Results Oriented Management and Accountability

Otherwise known as ROMA, this is the CSBG version of a programmatic implementation og the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. By 2003, GPRA and all its program-specific renditions (such as ROMA for CSBG) is to be fully implemented AND all federal government funding will supposedly be subject to granteed proving that their service operations actually produce the results intended by the program's purpose and the grantee's performance assurances given when applying for the federal assistance.

Following are some useful references and links related to ROMA.

ROMA Web site — Hosted by Audubon Area
Talking Points for ROMA — Suggested by/for David Bradley
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
Some useful ROMA References from California
NOTE:   All the following files are Adobe Acrobat   ( .PDF )   files.
Local Outcome ScalesNOTE: 1.175 MB file, so may take a while to load
Child Care Outcomes
Philliber Research Associates
Outcome Scales
Background
Approach to Measures,
Outcomes, and Impacts

Original Concept
Background notes from October 1998 Outcomes Symposium