On the Performance Measure tab, you will develop performance measures for each grant activity that you intend to measure. Each performance measure will correspond to a previously selected objective. Service activities/interventions, outputs, and outcomes may be CNCS-defined or user-defined.
Note: Please consult your application instructions for any performance measure requirements that are specific to your grant solicitation.
To create a new performance measure, first select an objective. The list of objectives is limited to those that you selected on the Objective tab.
Enter a short, descriptive title for your performance measure.
Enter a brief description of the problem your program will address in this performance measure.
Select the service activities/interventions that your program will deliver. Select only the service activities/interventions that will lead to the outcomes of this performance measure. You may add an applicant-determined service activity/intervention by selecting "Other".
Enter a brief description for each selected service activity/intervention. Your description should include information about the design and dosage (frequency, intensity, duration) of the service activity/intervention.
Uncheck the box next the service activity/intervention name and click “Save” to remove a previously selected service activity/intervention.
Select output(s). The output list includes only the CNCS-defined outputs which correspond to your selected objective. If you do not wish to select a CNCS measure, or none are listed, you may create an applicant-determined output by clicking the “Add User Defined Output” button. For each output:
• Describe the specific instrument that you will use to measure the output. Include the title of the instrument and a brief description of what it measures. Your description should explain how the instrument will be administered and any details about its reliability and validity.
• Enter your output target and the unit of measure. For applicant-determined outputs, the unit of measure should describe the population that you intend to count (children, miles, etc.). Do not enter percents or hours as units of measure. Your target must be a whole number.
Select outcome(s), if applicable. The outcome list includes only the CNCS-defined outcomes which correspond to your selected objective. If you do not wish to select a CNCS measure, or none are listed, you may create an applicant-determined outcome by clicking the “Add User Defined Outcome” button.
• Describe the specific instrument that you will use to measure the outcome. Include the title of the instrument and a brief description of what it measures. Your description should explain how the instrument will be administered and any details about its reliability and validity.
• Enter your outcome target and the unit of measure. For applicant-determined outcomes, the unit of measure should describe the population that you intend to count (children, miles, etc.). Do not enter percents or hours as units of measure. Your target must be a whole number.
For Capacity Building performance measures, you may select optional end outcomes. Complete the corresponding drop-down box for any end outcome selected.
Enter the number of resources allocated to this performance measure.
Click “Add PM to Table” button to validate your performance measure. If any data is missing or there are errors, eGrants will return a list of errors at the top of the screen. You must address these errors before eGrants will allow you to work on the next measure. Click the “Complete PM” button to re-validate the measure. Once the measure is successfully validated, a blank performance measure entry screen will appear. You may create additional performance measure sets, repeating the instructions above.
After you complete a performance measure, a summary of the measure will appear at the top of the screen. Click the “Edit” button at the end of a row, to re-open the measure for changes. Click the “Delete” button to remove a measure.
Click “Next” to proceed to the Summary tab.
Note: You may delete one or more outputs or outcomes from a performance measure without deleting the entire measure.
• To delete a CNCS-defined output or outcome, change the method back to “—Select Method—“ and delete all text from the instrument description and target number fields. Click “Save” or “Complete PM” to remove the output/outcome from the measure.
• To delete a user-defined output or outcome, delete all text from the title field. Click “Save” or “Complete PM” to remove the output/outcome from the measure.