16 Performance Goals and Measures, 2605(b)

16.1 Describe your progress toward meeting the data collection and reporting requirements of the four required LIHEAP (Benefit Targeting Index, Burden Reduction Targeting Index, Restoration of Home Energy Service, and Prevention of Loss of Home Energy Service). Include timeframes and plans for meeting these requirements and what you believe will be accomplished in the coming federal fiscal year. North Carolina Energy Programs Application is currently on target to capture the data needed for the required performance measures data. Continuous work been done to ensure improvements are made in this area. Vendor agreements are reviewed to ensure areas have been updated to strengthen partnerships between the local DSS agencies and the vendors. Top vendors in each category have been identified for reporting purposes. North Carolina will collect main heating fuel information and cooling information from all households assisted by gathering information from the application process and North Carolina will pull the information for reporting from the NC FAST system. The NC FAST system requires that all information is entered to obtain expenditure data for all LIHEAP bill payments to households. We identify the top providers and send them a list of all clients for the vendors to return the last 12 months of bill data. If any of the above questions require further explanation or clarification that could not be made in the fields provided, attach a document with said explanation here.