(b) Local goals established for the funding period and subsequent years will be reviewed and approved by the OEO funding office as part of the grant approval process. These goals, consistent with national standards, will then form the basis against which the effectiveness of the grantee's programs will be evaluated.

§ 1078.1-7 Indicators of improvements in community response to poverty.

(a) Strengthened community capacity for planning and coordinating poverty-related programs. (1) Development and dissemination of more accurate information about the problem, conditions, and causes of poverty.

(2) Improved information on and evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of poverty-related programs.

(3) Greater and more effective exchange of information among agencies dealing with poverty-related problems.

(4) Increased allocation of staff and fiscal resources to antipoverty planning.

(5) Increased pooling and interchange of planning staffs and other resources among poverty-related agencies.

(6) Increased joint planning of poverty programs.

(7) Improved mechanisms for both formal and informal working contacts among agencies with related antipoverty responsibilities.

(8) Better division of labor and responsibilities among antipoverty agen

cies.

(9) Increased communication and cooperation between public and private poverty-related agencies.

(10) Increased joint funding and operation of poverty programs by agencies with related responsibilities.

(b) Better organization of a range of services related to the needs of the poor. (1) Decentralization of services to low-income neighborhood locations.

(2) Relocation of related services to common or nearby sites.

(3) Establishment of programs which fill significant services gaps, and elimination of duplicative services.

(4) Operation of related service programs so that each supports the other

in helping the poor solve a combination of individual or family problems.

(5) Changes in hours and methods of operation which increase utilization of services by poor people.

(6) Improved information and publicity about available services.

(7) Improved outreach, intake, and followup to maximize full use and benefit from available services.

(c) Innovations and improvements in programs, institutional practices, laws, and regulations which increase opportunities for the poor. (1) Implementation of new program concepts, designs, and techniques which increase the accessibility, quality, relevance, and effectiveness of services for the poor.

(2) Modification of eligibility and other rules to assure maximum use of services by those who need them.

(3) Improved incentives to service beneficiaries to move from dependency to self-sufficiency.

(4) Improved and expanded employment opportunities for the poor:

(i) Modification of State and local civil service laws and regulations, as well as private employment practices, to remove arbitrary requirements for prior education and experience which exceed the actual demands of the job, or where necessary skills could be readily acquired through on-the-job training.

(ii) Increasing use of nonprofessionals to perform functions, otherwise performed by professionals, for which professional qualifications are not necessary.

(iii) Establishment of career development programs through which nonprofessionals can advance to positions of greater responsibility and higher pay through in-service training, education incentives, and other aids to selfimprovement.

(iv) Elimination of automatic disqualification from employment because of arrest or bad credit records, or because of previous conviction of crime where the crime was not serious or has no connection to the nature of the position.

(v) Enactment and better enforcement of equal employment opportunity measures.

(vi) Increased active recruitment among the poor and minority group members for supervisory as well as entry level positions.

(5) Increased protection of the rights of poor people as consumers:

(i) Strengthening and improved enforcement of housing codes.

(ii) Enactment and stronger enforcement of open housing measures, and adoption of nondiscriminatory practices by real estate brokers.

(iii) Improved relocation assistance, fair compensation for replacement of property, and provision of increased low-income housing in urban renewal and other housing programs.

(iv) Elimination of discriminatory pricing, merchandising, and credit practices in low-income neighborhoods.

(6) Improved administration of justice and law enforcement:

(i) Provision of adequate and competent counsel for low-income residents. (ii) Elimination of discriminatory bail/bond requirements.

(iii) Inclusion of low-income and minority group members on juries.

(iv) Elimination of discriminatory sentences for poor persons convicted of crimes.

(v) Improved police-community relations and elimination of discriminatory policy practices in low-income areas.

(d) Increased and more effective participation by the poor in the planning and conduct of programs which affect their lives. (1) Development and strengthening of neighborhood-based and target area organizations of lowincome residents addressing a broad range of problems and issues.

(2) Development and strengthening of organizations of low-income participants or beneficiaries of specific service programs:

(i) Welfare rights groups.
(ii) Parent-school organizations.
(iii) Youth groups.

(3) Development and strengthening of economic self-help organizations: (i) Production and marketing cooperatives.

(ii) Buyers clubs.

(iii) Credit unions.

(iv) Neighborhood improvement and low-income housing organizations.

(v) Private business enterprises owned and operated by organizations of low-income people.

(vi) Day-care cooperatives for working mothers.

(4) Development and strengthening of indigenous leadership in the lowincome community and in organizations of poor people.

(5) Increased and more productive communication and consultation between organizations of the poor and the public and private institutions which serve the poor.

(6) Increased authority, responsibility, and administrative capability for organizations of the poor:

(i) Delegation to such organizations of policy-making or operating authority for poverty-related programs.

(ii) Delegation to such organizations of policy-making or operating authority for nonpoverty programs.

(iii) Provision to such organization of discretionary funds to plan, develop, and conduct programs of their choice.

(7) More active and widespread participation by individual residents and poor people in both low-income organizations and in other community, neighborhood, civic, and school organizations.

(8) Greater understanding and exercise by the poor of their rights and privileges as citizens.

(9) Greater and more meaningful representation by the poor on the governing and/or advisory boards of public and private agencies.

(10) Increased employment of lowincome people by public and private agencies in positions of responsibility through which they can influence the character and quality of programs serving the poor.

(e) Broadening of the base of human and material resources invested by the nonpoor community in antipoverty activities. (1) Increased support by nonpoor groups and individuals from programs and measures needed to deal with poverty problems.

(2) Expansion of and improvements in public community services for residents of low-income areas:

(i) Police and fire protection. (ii) Public transportation.

(iii) Garbage collection and street cleaning.

(iv) Education.

(v) Recreation.

(vi) Library services.

(3) Redirection of public or private agency programs to focus more resources on the needs of the poor.

(4) Increased local or state appropriations and revenue for antipoverty programs.

(5) New or increased (non-OEO) Federal funds in the community for antipoverty programs.

(6) Absorption by local or state public or private agencies of costs of established antipoverty originally financed with OEO or other Federal funds.

(7) Increased provision of volunteer time and services to antipoverty programs by individuals or organizations:

(i) Professionals and professional societies.

(ii) Civic associations.

(iii) Women's groups.

(iv) Fraternal orders.

(v) Business organizations. (vi) Student groups.

(vii) Private individuals.

(8) Increased development and provision by private industry of job training and placement programs for lowincome persons.

(9) New and increased investment by private industry in job-creating enterprises in low-income areas.

(10) Provision of administrative and programmatic incentives to encourage increased or sustained commercial and industrial investment in low-income areas.

(11) Elimination of discriminatory practices which withhold regular private loan capital from members of minority groups wishing to invest in commercial enterprises in low-income

areas.

headed by a Chairman and has a National Council composed of 20 Presidential appointees, with the Chairman of the Endowment also serving as Chairman of the Council. The purpose of the Foundation is to develop and promote a broadly conceived national policy of support for the humanities and the arts in the United States.

(b) The Endowments accomplish their missions primarily by providing financial assistance for projects in the arts and the humanities, including the making of fellowship and other awards to individuals as well as awards to nonprofit organizations. By statute, awards made to organizations by the National Endowment for the Arts may not exceed one-half the cost of the project, except that a percentage of

the Arts Endowment's funds may be used for nonmatching grants to organizations which show that they have attempted unsuccessfully to secure funds equal to the amounts applied for.

(c) The organizational arrangement of the Foundation is as follows:

(1) National Endowment for the Arts-(i) Office of the Chairman. The Endowment is headed by the Chairman, who is also Chairman of the National Council on the Arts and a member of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Chairman, with the advice of the National Council on the Arts and the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, is responsible for establishing Endowment policies and for developing and carrying out programs to provide support for projects and productions in the arts. The Chairman is assisted by a Deputy Chairman, who is appointed by him.

(ii) Program Activities of the Arts Endowment. The activities of the Endowment are carried out with the aid of the following program offices: (a) State and Community Operations.

Each of the above offices assists the Chairman in developing programs to provide support for activities in its area of interest.

(2) National Endowment for the Humanities-(i) Office of the Chairman. The Endowment is headed by the Chairman, who is also Chairman of the National Council on the Humanities and a member of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Chairman, with the advice of the National Council on the Humanities and the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, is responsible for establishing Endowment policies and for developing and carrying out programs to provide support