| Includes changes in measures and status of FY 2003
data. Measures are not listed if they remain as they were presented
in the Final FY 2004 Annual Performance Plans (APP). |
| 1. Increase employment. |
| TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (EMPLOYMENT) |
| FY 2003 results will be available September 2004: states
are given up to 3 months to provide data for each quarter. Time is
needed to validate and verify the data. Four common job training performance
measures replaced the HPB measures. |
| REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT |
| Annual, unduplicated FY 2002 data are due 45 days after
end of year, circa November 15. Because individual state reports may
be missing and time is needed to validate and verify the data, final
state data will be available April 2004; final MG data July 2004. |
| SOCIAL SERVICES
BLOCK GRANT |
| FY 2003 results will be available April 2004. Measure
1.3a has been dropped for FY 2004. |
| 2. Increase independent living. |
| INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNTS |
| FY 2003 results will be available December 2004. |
| 3. Increase parental responsibility. |
| CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT |
| FY 2003 results will be available September 2004. |
| 4. Increase affordable child care. |
| CHILD CARE: AFFORDABILITY |
| FY 2003 results will be available December 2004. Most
of the data for these measures are from state reports, due the end
of CY 2002. Measures 4.1d-e are dropped for FY 2004. |
| 5. Increase quality of child care to promote
childhood development. |
| CHILD CARE: QUALITY |
| See CHILD CARE: AFFORDABILITY above. FY 2003 results
will be available for measure 5.1a in December 2004. Measure 5.1c
has been dropped in FY 2004. Two developmental measures have been
added in FY 2004 to be more reflective of new program priorities. |
| HEAD START |
| Head Start has dropped six measures: 5.2d, two measures
reflecting dental and medical treatments, 5.2h, one measure on teacher
credentials and one measure on number of grantees reporting using
National Reporting System. FACES data will be available in December
2005. |
| 6. Increase safety, permanency, well-being
of children and youth. |
| CHILD WELFARE |
| FY 2003 final results for most measures will be available
in June 2004. Two measures were combined into 6.1b and one new measure
6.1d has been added. |
| YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| Measures 6.2a and 6.2c have been replaced; 6.2b has
been clarified, 6.2d has been revised, 6.2e has been dropped, 6.2f
has been added to reflect program priorities and targets. Two new
measures have been added for the abstinence education program which
was transferred from the Health Resources Services Administration. |
| TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (CHILD WELL-BEING) |
| A new developmental measure, 6.3a, has replaced the
former measure to focus on outcomes. |
| 7. Build healthy, safe & supportive communities
and Tribes. |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| FY 2003 final results will be available July 2004.
A new measure 7.1a has been added, measure 7.1b has been dropped,
7.1c has been modified for FY 2004. |
| FAMILY VIOLENCE
PREVENTION |
| Measure 7.2c has been combined with 7.2b. |
| LOW INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE (LIHEAP) |
| No changes. |
| NATIVE AMERICANS
PROGRAMS |
| 7.4a has been dropped and a new outcome measure 7.4b
replaces the former developmental measure to reflect the program's
emphasis on economic development. |
| DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
| 7.5a-e have been replaced by newly negotiated PART
measures 7.5a-d. Missing FY 2003 data will be available in March 2004. |
| A RESULTS-ORIENTED
ORGANIZATION |
| 8. Develop and retain a highly skilled, strongly
motivated staff |
| 9. Streamline ACF organizational layers |
| 10. Improve automated data and management
systems |
| 11. Ensure financial management accountability |
| Status of measures: FY 2003 final results for 8.1a
will be available July 2004. Beginning in FY 2004, these four measures
have been replaced by a single measure 8.1. |
