Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information - Complete Instructions

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Grant Application Form instructions explain how applicants submit project objectives and associated quantitative and/or qualitative performance measures through Grants.gov or G5 when directed. The collected information is used to prepopulate the U.S. Department of Education’s automated Grant Performance Report form (ED 524B), including cases requiring final and continuation performance reporting. Guidance covers entering applicant legal information, limiting the number of objectives and measures, formatting objective and measure labels by row, and mapping each measure to the correct measure type (GPRA, PROGRAM, or PROJECT), including appropriate target data fields.

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INSTRUCTIONS

PURPOSE

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Applicant Information

Project Objectives Information and Related Performance Measures Data

Project Objective

Performance Measure

Measure Type

Quantitative Target Data

OMB Number: 1894-0017 Expiration Date: 07/31/2023 INSTRUCTIONS GRANT APPLICATION FORM FOR PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES INFORMATION PURPOSE Applicants must submit a GRANT APPLICATION FORM FOR PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES INFORMATION via [Grants.gov](Grants.gov) or in G5 when instructed to submit applications in G5 . This form collects project objectives and quantitative and/or qualitative performance measures at the time of application submission for the purpose of automatically prepopulating this information into the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) automated Grant Performance Report form (ED 524B), which is completed by ED grantees prior to the awarding of continuation grants. Additionally, this information will prepopulate into ED's automated ED 524B that may be required by program offices of grant recipients that are awarded front loaded grants for their entire multi-year project up-front in a single grant award, and will also be prepopulated into ED's automated ED 524B for those grant recipients that are required to use the ED 524B to submit their final performance reports. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Applicant Information • Legal Name: The legal name of the applicant that will undertake the assistance activity will prepopulate from the Application Form for Federal Assistance (SF 424 Form) . This is the organization that has registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) . Information on registering with SAM may be obtained by visiting [www.Grants.gov](www.Grants.gov). Project Objectives Information and Related Performance Measures Data Your grant application establishes project objectives stating what you hope to achieve with your funded grant project. Generally, one or more performance measures are also established for each project objective that will serve to demonstrate whether you have met or are making progress towards meeting each project objective. • Project Objective: Enter each project objective that is included in your grant application. When completing this [form in Grants.gov](form in Grants.gov) , a maximum of 26 project objectives may be entered. Only one project objective should be entered per row. Project objectives should be numbered sequentially, i.e. , 1. , 2. , 3. , etc. If applicable, project objectives may be entered for each project year; however, the year to which the project objective applies must be clearly identified as is presented in the following examples: 1. Year 1. Provide two hour training to teachers in the Boston school district that focuses on improving test scores. 2. Year 2. Provide two hour training to teachers in [the Washington D.C. school](the Washington D.C. school) district that focuses on improving test scores. • Performance Measure: For each project objective, enter each associated quantitative and/or qualitative performance measure. When completing [this form in Grants.gov](this form in Grants.gov), a maximum of 26 quantitative and/or qualitative performance measures may be entered. There may be multiple quantitative and/or qualitative performance measures associated with each project objective. Enter only one quantitative or qualitative performance measure per row. Each quantitative or qualitative performance measure that is associated with a particular project objective should be labeled using an alpha indicator. Example: The first quantitative or qualitative performance measure associated with project objective "1" should be labeled "1 .a.," the second quantitative or qualitative performance measure for project objective "1" should be labeled "1 . b.," etc. If applicable, quantitative and/or qualitative performance measures may be entered for each project year; however, the year to which the quantitative and/or qualitative performance measures apply must be clearly identified as is presented in the following examples: 1.a. Year 1. By the end of year one, 125 teachers in the Boston school district will receiv

FAQs

What is the purpose of providing project objectives and performance measures in this grant application form?

The form collects project objectives and quantitative/qualitative performance measures so they can be automatically prepopulated into the Department of Education’s automated ED 524B Grant Performance Report.

How many project objectives and performance measures can an applicant enter in this form?

Applicants may enter up to 26 project objectives and up to 26 quantitative/qualitative performance measures when completing the form in Grants.gov.

What measure types can be selected for performance measures?

Measure type can be GPRA, PROGRAM, or PROJECT, where PROJECT refers to project-specific performance measures established to meet the applicant’s project objectives.

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