Program Management and Fiscal Operations (PMFO) Consulting Initiative (FCI) Feedback Surveys

OMB Control Number: 0970-0401

Expiration Date: 5/31/2021

PMFO Fiscal Consulting Initiative Follow-Up Survey

This survey is part of a comprehensive and ongoing evaluation of services provided through the PMFO Fiscal Consulting Initiative (FCI). We ask that you take 5 minutes to provide your candid feedback to us so that PMFO can continuously monitor and improve the quality and impact of its services. This brief survey is voluntary, and all feedback will be kept private. To help ensure privacy, results will be shared in summary form only. Individuals will not be identified in our reports. 

Please note that some survey items use a multi-point scale. If you are taking the survey on your phone, you may have to scroll down to see the entire scale. When finished, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the final page to record your responses. You are free to move throughout the survey and change responses until you click “Submit.”

 If you have any questions about this survey, or if you experience technical issues, please contact the FCI survey administration coordinator, Katie Ness, at kness@donahue.umassp.edu or (413) 577-2004.

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Q1. Which of the following best describes your position with your organization?

• Head Start / Early Head Start Director

• Executive Director

• Chief Financial Officer

• Fiscal / Accounting Staff

• Governing Body / Tribal Council Member

• Policy Council Member

• Other (please describe): ____________________

Q2. Reflecting back on your work since the FCI consultation, how satisfied are you with the following:

	Extremely Satisfied	Satisfied	Not Satisfied	Extremely Not Satisfied	Did not complete task / NA
Your ability to develop an improvement plan that meets your program’s needs
Your ability to implement some or all of the improvement plan.

Q3. Which of the following topics were covered during your organization’s FCI consultation? (Please check all that apply.)

• Cost Allocation

• Fiscal Systems Design

• Non-Federal Share

• Indirect Cost Rates

• Accounting Software

• Strategic/Sustainability Planning

• Facilities and Capital

• Reporting and Record Keeping

• Fiscal Policies and Procedures

• Budgeting

Q4. Were any other topics covered during your organization’s FCI consultation? 

• Yes (please describe: _____________________)

• No

Q5. For each topic covered in your FCI consultation, please indicate whether you have implemented any changes based on the consultation:

[Note: Items in table below are auto generated based on responses in Q3]

	Yes (Implemented at least some changes)	No (Did not implement changes)
Cost Allocation
Fiscal Systems Design
Non-Federal Share
Indirect Cost Rates
Accounting Software
Strategic/Sustainability Planning
Facilities and Capital
Reporting and Record Keeping
Fiscal Policies and Procedures
Budgeting

Q6. Please indicate the reason for not implementing changes in each of these areas: 

[Note: Items in table below are auto generated based on responses in Q5]

	Not needed	Too difficult	Not enough time	Not enough resources
Cost Allocation
Fiscal Systems Design
Non-Federal Share
Indirect Cost Rates
Accounting Software
Strategic/Sustainability Planning
Facilities and Capital
Reporting and Record Keeping
Fiscal Policies and Procedures
Budgeting

Q7. For those areas in which you did implement changes, how satisfied were you with your ability to apply the information or materials from the consultation?

[Note: Items in table below are auto generated based on responses in Q5]

	Extremely Satisfied	Satisfied	Not Satisfied	Extremely Not Satisfied	Did not complete task / NA
Cost Allocation
Fiscal Systems Design
Non-Federal Share
Indirect Cost Rates
Accounting Software
Strategic/Sustainability Planning
Facilities and Capital
Reporting and Record Keeping
Fiscal Policies and Procedures
Budgeting

Q8. Are there any additional fiscal topics with which your organization needed assistance that were not covered during your FCI consultation?

• Yes

• No

Q9. With which of the following additional fiscal topics did your organization need assistance? (Please check all that apply).

• Other (Please describe: _______________)

• Cost Allocation

• Fiscal Systems Design

• Non-Federal Share

• Indirect Cost Rates

• Accounting Software

• Strategic/Sustainability Planning

• Facilities and Capital

• Reporting and Record Keeping

• Fiscal Policies and Procedures

• Budgeting

Q10. Please rate the degree to which you agree with the following statements regarding the Fiscal Consultation:

	False	Somewhat True	True	Very True	Did Not Apply TA / NA
The Fiscal Consultation led to improvements to the fiscal compliance of my program
The Fiscal Consultation led to improvements to the fiscal sustainability of my program

Q11. What barriers remain to improving your program’s fiscal sustainability? (Please check all that apply.)

• Other (please describe):______________

• Cost Allocation

• Fiscal Systems Design

• Non-Federal Share

• Indirect Cost Rates

• Accounting Software

• Strategic/Sustainability Planning

• Facilities and Capital

• Reporting and Record Keeping

• Fiscal Policies and Procedures

• Budgeting

Q12. What recommendations do you have for improving the PMFO Fiscal Consulting Initiative?

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