The VA Nonprofit Program Office (NPPO) will begin conducting site visits of NPCs in September 2009 with the goal of completing all of the visits before the end of the year.  The purpose is to evaluate NPCs to establish a baseline understanding of their compliance with organizational, managerial and operational requirements.  The results of the site visits will be used to determine future VHA oversight of NPCs.  The NPC Evaluation Checklist (linked below) developed by the VHA NPC Steering Committee will be the primary tool used to perform the NPPO site visits, supplemented by each NPC’s most recent annual reports to VA and spot-checks of NPC documentation.

To assist NAVREF members in preparing for the NPPO site visits, linked below is a document containing 1) a discussion of the basis of each checklist evaluation item; and 2) suggested documentation to provide to reviewers.

NPCs may wish to provide the site visitors with a binder containing the documentation that verifies compliance.  Tabbed Avery dividers created to organize the binder are linked below.

Do not hesitate to contact the NAVREF office if you have questions or need additional information.  Additionally, NAVREF board members have offered to review and comment on an NPC’s documentation prior to the NPC’s NPPO site visit.  If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please contact the NAVREF office.

·         August 5, 2009 Email from Kim Collins, NPPO Administrator

·         NPC Evaluation Checklist

·         NAVREF Suggestions for Fulfilling “NPC Evaluation Checklist” Items and Accommodating NPPO Site Visits

- Printer-friendly PDF

- Word Document

·         Avery Tabbed Binder Dividers – Ready to print on Avery tabbed dividers

§  8 Dividers - Purchase 1 package of Avery Dividers No. 11417 – 1 package of 8 tabs for 3 baseline documents and the 3 major checklist sections

§  12 Dividers - Purchase 3 packages of Avery Dividers No. 11404 – 3 packages of 12 tabs each for the 31 evaluation items