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EVALUATION DOCUMENT
GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FUND
SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
Summary, Recommendations and Management Response
Technical Report
January 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Evaluation Objectives and Issues
- 1.2 Methodology
- 1.3 Organization of the Report
- 2. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
- 2.1 Overview of the Grants and Contributions Fund
- 2.2 Application Process
- 2.3 Previous Evaluations, Reviews and Consultations
- 2.4 Summary
- 3. PROGRAM DESIGN AND DELIVERY
- 3.1 Decentralization of Grants & Contributions Funding within the Department
- 3.2 The Four Funding Mechanisms
- 3.3 Assessment of Funding Types
- 3.4 The Application and Funding Process
- 3.5 The Nature and Range of Assistance Provided by the Fund
- 3.6 Sufficiency of Funding Support
- 3.7 Summary
- 4. PROGRAM RELEVANCE
- 4.1 Supporting the Development and Implementation of Departmental Policies and Programs
- 4.2 "Perceived" Overlaps in Funding and Focus
- 4.3 Summary
- 5. PROGRAM SUCCESS
- 5.1 Mechanisms to Monitor Success
- 5.2 Objectives Achievement
- 5.3 The "Partnership" Component of the Fund
- 5.4 Summary
- 6. COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND ALTERNATIVES
- 6.1 Fund as a Cost-Effective Component of the Department’s Efforts
- 6.2 Appropriateness of Allocated Human and Financial Resources
- 6.3 Cost-Effective Alternatives
- 6.4 Summary
- 7. Conclusion
- APPENDIX A: Evaluation Issues and Data Sources
- APPENDIX B: List of Key Information Sources – Documentation Review
- APPENDIX C: Previous Evaluations, Reviews and Consultations
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