Specifications include, but are not limited to: State Priority 1: Program Evaluation Preparing for the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment The comprehensive needs assessment due in April 2020, will evaluate all approved programs, and programs with pending or lapsed approval offered by recipients. Completion of the comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA) is not required for the submission of the 2019-20 grant application. This year, a more limited program evaluation activity that will begin the needs assessment process is a required Local Project. All applicants must develop an evaluation project of the approved programs listed Section 3.1 This program evaluation project is meant to build a foundation for the CLNA. In order to prepare for the comprehensive local needs assessment required by Perkins V, applicants will develop a project that addresses one of the CLNA components required in Sec. 134(2)(A-E) (SED will provide a template for the comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA) that will be made available late fall 2019.)
