It says they were looking to see if there was continued duplication between the different grant programs. I can help them out with that one, "Yes, there has been duplication." I've been in many a meeting (more of them when I was an active local emergency manager) debating which grant stream would be best for funding this or that piece of equipment. I'm sure it is better now — there are fewer grant streams and fewer dollars attached to each grant.
The other item I noted in the report is the dreaded "performance measurement." I'm sure they will come up with a "system" and folks in the field will do their best to document what is "better" now than before — because of the funding. It just isn't the easiest thing to do in our business. When you compare it to the effectiveness of 911 call systems, you have a machine measuring that performance. How fast were calls answered and how long before resources where dispatched? Easy-peasy when compared to trying to illustrate how your training program has had "measurable results." Remember, "butts in seats" is not a measurement — it is an activity, an input and an output, but not an outcome. This is why I call it "dreaded performance measurement."
