V2 VISTA Recovery Progress Report Supplement V.2

AmeriCorps VISTA

Recovery Act

Progress Report Supplement

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE

The Corporation for National and Community Service provides the VISTA Recovery Progress Report Supplement (VRPRS) as an addendum to the quarterly project progress report and the standard VPRS required of organizations approved to sponsor a VISTA project. The VRPRS is the vehicle through which projects receiving Recovery Act VISTAs report on specific measures identified by the Corporation as required by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act.

COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• All VISTA projects receiving VISTAs funded by the Recovery Act are required to submit the VPRS once per quarter to the extent that the measures pertain to their program

• The project supervisor should complete the VRPRS

• AmeriCorps VISTA members should be allowed to review the completed reports, but should not be required to complete the report

REPORTING PERIODS

All Recovery Act VPRS submissions are due 7 days after the completion of the quarter.

Reporting periods cover

July 1 – Sept 30, 2009 Due Date: October 7, 2009

Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2009 Due Date: January 7, 2010

Jan 1 – March 31, 2010 Due Date: April 7, 2010

April 1 – June 30, 2010 Due Date: July 7, 2010

July 1 – Sept 30, 2010 Due Date: October 7, 2010

KEY DEFINITIONS

Community Volunteers Individuals who are recruited, coordinated or supported by your program. Do NOT include VISTA members in this count

New Clients: The total number of individuals served by your program who were not previously served.

New Services: Number of services provided to clients through your program that your program did not provide previously.

OMB 3045-0131

Expires 09/30/2009

AmeriCorps*VISTA Progress Report Supplement
Legal Applicant:­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________ Address: ______________________________ City/State/Zip:_________________________ Telephone:____________________________ Fax:__________________________________	Project Name:__________________________ Project Director:________________________ Telephone:_____________________________ Fax:__________________________________ Email:________________________________
Project/Grant Number:___________________	Period Covered by this Report: From:_____________ To: _____________
For the following measures, please refer to the Key Definitions above. Report only those results associated with the activities of Recovery Act VISTA Members, and report only on results for the current reporting period. For any questions that do not pertain to your program enter “n/a” Volunteer Generation and Management # of individuals who served as community volunteers in your program __________ # of service hours performed by community volunteers __________ # of clients served by community volunteers __________ Non Profit Capacity Building Dollar value of cash resources developed by AmeriCorps VISTA members __________ Dollar value of non-cash resources developed by AmeriCorps VISTA members __________ # of new clients served __________ # of new services offered to clients __________ Employment & Skills Training Programs Number of clients receiving employment & skills training and counseling ___________ Number of clients placed in jobs as a result of training/counseling ___________ Financial Planning Number of clients receiving services related to financial planning/literacy ____________ Home Foreclosures and Housing Assistance Number of clients receiving services related to home foreclosures and housing assistance ____________ Number of clients who were able to remain in their housing ____________
Signature of Certifying Official:_______________________________ Date: _________________ Signature of Project Supervisor:________________________________ Date: _________________ _____________

OMB # 3045-0131

Expires: 09/30/2009