Comment from Kristin Slater-Huff

45 CFR Part 2553 Request for Clarification III Proposed Rule C. Performance Measures “As a part of the competitive process, the Corporation will develop performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria that will be used in the evaluation of applicants.” Can you be more specific? What might those standardized performance measures look like? “These performance measures, outcomes, and criteria will reflect the different needs of rural and urban communities.” Will it differentiate within projects which serve both urban and rural areas? D. Assessments of Existing RSVP projects “To the maximum extent practicable, the report for each project will take into account input received from individuals who are knowledgeable about RSVP, including current or former employees of the Corporation and representatives of the communities served by RSVP volunteers.” Who would select the representatives of the communities? By representatives, do you mean clients served, or the mayor, or somewhere in between? E. Maintenance of Volunteers and geographic service areas “grants awarded as a result of the competitive selection process beginning in Fiscal Year 2013 are for at least the same number of volunteers annually as were supported for the service area during the previous grant cycle.” So, a current project should keep its current number of volunteers in the next grant cycle? We were told to consider reducing the number of enrolled volunteers by phasing out those whose work was less impact-measurable and streamlining our project.