A. Pinellas County will contract with an organization/individual that will be tasked with evaluating data for the TIEH grant. The contracted service provider must perform functions requiring independent judgment. Activities include but are not limited to: 1. Collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from multiple systems for ongoing monitoring of the grant program to evaluate the effectiveness, determine progress on achieving objectives, and for continuous program improvement; 2. Preparing evaluation summaries and reports; 3. Assisting in preparing quarterly performance reports, including progress on performance measures and evaluation results; 4. Assists in preparing program success stories identified through evaluation results; 5. Prepares and conducts presentations for staff and partners as needed to share public health data; 6. Applies statistical methodology to provide information for scientific research and statistical analysis; and 7. Prepares program materials and other reports as assigned. 1. Pinellas County Human Services (PCHS) staff, contracted evaluator, along with the planning and implementation team, review and confirm a logic model based on the required and additional grant performance measures ongoing. 2. Contracted Evaluator is estimated to work 30 hours per month for the life of the grant cycle. 3. Evaluation to include data collection tool development, review and analysis of GPRA data (National Outcome Measure (NOMS) and Infrastructure Development, Prevention and Mental Health Promotion (IPP)), and evaluation report writing for the TIEH program. Changes to the data elements may occur, at the discretion of SAMHSA and/or PCHS. 4. The Evaluator is responsible for tasks related to GPRA data collection and other evaluation activities to demonstrate the effectiveness of the grant project’s goals and objectives. 5. Grant Reporting Requirements that an Evaluator would assist with include: 1. Progress achieved in the project, which should include qualitative and quantitative data (NOMS) to demonstrate programmatic progress, to include updates on required activities, successes, challenges, and changes or adjustments that have been made to the project; 2. Barriers encountered, including challenges serving the population of focus; 3. Efforts to overcome these barriers; 4. Service level data on the number of people reached or served for each of the program activities and information on the referrals made and housing placement, including further analysis of clients served, service delivery, and outcomes. 5. Systems level data on strategies, collaborations, training, and organizational changes made to implement the program activities, including linkages with local homeless Coordinated Entry systems for individuals and families served.
