to State?
Yes
"Yes" indicates means that the state can quantify the number and types of services delivered (not the number of people served).

6) State Provides Software to the Local Agencies for Reporting CSBG Information?
No
"Yes" indicates local agencies use standardized electronic reporting format.

7) Local Agencies Submit  Information to the State for Calculating Return-on-investment?
INFORMATION NOT YET AVAILABLE
"Yes" indicates either

  • Agencies submit information in their proposals and/or reports to the state.
  • Agencies provide data and the state calculations one statewide report.

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CSBG Quarterly Report Forms:

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CSBG Application Forms:

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