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SECTION 800 PROGRAM REPORTING

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801.15 STATE LEVEL REPORTING

Performance Measures Data - Beginning FY 2016 states are required to report on three outcome measures. The Office of Management and Budget (0MB) has cleared Health and Human Services to collect data from LIHEAP grantees (states) to support the following performance indicators:

• The average reduction in energy burden for households receiving LIHEAP fuel assistance.

o This data will be collected from the Energy Vendors

• The percent of unduplicated households where LIHEAP prevented a potential home energy crisis.

o This data will be captured on the LIHEAP application

• The percent of unduplicated households where LIHEAP benefits restored home energy.

o This data will be captured on the LIHEAP application

Public Service Commission (PSC) Report - Monthly financial/program summary report (funds by program, including heating/crisis/senior-match/regulated, PSC donated, if any) - Regulated by Commission's order as a condition of funding to document program expenses, benefits to consumers using Universal Service Funds (USF) and tracking of regulated customers to the natural-gas provider of last resort.

• Household Report - Semi-annual (estimated in summer, final in winter for previous year) statistical description of household characteristics of recipients of federal funds and denied applicants, including weatherization. Regulated by Congress and the appropriate federal office as a condition of funding.

• Grantee Survey - Annual review of all previous year's federal funding sources and uses. Regulated by Congress and the appropriate federal office.

• Annual Survey - Annual financial report filed by the Office of Financial Services (OFS) on grant status after closeout.