For Member Agencies
CSBG Annual Report data preparation guide
Module-by-module walkthrough, common validation errors and submission timeline.
Resource detail
The CSBG Annual Report is the network's national accountability record. Preparation is a year-round data-quality exercise, not a reporting-season scramble.
What each module covers
- Module 1 — state administration and use of funds
- Module 2 — agency expenditures, capacity and organizational standards
- Module 3 — national performance indicators for individual, family and community outcomes
- Module 4 — a narrative on innovation and results
Common validation problems
- Outcome counts higher than the number of people served in the service
- Duplicated households across programmes
- Community-level indicators reported without documented evidence
- Demographic totals that do not reconcile to the unduplicated count
Keep it clean year round
Reconcile service counts monthly, agree a single unduplicated-count rule across programmes, and record community outcomes when they happen with the source document attached. Set an internal deadline ahead of the state deadline for board review.
Official sources and further reading
Source: CSBG Annual Report modules and ADECA reporting guidance.
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