Attachment C
Changes to the Resource Report Form (CMS-10028C)
Current Form |
Changes to Form |
Reason for Change |
Top Block |
Added Instructions. Complete Only One RR Form for the Entire State. Do Not Submit Sponsoring-Agency-Level or Within-State-Regional Resource Reports. All Person Counts Should Reflect Active Counselors, Coordinators, Other Staff as of the End of Each Grant Year (31 March). The Unique Count of Counselors Attending Any Update Training During the Grant Year Cannot Exceed the Grand Total Number of Counselors. |
To improve quality of the entered data |
Name of Grantee Agency Reporting |
State Grantee Name |
Reworded for clarity |
State |
State Code |
Reworded to capture specifically the 2 character state FIPS code |
6-month Report Period: _____ / _____ to ____ / ______ month / year month / year |
12 Month Period for This Report From: 04 / 01 / To: 03 / 31 / |
Change from two six-month reports to one 12-month report. Simplified since will always know the Month and Day, only require year entries |
Person Completing Report |
Person Completing Report |
Same – re-positioned |
Title |
Title |
Same – re-positioned |
Telephone No. |
Telephone Number |
Reworded– re-positioned |
Section 1 |
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SECTION 1 - NUMBER OF ACTIVE COUNSELORS AND HOURS |
Section 1 Number of Active Counselors And Hours As of 31 March |
Reworded and more specific instructions |
a. # Volunteer Counselors |
A. Number of Volunteer Counselors |
Reworded for clarity |
b. # SHIP-Paid Counselors |
B. Number of SHIP-Paid Counselors |
Reworded for clarity |
c. # In-kind Paid Counselors |
C. Number of In-Kind-Paid Counselors |
Reworded for clarity |
TOTAL # Counselors (a+b+c) |
Total Number of Counselors - A+B+C |
Reworded for clarity. Will be auto-calculated, not entered |
d. Volunteer Counselor Hours |
D. Volunteer Counselor Hours |
Reworded for clarity |
e. SHIP-Paid Counselor Hours |
E. SHIP-Paid Counselor Hours |
Reworded for clarity |
f. In-kind Paid Counselor Hours |
F. In-Kind-Paid Counselor Hours |
Reworded for clarity |
Previously Missing |
Total Counselor Hours - D+E+F |
Previously missing. Will be auto-calculated, not entered |
Section 2 |
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SECTION 2 - NUMBER OF LOCAL COORDINATORS/SPONSORS AND HOURS |
Section 2 Number of Local Coordinators / Sponsors and Hours As of 31 March |
Reworded and more specific instructions |
a. # Volunteer (unpaid) Coordinators |
A. Number of Volunteer (Unpaid) Coordinators |
Reworded for clarity |
b. # SHIP-Paid Coordinators |
B. Number of SHIP-Paid Coordinators |
Reworded for clarity |
c. # In-kind Paid Coordinators |
C. Number of In-Kind-Paid Coordinators |
Reworded for clarity |
TOTAL # Coordinators (a+b+c) |
Total Number of Coordinators - A+B+C |
Reworded for clarity. Will be auto-calculated, not entered |
d. Volunteer (unpaid) Coordinator Hours |
D. Volunteer (Unpaid) Coordinator Hours |
Same |
e. SHIP-Paid Coordinator Hours |
E. SHIP-Paid Coordinator Hours |
Same |
f. In-kind Paid Coordinator Hours |
F. In-Kind-Paid Coordinator Hours |
Same |
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Total Coordinator Hours - D+E+F |
Previously missing. Will be auto-calculated, not entered |
Section 3 |
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SECTION 3 - NUMBER OF OTHER PAID STAFF AND HOURS |
Section 3 Number of Other Paid and Volunteer Staff And Hours As of 31 March |
Reworded and more specific instructions |
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A. Number of Volunteer Other Staff |
Added per frequent request from State SHIPs to document volunteers other than counselors and coordinators |
a. # SHIP-Paid Other Staff |
B. Number of SHIP-Paid Other Staff |
Reworded for clarity |
b. # In-kind Paid Other Staff |
C. Number of In-Kind-Paid Other Staff |
Reworded for clarity |
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Total Number of Other Staff - A+B+C |
Previously missing. Will be auto-calculated, not entered |
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D. Volunteer Other Staff Hours |
Added per frequent request from State SHIPs to document volunteer hours other than counselor hours and coordinator hours |
c. SHIP-Paid Other Staff Hours |
E. SHIP-Paid Other Staff Hours |
Same – new position |
d. In-kind Paid Other Staff Hours |
F. In-Kind-Paid Other Staff Hours |
Same – new position |
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Total Other Staff Hours - D+E+F |
Previously missing. Will be auto-calculated, not entered |
Section 4 |
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SECTION 4 - COUNSELOR TRAININGS |
Section 4 - Counselor Trainings |
Same |
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Added Instructions. Note Item E should represent the number (unduplicated) of counselors who attended at least one update training during the full 12 month period. Please do not count a counselor more than once, even if he/she attended multiple update trainings. Cannot exceed grand total number of counselors. |
To improve quality of the entered data. |
a. # Initial Training(s) for New SHIP Counselors |
A. Number of Initial Trainings for New SHIP Counselors |
Reworded for clarity |
b. # New SHIP Counselors Attending Initial Training(s) |
B. Number of New SHIP Counselors Attending Initial Trainings |
Reworded for clarity |
c. Total # Counselor Hours in Initial Training(s) |
C. Total Number of Counselor Hours in Initial Trainings |
Reworded for clarity |
d. # Update Training(s) for SHIP Counselors |
D. Number of Update Trainings for SHIP Counselors |
Reworded for clarity |
e. # SHIP Counselors Attending Update Training(s) |
E. Number of SHIP Counselors Attending Update Trainings |
Reworded for clarity |
f. Total # Counselor Hours in Update Training(s) |
F. Total Number of Counselor Hours in Update Trainings |
Reworded for clarity |
Section 5 |
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SECTION 5 - NUMBER OF ACTIVE COUNSELORS WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS |
Section 5 - Number of Total Active Counselors (SHIP-Paid, In-Kind-Paid, and Volunteer Counselors) with the Following Characteristics |
Reworded for clarity and for increased precision of the reported data |
a. Years of SHIP Service: Less than 1 year 1 year up to 3 years 3 years up to 5 years Over 5 years Not collected |
Years of SHIP Service Less Than 1 Year 1 Year Up to 3 Years 3 Years Up to 5 Years More Than 5 Years Not Collected |
One option slightly reworded for clarity |
b. Age: Less than 65 years of age 65 years or older Not collected |
Counselor Age Less Than 65 Years of Age 65 Years or Older Not Collected |
Title bar reworded for clarity |
c. Disability Status Disabled Not disabled Not collected |
Counselor Disability Disabled Not Disabled Not Collected |
Title bar reworded for clarity |
d. Gender Female Male Not collected |
Counselor Gender Female Male Not Collected |
Title bar reworded for clarity |
e. Ethnicity/Race American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African-American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander White Other Not collected |
Counselor Race – Ethnicity Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin White, Non-Hispanic Black, African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Indian Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese Native Hawaiian Guamanian or Chamorro Samoan Other Asian Other Pacific Islander Some Other Race-Ethnicity More Than One Race-Ethnicity Not Collected |
Title bar reworded for clarity Response options expanded to approximate Census 2010 categories and to allow more direct comparisons to client race-ethnicity distributions to assess diversity of counselors recruited to assist clients of various race-ethnicity backgrounds |
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Counselor Speaks Another Language Language Other Than English English Speaker Only Not Collected |
Added data element. To allow more direct comparisons to the client language data element to assess efforts to reach various hard-to-reach or language-isolated client groups. |
Section 6 |
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SECTION 6 - WEB-SITE VISITORS (if applicable) Total # of visits/visitors to web-site during the 6-month report period: 1st Quarter Web Site Visitors 2nd Quarter Web Site Visitors |
Dropped Entire Section 6 |
Not deemed mission-critical. Difficulty for states to identify unique visitors vs page-views etc.
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Section 7 |
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SECTION 7 - DID YOU WORK WITH ANY PARTNERS IN PROVIDING ANY SHIP SERVICES? Yes No If yes, check the type of partner involved (check all that apply): Training Counseling Enrollment/application assistance (e.g. Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage activities) Presentations Outreach Other Please include details of your partnership involvement in narrative form. Include names of partnership organizations when possible |
Dropped Entire Section 7 |
CMS feels that the National SHIP program adequately captures this information twice a year in the State SHIP Response to Grant Application and in the State SHIP Midterm Report |
Section 8 |
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SECTION 8 - ACTIVITIES, LESSONS LEARNED, SIGNIFICANT EVENTS (Briefly describe on separate sheets. This section should address the following four topic areas: outreach (including activities targeted at underserved populations), information access and dissemination, training, and partnerships and networking.) |
Dropped Entire Section 8 |
CMS feels that the National SHIP program adequately captures this information twice a year in the State SHIP Response to Grant Application and in the State SHIP Midterm Report |
File Type | application/msword |
Author | CMS |
Last Modified By | CMS |
File Modified | 2009-12-09 |
File Created | 2009-12-09 |