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# Release Notes

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**August 2026**</mark>

**New Sections**

* [Program Improvement Plan](/cmshandbook/program-quality-assessment/program-improvement-plan-pip.md)

**Changes to Existing Sections**

* Described [new survey administration reminders](/cmshandbook/workplan/workplan.md#complete-and-submit-the-performance-measures-form) related to [*Completing a Workplan*](/cmshandbook/workplan/workplan.md#step-5-complete-and-submit-the-performance-measures-form) within the [*Workplan*](/cmshandbook/workplan/workplan.md) section
* Described the new Participant Merge Tool in the [*Participants & Staff* ](/cmshandbook/participants-and-staff/participants-and-staff-overview.md)section
* Added details on referral reporting requirements under the [individual activities reporting steps](/cmshandbook/activities/submitting-participation-and-attendance-data.md#individual-activities)
* Added Adult Staff, Youth Staff, and Fringe Benefits invoicing details in the [*Submitting Monthly Invoices*](/cmshandbook/invoices/submitting-monthly-invoices.md#complete-and-submit-the-expenses-form) section
* Described file categorization within the[ *Resources - Grantee Files*](/cmshandbook/resources/resources-overview.md) section

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**August 2025**</mark>

**New Sections**

* [Uploading Supporting Documents](/cmshandbook/invoices/uploading-supporting-documents.md)

**Changes to Existing Sections**

* Updated Invoicing section to reflect changes to invoicing for [Adult Staff, Youth Staff, and Subcontractors](/cmshandbook/invoices/submitting-monthly-invoices.md#submitting-monthly-invoices)

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**April 2025**</mark>

**New Sections**

* Appendix F: Beacon Community Schools Reporting Guidance
* [*Resources*](/cmshandbook/resources/resources-overview.md)

**Changes to Existing Sections**

* Added additional details related to [*Workplan Revisions*](/cmshandbook/workplan/workplan-revisions.md) in the [*Workplan* ](/cmshandbook/workplan/workplan.md)section
* Added additional details related to *Submitting Monthly Invoices* in the *Invoices* section

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**September 2024**</mark>

**New Sections**

* [*Program Quality Assessment (PQA)*](/cmshandbook/program-quality-assessment/program-quality-assessment-overview.md)

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**August 2024**</mark>

**New Sections**

* [*Invoices*](/cmshandbook/invoices/submitting-monthly-invoices.md)
* [*Data Upload Tool*](/cmshandbook/upload-tool/step-by-step-instructions-for-uploading-data.md)

**Changes to Existing Sections**

* Described the new *Notes* module in the list of Forms and Modules in [*Navigating the CMS*](/cmshandbook/overview/navigating-the-cms.md)
* Added additional access details related to the *Notes* module in the [*User Accounts*](/cmshandbook/user-accounts/user-accounts-overview.md) section
* Added Appendix D: Participant Outcomes Data Entry & Reporting Instructions
* Added Appendix E: CMS to EMS Transfer Guide

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**July 2024**</mark>

**New Sections**

* [*Participants & Staff*](/cmshandbook/participants-and-staff/participants-and-staff-overview.md)
* [*Activities*](/cmshandbook/activities/activities.md)
* [*Outcomes*](/cmshandbook/outcomes/outcomes-overview.md)

**Changes to Existing Sections**

* Described the new *Outcomes* section in the list of Forms and Modules in [*Navigating the CMS*](/cmshandbook/overview/navigating-the-cms.md)
* Added additional access details related to the *Outcomes* and *Resources* modules in the [*User Accounts*](/cmshandbook/user-accounts/user-accounts-overview.md) section

## <mark style="background-color:$primary;">**April 2024**</mark>

Initial release of the CMS Handbook for the FY2024-2029 funding cycle