The GPRA (Government Performance and Results Act), the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 and the (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) requires agencies that receive federal funds to annually report on performance measurement data and information about programs. The United Way, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other private organizations advocate or require their grantees collect and report performance measurement data. List at least three reasons why they would do that and at least three examples of the type of data they might require
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: 1) Type—cost-effectiveness: what is the per unit of service cost to serve one client through service completion and how does it compare to other organizations providing the same services. 2) Type—Coverage: to ensure that the target populations in the funding request are being served by the program Ex. What % of Hispanic families living in South City have received at least one type of service from our agency? 3) Results: How many students have we enrolled in our GED program in the last year and what % have been retained or have graduated from the program?
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