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  • Conducting a Community Assessment

    September 18, 2012
    Contents Overview Needs and Assets Define the Scope Determine Collaboration Collect Data Findings, Priorities, and Actions Share Findings Summary  Overview

    There are many benefits to conducting a community assessment.

    The following are ways an assessment can benefit your community; you can work with other organizations in your community to identify additional benefits as an exercise to build consensus and buy-in for the process.

  • OMB Circular A122, Cost Principals for Nonprofit Organizations

    February 9, 2009

    CIRCULAR NO. A-122 Revised May 10, 2004 establishes principles for determining costs of grants, contracts and other agreements with non-profit organizations.

  • Strengthening Communities Fund Program Summary

    August 1, 2012
    All federal funds are contingent upon annual budgetary Congressional approval. Please note that funds were not appropriated for the Compassion Capital and Strengthening Communities Fund Programs. Therefore, the Administration for Children and Families will not hold additional competition or award new grants for this program.

    Legislative Authority

  • The Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (HHS)

    March 27, 2012

    The Partnership Center leads the department's efforts to build and support partnerships with faith-based and community organizations in order to better serve individuals, families and communities in need.


     

  • SCF Allowable Activities

    August 8, 2012

    All federal funds are contingent upon annual budgetary Congressional approval. Please note that funds were not appropriated for the Compassion Capital and Strengthening Communities Fund Programs. Therefore, the Administration for Children and Families will not hold additional competition or award new grants for this program.

     

    The following capacity building activities were supported through SCF funded technical or financial assistance. Common organizational goals are listed according to the five critical areas of capacity building identified in past Strengthening Communities Fund funding announcement.

  • Equal Treatment Regulations

    June 1, 2011

    All Federal agencies, including HHS are required to use the principles and guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to ensure that the costs of work under grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts are allowable, allocable, reasonable and necessary. The OMB cost principles were established in the form of "circulars" which are published in the Code of Federal Regulations, 2 CFR.

    The applicable circulars published by OMB are the following:

    2 CFR 230 (OMB Circular A-122), Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations: View the HTML
    2 CFR 230 (OMB Circular A-21), Cost Principles for Educational Institutions: View the HTML
    2 CFR 230 (OMB Circular A-87), Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments: View the HTML

    For more information, please visit the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_circulars.html.

    Existing CCF grantees are also able to use the CCF NRC website which provides additional information on guidance, policies and procedures.

  • OMB Circular A21, Cost Principals for Educational Institutions

    February 9, 2009

    CIRCULAR A-21 Revised 05/10/04 establishes principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions.

  • Developing a Plan for Outcome Measurement

    September 14, 2012
    Overview Getting Started Understanding Outcomes Logic Models Performance Indicators Summary Overview Outcomes communicate value.

  • Creating and Implementing a Data Collection Plan

    September 6, 2012
    Overview Data Collection Methods Validity and Reliability When and How Quality and Volume Summary  Overview Data collection happens before analysis and reporting.

    Valid and reliable data is the backbone of program analysis.  Collecting this data, however, is just one step in the greater process of measuring outcomes.  The five steps include:   1. Identify outcomes and develop performance measures.   2. Create and implement a data collection plan (discussed in this lesson).   3. Analyze the data.

  • Going Virtual: Online Tools for Project Management

    September 12, 2012
    Overview Central Desktop ProjectSpaces Basecamp Next Steps Summary  Overview

    Collaboration is imperative in project management.

    Project management is the methodical approach of planning, organizing, and managing resources to successfully reach specific project goals and objectives. Typically, project management involves many partners (some of whom may be working in remote locations), so collaboration via a web-based application is ideal.

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