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MINISTER FOR HEALTH
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 1135
Health Grants Program
Mrs Carnell - asked the Minister for Health - In relation to the 1992-93 ACT Health Grants Program
(1) What procedures were used to evaluate each and every program and
organisation?
(2) For each and every program, was expenditure in accordance with the purpose of
the grant?
(3) What was the outcome of each and every program in relation to its objective?
Mr Berry - the answer to Mrs Carnells question is:
(1) Programs and organisations funded by the ACT Health Grants Program in 1992/93 were evaluated in the following stages:
A. Applications were given priority ratings by an appropriate service provider or policy area within ACT Health.
B. The more highly ranked applications were assessed in terms of priority client groupings or health services as identified from the ACT Health business plans and the then Draft Corporate Plan.
C. Grantees entered into a service agreement outlining a negotiated project summary which includes performance indicators.
D. The Service Agreement required that grantees provided quarterly financial and activity reports and an annual evaluation report in March 1993.
E. Grantees were also required to provide audited financial statements annually and copies of the annual report of their organisation.
(2) Expenditure against the service agreement was monitored through the quarterly
financial and activity reports provided to the Department against the agreed project
summary.
Contact was maintained with grantees throughout the year by visits to services, phone contact and by meeting with representatives when indicated or at the request of the grantees. In this way the Department worked with the community organisations to
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