NIDRR Performance Measures and Tools for Outcomes Planning

NIDRR GPRA Performance Measures
NIDRR Logic Model
NIDRR Technical Assistance Resources
NIDRR Proposed Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2009
Office of Management & Budget Technical Assistance Resources
U.S. Department of Education Performance and Accountability Reports for NIDRR
NIDRR Form for Annual Grantee Performance Reporting (forthcoming Spring 2006)

NIDRR GPRA Performance Measures

• FY2006 GPRA Performance Measures: This "view" contains all of NIDRR's performance measures including the internal measures (Goal 7) as well as the official GPRA measures (Goal 8). These measures are taken directly from the Department's Program Performance Management Database (PPMD) and contain additional information on performance targets, assessment of progress, and sources and quality of data - MS Word Version | HTML Version

Not all performance measures listed in this document apply to each award. For information on the specific Performance Measures associated with a given award, the user should refer to the Federal Register announcement for that award. Or, if the grant was awarded prior to the inclusion of performance measures, the grantee should contact the project officer for that award.

NIDRR uses these performance measures to evaluate the overall success of its research program. Each year NIDRR examines, through expert review, a portion of its funded projects to assess the quality of grantee performance and products. NIDRR uses information submitted by grantees as part of their Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for these reviews. NIDRR also determines, using information submitted as part of the APR, the number of publications in refereed journals that are based on NIDRR-funded research and development activities. The Department's program performance reports, which include information on NIDRR programs, are available on the U.S. Department of Education Web site: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/PES/planning.html.

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NIDRR Logic Model

• NIDRR Outcomes Logic Model (Powerpoint Slide/Diagram) Updated May 5, 2005

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NIDRR Technical Assistance Resources

• Overview of NIDRR’s New Performance Management Systems and Data Needs—Presented to the NARRTC Outcomes Planning & Reporting Workshop (Powerpoint Presentation that applies to both RRTCs and RERCs) - April 27, 2005
• Examples of Fully Formulated Outcome Goals Presented to NARRTC Outcomes Planning & Reporting Workshop (Word Document) - April 28, 2005
• NIDRR's Response to the Government-Wide Shift in Accountability for Results (Volume 9 No. 2, 2004)

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NIDRR Proposed Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2009

• NIDRR Proposed Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2009 (html file): The proposed plan was published in the Federal Register in a supplementary section on July 27, 2005. NIDRR will consider all comments received within 30 days and make any necessary revisions to the plan

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Office of Management & Budget Technical Assistance Resources

• Instructions for the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PDF file)
• Government Performance Results Act (GPRA)-Related Materials
• Assessing Program Performance for the FY2005 Budget

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U.S. Department of Education Performance and Accountability Reports for NIDRR

• U.S. Department of Education Performance and Accountability Report 2003 (PDF file of entire report) For NIDRR, see Performance Details, Goal 4 Transforming Education into an Evidenced-Based Field, page 80
• U.S. Department of Education Performance and Accountability Report 2004 (PDF file of entire report) NIDRR is mentioned on pages 11, 85,88, 90, 161. February 17, 2005

NIDRR Form for Annual Grantee Performance Reporting (forthcoming Spring 2006)

In the future, this section of the website will also be the place where NIDRR stakeholders can be informed and comment on the latest developments to the APR.

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