Be sure project designs are based on thorough due diligence. The NAF population was designated as beneficiaries of the Water Smart Homes Direct Assistance Program in the compact agreement, but doubts were raisedduring compact implementation, before this activity began, that this population may not the best population to benefit from the investment – they may not have needed these investments the most. Since the NAF population was designated in the compact language, it was too difficult to change it. This may have contributed to the lack of impact found by the evaluation for the Water Smart Homes Direct Assistance Program.
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