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By year-end, recurrent subvention and capital grants had been given to
180 NGOs for the provision of social welfare services in accordance with
government policies. Funding allocation for capital grants was administered
by the department on the advice of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee.
To facilitate the smooth implementation of the continuing
subvention reform, a Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee (with the Director
of Social Welfare as Chairperson) advises on measures to achieve continuous
improvement. The performance monitoring aspects of the reform have been
implemented progressively since 1999 under the Service Performance Monitoring
System. This assesses service performance on the basis of a set of well-defined
Service Quality Standards and a Funding and Service Agreement developed
for each specific service. |
