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Public Health AmeriCorps 2022 Endof-Year Project Progress Report 

Instructions

AmeriCorps State and National

June 2023
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Table of Contents

How Will AmeriCorps Use the Information Reported?............................................... 2

What Are the Components of the End-of-Year PPR?................................................ 2

When Is the End-of-Year PPR Due? ............................................................................. 2

Selecting the Right PPR ................................................................................................ 2

Reporting Period ........................................................................................................... 3

Completing the PPR ..................................................................................................... 4

General Information Tab .......................................................................................... 4

Performance Data Elements Tab ............................................................................ 4

Performance Indicators Tab..................................................................................... 7

Enrollment and Retention ..................................................................................... 7

8-Day Enrollment and 30-Day Exit........................................................................ 7

Performance Measures Tab..................................................................................... 8

Narratives Tab.......................................................................................................... 10

Data Quality (Required)...................................................................................... 11

Performance Management (Required)............................................................ 11

TTA and Monitoring (Required for National grantees only; State Commissions 

provide this information in the Commission Support Grant PPR).................... 11

Other Explanations (Optional)............................................................................ 12

Summary Tab........................................................................................................... 12

Submitting the PPR...................................................................................................... 12

Reviewing Feedback and Responding to Clarification Items in the PPR.............. 12

Appendix 1: Project Progress Report Supplemental Instructions: Performance 

Data Elements............................................................................................................. 13

Required for All Grantees ....................................................................................... 14

Required for All Grantees for Whom the Indicator Is Relevant to Their Program 

Model ....................................................................................................................... 14

Optional for All Grantees........................................................................................ 18

Required Only for Economic Mobility Corps Grantees........................................ 19

Required Only for Public Health AmeriCorps Grantees ...................................... 19
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How Will AmeriCorps Use the Information Reported?

The Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) Project Progress Report (PPR) provides 

information for AmeriCorps staff to monitor grantee progress and to respond to 

requests from Congress and other stakeholders. Some information provided in your 

PPR may be used by AmeriCorps to promote service. Program staff will use the 

information you provide to identify trends and issues that may lead to changes in 

policies and procedures, allocation of training and technical assistance, or 

opportunities for peer learning.

Information in the PHA PPR will also be used to support the evaluation of the Public 

Health AmeriCorps program, which is conducted by a third-party contractor, JBS 

International. 

What Are the Components of the End-of-Year PPR?

The End-of-Year PPR consists of four sections: Performance Data Elements, 

Performance Indicators, Performance Measures, and Narratives. 

Please complete the report using eGrants, AmeriCorps’ integrated, secure, webbased system for grants management, and follow these instructions.

Please note: Public Health AmeriCorps PPRs are not visible to grantees in eGrants 

until 4 months prior to their due date.

When Is the End-of-Year PPR Due?

The PPR is due on November 30, 2023. If you cannot meet the submission deadline 

for the progress report, you must request an extension from your Portfolio Manager. 

Requests for extensions may be granted when:

1. The report cannot be finished in a timely manner for reasons legitimately 

beyond the control of the grantee, and

2. AmeriCorps receives a request explaining the need for an extension before the 

due date of the report.

Selecting the Right PPR

After logging into eGrants:

1. Click the Progress Report link in the lower right corner of the screen.
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Figure 1: Home page of eGrants Phase 2 with the Progress Report link circled.

You will see a list of possible progress reports for each of your existing grants. 

2. Find the grant number that includes the 2022-23 program year and expand 

the list by clicking on the orange arrow key to the right of the grant number.

3. Find the progress report with a due date of 11/30/2023 labeled Progress 

Report Annual and click on the edit link.

You will be taken to the main progress report screen.

Please note: Please be sure to select the grant and PPR associated with your Public 

Health AmeriCorps grant. Non-PHA AmeriCorps State and National (ASN) grantees 

also have a Progress Report Annual due on 11/30/2023. All data for ASN grants 

should be included in the ASN PPR, which have a separate set of instructions.

Reporting Period

The reporting period is from the beginning of your 2022 grant year through 

September 30, 2023. 
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• Report all Performance Data Elements collected during the time period 

10/1/2022-9/30/2023, regardless of the member cohort or program year to 

which the data are connected.

• Report all Performance Measures data pertaining to your 2022 program year. 

Any activities taking place during the reporting period that correspond to a 

later grant year (e.g., FY 23 PHA grant award) should be reported on the 

subsequent end-of-year PPR. 

Data submitted in the progress report must be valid (i.e., the data collected and 

reported must accurately align with the performance measure instructions, approved 

program design, and grant application) and verifiable (i.e., the grantee must be able 

to demonstrate the data are accurate). Source documentation that supports the 

reported results must be maintained as grant records. 

Completing the PPR

General Information Tab

The General Information tab displays information for the progress report you have 

selected. Check the grant number and due date to ensure you have selected the 

correct report. If you have not selected the correct report for the reporting period 

and due date, click the Cancel button and select the correct report. If you have 

selected the correct report, click the Begin button to open the progress report. If you 

return to this tab after starting the report, you will see a Continue Working button 

that allows you to open the report that is in progress.

Open amendments on the same grant year as the PPR may interfere with data entry in 

the PPR. If you have amendment(s) currently in process that fit this description, please 

work with your Portfolio Manager to get the amendment(s) awarded or withdrawn 

before you start entering data into the PPR. Also, it is best to avoid initiating 

amendments on the same grant year while you are entering data into the PPR (i.e., 

after you open the PPR for the first time but prior to submitting the PPR to 

AmeriCorps). Same-year amendments awarded during the PPR data-entry process 

may result in the need to re-enter all of the data from scratch.

Performance Data Elements Tab

The Performance Data Elements tab contains a list of data elements of interest to 

AmeriCorps. The definition of each Performance Data Element can be found in 

Appendix 1: 2022 PPR Supplemental Instructions. If you do not see all of the 

Performance Data Elements listed below, you will need to start a new PPR. Your 

responses on this tab should include all data collected for these elements during 
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the time period 10/1/2022-9/30/2023, regardless of the member cohort or 

program year to which the data are connected.

The following elements are required for all grantees:

• Number of individuals who applied to be AmeriCorps members

• Number of volunteers recruited or managed

• Dollar amount of resources leveraged by the program

The following elements are required for all grantees for whom the indicator is 

relevant to their program model where “relevant” refers to something that is a 

significant part of a grantee’s program design and Theory of Change:

• Number of hours served by recruited or managed volunteers

• Number of individuals affected by disaster served 

• Number of individuals assisted in preparing for disasters

• Number of children and youth served

• Number of individuals receiving job training or placement

• Number of individuals receiving independent living services

• Number of veterans served

• Number of veteran family members served

• Number of military family members served

• Number of active duty military members served

• Dollar amount of resources leveraged by national service participants

• Number of acres of public land supported

• Number of individuals receiving opioid/drug intervention services

The following elements are optional for all grantees:
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• Number of previously unemployed AmeriCorps members who gain 

employment

• Number of veterans serving as AmeriCorps members who gain employment

• Number of AmeriCorps members who earn a high-school diploma or GED

• Number of AmeriCorps members who remain in the education field postservice

The following elements are required only for Economic Mobility Corps grantees:

• Number of certified CDFIs identified to receive AmeriCorps members

• Number of AmeriCorps members placed at one or more certified CDFIs

The following elements are required only for Public Health AmeriCorps grantees:

• Number of AmeriCorps members recruited from the geographic or 

demographic communities the program operates

• Number of AmeriCorps members with increased knowledge about public 

health

• Number of AmeriCorps members who remain the public health field postservice

To complete the Performance Data Elements tab, refer to the definitions in Appendix 

1: 2022 PPR Supplemental Instructions. Enter the appropriate numerical value for 

each element for which you are expected to report data. If you are not reporting data 

on an element, enter a zero (0) in that field. 

The progress report cannot be submitted until there is a numerical value, including 

zero, entered in every field on this tab. 

If you wish to provide an explanation about the data you have entered on this tab, 

clicking on the Grantee Narrative bar will open a text box for this purpose. This is not 

required. (Please note: the Grantee Narrative text box has a 2,000-character limit.

Any text entered above the character limit will not be saved.)

Data reported should not be duplicated in any other AmeriCorps program progress 

reports including but not limited to AmeriCorps State and National, Commission 
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Support Grant, Commission Investment Fund, Volunteer Generation Fund, VISTA, or 

AmeriCorps Seniors progress reports.

Click Next to proceed to the next tab.

Performance Indicators Tab

The Performance Indicators Tab shows enrollment, retention, 8-day enrollment rates 

and 30-day exit rates for the 2022 program year. These data are pulled from the 

Portal the first time the tab is opened. The data do not refresh when the tab is 

re-opened. As a result, please do not open this tab until you are ready to 

complete it. Use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the page to see the chart 

in its entirety.

Enrollment and Retention

For enrollment and retention, a Yes or No appears in the Meets AmeriCorps 

Expectations column. AmeriCorps expects grantees to provide an explanation for 

retention rates below 85% and to achieve the highest retention rate possible. 

Enrollment rates below 100% is assessed as not meeting AmeriCorps expectations. 

For National grantees and state subgrantees with enrollment rates less than 100% 

and/or retention rates less than 85%: 

• In the Explanation column to the right of the Meets AmeriCorps 

Expectations column, explain why and identify corrective actions that are 

being planned to improve recruitment and retention practices, or any planned 

reduction in slots requested. 

• Click on the button that says, Enter Explanation, type your explanation and 

corrective action plan, and click the Close button. 

The progress report cannot be submitted unless all required explanations have been 

provided. (Please note: each explanation has a 1,000-character limit. Any text entered 

above the character limit will not be saved.)

8-Day Enrollment and 30-Day Exit

For 8-day enrollment and 30-day exit rates, a Yes or No appears in the Compliant

column. Any rate below 100% is not compliant. 

For National grantees or state subgrantees with enrollment or exit rates below 100% 

for reasons entirely beyond the grantee or subgrantee’s control, provide an 
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explanation in the Grantee Narrative section. (Please note: each explanation has a 

1,000-character limit. Any text entered above the character limit will not be saved.)

Based on this explanation, your Portfolio Manager may change the compliance status 

to Yes. No other explanations are required.

Click Next to go to the next tab.

Performance Measures Tab

The Performance Measures tab asks grantees to enter performance measure data for 

the 2022 program year and to compare achieved (actual) values to the targets set in 

the grant application. Your responses on this tab should include all data pertaining to 

your 2022 program year (i.e., the outputs and outcomes accomplished by your 2022

cohort of AmeriCorps members). Any activities taking place during the reporting 

period that correspond to a later grant year (2023 or beyond) should be reported on 

the subsequent end-of-year PPR.

Each performance measure panel contains a chart showing each output and outcome 

for the performance measure, as well as the MSYs and members allocated to the 

measure. Grantees will report on output and outcome data only. As MSY and 

member data are not required, please enter zeroes in the Actual boxes for MSYs and 

members on this tab. Failure to do so will result in the PPR being returned for 

correction. Use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the page to see the chart in 

its entirety. 

For each output and outcome, enter a numerical value documenting progress toward 

the target. Round any decimals to the nearest whole number. When you have entered 

all data for one performance measure, check the Done with Section box. This action 

will cause a green checkmark to appear on the accordion panel when it is collapsed, 

signaling that you are done entering data in this panel. If you leave any fields blank or 

include any characters other than numbers (commas, decimals, percent symbols, etc.) 

these fields will default to values of zero when you move to the next tab or save the 

report.

Once data have been entered for each performance measure, click the Calculate

button at the bottom of the page. This action will enable eGrants to calculate the 

numerical difference between each performance measure target and actual, as well 

as the percent of the target that was reached. In each performance measure panel, 

these values will appear in the Diff and % of Target columns. A Yes or No will 

automatically appear in the Met Target column.

An explanation is required for any output or outcome measure for which one or more 

of the following is true:
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• The actual is lower than the target value; 

• The actual greatly exceeds the target value (i.e., by 400% or more); 

• Program activities and/or data collection are still ongoing for this measure, 

even if targets have already been met; and/or 

• Data from the previous grant year that were not reported on the previous endof-year PPR have been included in the reported actual 

The content of the explanations should be as follows:

Situation Required Explanation

Actual that is lower 

than the target 

value

Reason(s) why the target was not met, and corrective action 

plan for how the program intends to meet this target in the 

next program year. If activities are still ongoing, please see 

below for the required explanation content.

Actual that 

exceeds the target 

value by 400% or 

more

Reason(s) why the actual value is significantly higher than 

originally projected. It must be clear in the explanation that no 

data were double-counted and that all data are directly 

attributable to program activities.

Ongoing program 

activities and/or 

data collection, 

even if the target is 

already met

State that activities are still ongoing and explain when 

program activities will be completed and a full set of data will 

be available. Any output or outcome data that are not 

reported in this PPR will need to be included in next year’s 

end-of-year PPR.

Data included that 

were not reported 

in the previous 

grant year

Indicate what numerical portion of the actual value 

corresponds to the current grant year vs. the previous grant 

year. Only data that were not already reported on the 

previous year’s end-of-year PPR should be included here.

Please note: If the situation is that the actual is lower than the target value, the 

explanations should be provided for any output or outcome where the actual value 

for the current grant year is lower than the target value.

To enter an explanation, click on the Enter Explanation button in the 

Explanation/Corrective Action column. Clicking this button opens a text box where 

the explanation should be entered. (Please note: each explanation has a 1,000-

character limit. Any text entered above the character limit will not be saved.)
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Figure 2: Performance Measure chart with arrow pointing to Explanation/Corrective Action field.

If the explanation entered for one output or outcome target applies to other targets 

for the measure (e.g., an output and outcome were unmet for the same reason), 

clicking the Copy button will automatically copy the explanation to the other outputs 

and outcomes in the measure. If you wish to provide a different explanation for other 

outputs or outcomes in the measure, enter those explanations by clicking on the 

Enter Explanation button for those outputs or outcomes. 

Performance measurement data reported in this PPR should not be duplicated in any 

other AmeriCorps progress reports submitted by your organization, including but not 

limited to other AmeriCorps State and National, Commission Support Grant, 

Commission Investment Fund, Volunteer Generation Fund, VISTA, or AmeriCorps 

Seniors progress reports.

The progress report cannot be submitted unless all required data has been entered.

Click Next to go to the next tab.

Narratives Tab

The Narratives tab asks grantees to reflect on activities and accomplishments during 

the 2022 program year. State Commissions should not provide information from 

every Public Health AmeriCorps subgrantee when responding to narrative questions; 

rather, they should provide high-level analysis of their Public Health AmeriCorps

portfolio supplemented by relevant examples. 

Click on the accordion panels to enter narratives. When accordion panels are closed, 

green checkmarks indicate that text has been entered in the text box. Text must be 
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entered in every narrative field before submitting the PPR. For fields that are not 

required, if not providing narrative, enter “N/A” in the text box.

Provide the following narratives. Please limit your remarks in each section to 1,500 

words or less. (The Progress Report screens will accept 32,000 characters per 

narrative field and will save the entire narrative entered up to that limit. However, the 

PDF printout of the PPR often truncates the narratives entered in the Progress Report 

interface and may not display fully in the PDF.)

Data Quality (Required)

National Grantees: Describe the specific steps you took to verify data from sites 

reported in this PPR.

State Commissions: Describe the specific steps you took to verify the subgrantee data 

reported in this PPR. 

Performance Management (Required)

National Grantees: Describe how you have used the data you have collected about 

your processes or outcomes (including performance measurement and evaluation 

data) during the reporting period to improve your program. Based on the data you 

have collected, what has worked well in your program during the reporting period, 

and what changes will you make in the coming year to improve processes and/or 

outcomes to better address identified community needs?

State Commissions: Describe how you have supported subgrantees during the 

reporting period to use data they have collected about their processes or outcomes 

(including performance measurement and evaluation data) to improve their 

programs. Provide examples of how subgrantees have used data during the 

reporting period, and/or plan to use data in the coming year, to make improvements 

to program processes and/or outcomes to better address their identified community 

needs.

TTA and Monitoring (Required for National grantees only; State Commissions 

provide this information in the Commission Support Grant PPR) 

National Grantees: 

• Describe the training and technical assistance you provided to your sites 

during the reporting period.

• Describe how you monitored your sites during the reporting period. Discuss 

any significant issues or trends you have identified through programmatic and 

fiscal monitoring and how you are responding to them.
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State Commissions: enter N/A

Other Explanations (Optional)

If required narrative explanations in other sections of the PPR exceeded character 

limits, provide overflow explanations here.

Click Next to go to the next tab.

Summary Tab

This tab provides a summary of the data entered in previous tabs. Pie charts and an 

MSY/Member summary chart show resource allocations and member activities. 

Graphs show performance against National Performance Measure targets. For State 

Commissions, these data are aggregated at the prime level. The subgrantee 

performance summary provides a quick visual reference for subgrantee performance.

From this tab, you can view or print all text and data entered into the PPR by clicking 

Print Overall GPR Summary. 

For National grantees, to print a visual summary similar to the summary screen, click 

Print Grantee Report.

For State Commissions, to view or print a summary of all data entered for a single 

subgrantee, select a subgrantee in the Select Subgrantee dropdown box and click 

Print Subgrantee Report.

To comment on this summary, enter text in the Overall Grantee Note text box. 

(Please note: the Overall Grantee Note text box has a 3,980-character limit. Any text 

entered above the character limit will not be saved.)

Submitting the PPR

When all data have been entered into the progress report, go to the Summary tab 

and click the Grantee – Submit to AmeriCorps button.

Reviewing Feedback and Responding to Clarification Items 

in the PPR

For each tab where data are entered, the AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager reviews data 

and determines whether clarification is necessary. If no clarification is required, the 

Portfolio Manager closes out the PPR. If clarification is required, the Portfolio Manager 
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checks the Clarification Required box on each tab that requires clarification and 

returns the PPR for rework.

The following text fields for feedback and clarification appear on all tabs where data 

are entered:

• Program Officer Feedback – May contain feedback from the AmeriCorps 

Portfolio Manager. Grantees are not required to provide clarification regarding 

this feedback.

• Program Officer Clarification Items – Contains clarification items from the 

AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager. Grantees are required to respond to these 

clarification items by making the necessary changes/corrections to the PPR 

content.

• Grantee Clarification Items – Grantees use this text field to enter their 

responses to the clarification items that appear in the Program Officer 

Clarification Items field. (Please note: the Grantee Clarification text box has a 

1,984-character limit. Any text entered above the character limit will not be 

saved.)

Charts on the Performance Indicators tab and the Performance Measures tab may 

also contain clarification columns to signal specific items on the chart that require 

clarification. 

After responding to all clarification items, the grantee returns the report to 

AmeriCorps by clicking the Grantee – Submit to AmeriCorps button on the 

Summary tab.

If the progress report does not require clarification or all clarification items have been 

satisfactorily addressed, the AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager will set the PPR status to 

Reviewed. The grantee will receive email notification and will be able to review any 

feedback provided in the progress report when the report is in Reviewed status.

Appendix 1: Project Progress Report Supplemental

Instructions: Performance Data Elements

Data reported for Performance Data Elements in the Project Progress Report (PPR) 

must adhere to the following definitions.

Please note: All Performance Data Elements should reflect unduplicated counts and 

should not be double-counted in any other progress report submitted to 
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AmeriCorps. State Commissions should report the sum of the counts provided by 

their subgrantees. 

Required for All Grantees

Number of individuals who applied to be AmeriCorps members: 

Number of individuals who submitted applications for AmeriCorps member positions 

in your program during the time period from October 1-September 30. National 

direct grantees and state commissions are required to coordinate to ensure that they 

are not reporting duplicate counts. If an organization has both a national grant and a 

state subgrant, either the national grantee or the state commission should count the 

number of applicants for the state program, not both.

Number of volunteers recruited or managed:

Number of volunteers recruited, trained, managed, or coordinated by your program 

during the time period from October 1-September 30. For programs that engage 

national service participants (AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Senior 

volunteers), the count should represent only volunteers 

recruited/trained/managed/coordinated through the efforts of the national service 

participant, and should not include the national service participants themselves. Each 

individual volunteer should be counted only once even if they participated in more 

than one volunteer opportunity.

Dollar amount of resources leveraged by the program:

Dollar amount of cash and in-kind resources leveraged by your program to support 

activities under this specific program during the time period from October 1-

September 30. The reported value should not include resources reported as formal 

match or cost share (if applicable) and should also not include resources provided by 

AmeriCorps as federal grant share or member benefits. Rather, the reported value 

should reflect any actual expenditures beyond the formal budget (similar to the 

“Other Revenue” funds projected in the AmeriCorps State and National grant 

application). The reported amount should be backed up by your own accounting 

records but does not need to follow the documentation requirements for formal 

match or cost share. Resources raised by the national service participant (if 

applicable) should not be included in the reported value; this value should be 

reported in a separate Performance Data Element.

Required for All Grantees for Whom the Indicator Is Relevant to Their 

Program Model

Please note: Relevant = something that is a significant part of a grantee’s program 

design and Theory of Change
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Number of hours served by recruited or managed volunteers:

Total number of hours served by volunteers that were recruited, trained, managed, or 

coordinated by your program during the time period from October 1-September 30. 

For programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps members or 

AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only hours served by 

volunteers recruited and/or supported through the efforts of the national service 

participant, and should not include hours served by the national service participants 

themselves.

Number of individuals affected by disaster served:

Number of individuals that received support or assistance from your program in the 

areas of disaster response (immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the 

environment, and/or meet basic human needs) and/or disaster recovery (longer-term 

care or restoration) during the time period from October 1-September 30. For 

programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps members or 

AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only individuals 

supported or assisted through the efforts of the national service participant, and 

should not include the national service participants themselves. Each individual 

should be counted only once even if they were assisted on more than one occasion.

Number of individuals assisted in preparing for disasters:

Number of individuals that received support or assistance from your program in the 

area of disaster preparation (planning, training, educating, and/or increasing 

capability in advance of potential disasters) during the time period from October 1-

September 30. For programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps 

members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only 

individuals supported or assisted through the efforts of the national service 

participant, and should not include the national service participants themselves. Each 

individual should be counted only once even if they were assisted on more than one 

occasion.

Number of children and youth served:

Number of children and/or youth that receive support or assistance from your 

program during the time period from October 1-September 30. For programs that 

engage national service participants (AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Senior 

volunteers), the count should represent only individuals supported or assisted 

through the efforts of the national service participant and should not include the 

national service participants themselves. Each individual should be counted only 

once even if they were assisted on more than one occasion.

Number of individuals receiving job training or placement:

Number of individuals that received support or assistance from your program in the 

areas of job readiness/job skills training or job placement during the time period 

from October 1-September 30. For programs that engage national service 
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participants (AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count 

should represent only individuals supported or assisted through the efforts of the 

national service participant and should not include the national service participants 

themselves. Each individual should be counted only once even if they were assisted 

on more than one occasion.

Number of individuals receiving independent living services:

Number of individuals, including seniors and persons with disabilities, that received 

support or assistance from your program to facilitate independent living during the 

time period from October 1-September 30. For programs that engage national 

service participants (AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the 

count should represent only individuals supported or assisted through the efforts of 

the national service participant and should not include the national service 

participants themselves. Each individual should be counted only once even if they 

were assisted on more than one occasion.

Number of veterans served:

Number of veterans of the U.S. Armed Services that received support or assistance 

from your program during the time period from October 1-September 30. For 

programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps members or 

AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only veterans supported 

or assisted through the efforts of the national service participant, and should not 

include the national service participants themselves. Each individual veteran should 

be counted only once even if they were assisted on more than one occasion.

Number of veteran family members served:

Number of veteran family members (persons related by blood, marriage or adoption 

to a veteran of the U.S. Armed Services, including one who is deceased) that received 

support or assistance from your program during the time period from October 1-

September 30. For programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps 

members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only family 

members supported or assisted through the efforts of the national service participant, 

and should not include the national service participants themselves. Each family 

member should be counted only once even if they were assisted on more than one 

occasion.

Number of military family members served:

Number of military family members (persons related by blood, marriage or adoption 

to an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Services, including National Guard 

members, reservists, and wounded warriors) that received support or assistance from 

your program during the time period from October 1-September 30. For programs 

that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps 

Senior volunteers), the count should represent only family members supported or 

assisted through the efforts of the national service participant, and should not include 
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the national service participants themselves. Each family member should be counted 

only once even if they were assisted on more than one occasion.

Number of active duty military members served:

Number of active duty members of the U.S. Armed Services (including National 

Guard members, reservists, and wounded warriors) that received support or 

assistance from your program during the time period from October 1-September 30. 

For programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps members or 

AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only active duty Armed 

Service members supported or assisted through the efforts of the national service 

participant, and should not include the national service participants themselves. Each 

active duty military member should be counted only once even if they were assisted 

on more than one occasion.

Dollar amount of resources leveraged by national service participants:

Dollar amount of cash and in-kind resources raised directly by national service 

participants (AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers) to support 

activities under this specific program during the time period from October 1-

September 30. The reported value should not include resources reported as formal 

match or cost share (if applicable) and should also not include resources provided by 

AmeriCorps as federal grant share or member benefits. Resources raised by program 

staff should not be included in the reported value; this value should be reported in a 

separate Performance Data Element.

Number of acres of public land supported:

Number of acres of public land treated by your program for the purpose of 

improving the condition of the land during the time period from October 1-

September 30. For programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps 

members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only acres of 

land treated through the efforts of the national service participant. Each acre should 

be counted only once even if it was treated on more than one occasion.

Number of individuals receiving opioid/drug intervention services:

Number of individuals who received services in prevention, treatment, or posttreatment of opioid or other drug use/abuse during the time period from October 1-

September 30. For programs that engage national service participants (AmeriCorps 

members or AmeriCorps Senior volunteers), the count should represent only 

individuals supported or assisted through the efforts of the national service 

participant, and should not include the national service participants themselves. Each 

individual should be counted only once even if they were assisted on more than one 

occasion.
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Optional for All Grantees

Number of previously unemployed AmeriCorps members who gain 

employment:

Number of AmeriCorps members who were unemployed prior to their term of 

service and who secure employment during the time period from October 1-

September 30. In order to be counted, previously unemployed members must secure 

employment during their term of service or within 90 days after finishing their service 

term. Only AmeriCorps members who successfully complete their term of service OR 

who leave service due to compelling personal circumstances (see 45 CFR §2522.230) 

may be counted. “Secure employment” refers to paid, regular employment or serving 

in the military/national guard. Admission to another term of AmeriCorps service does 

not meet the definition of employment.

Number of veterans serving as AmeriCorps members who gain employment:

Number of veterans of the U.S. Armed Services who secure employment during the 

time period from October 1-September 30. In order to be counted, veteran members 

must secure employment during their term of service or within 90 days after finishing 

their service term. Only AmeriCorps members who successfully complete their term 

of service OR who leave service due to compelling personal circumstances (see 45 

CFR §2522.230) may be counted. “Secure employment” refers to paid, regular 

employment or serving in the military/national guard. Admission to another term of 

AmeriCorps service does not meet the definition of employment.

Please note: Individuals who were previously unemployed AND are veterans should 

be counted under both the “Number of previously unemployed AmeriCorps 

members who gain employment” and “Number of veterans serving as AmeriCorps 

members who gain employment” Performance Data Elements.

Number of AmeriCorps members who earn a high-school diploma or GED:

Number of AmeriCorps members who earn a high-school diploma or GED during the 

time period from October 1-September 30. In order to be counted, members must 

obtain the high-school diploma/GED during their term of service or within 90 days 

after finishing their service term. Only AmeriCorps members who successfully 

complete their term of service OR who leave service due to compelling personal 

circumstances (see 45 CFR §2522.230) may be counted.

Number of AmeriCorps members who remain in the education field postservice:

Number of AmeriCorps members who accept a position in the education field during 

the time period from October 1-September 30. “Position in the education field” is 

defined as a position whose primary objective is to facilitate learning among 

students; this includes classroom teachers, school support staff, school 

administration, district administration, education non-profits, state/local/federal 
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government positions in the field of education, or additional education-focused 

AmeriCorps service terms. In order to be counted, members must accept the position 

during their term of service or within 90 days after finishing their service term. Only 

AmeriCorps members who successfully complete their term of service OR who leave 

service due to compelling personal circumstances (see 45 CFR §2522.230) may be 

counted.

Required Only for Economic Mobility Corps Grantees

These definitions are not included in these instructions as Economic Mobility Corps 

Performance Data Elements should be reported on the ASN PPR. Please see the 2022 

AmeriCorps State and National PPR instructions for more information.

Required Only for Public Health AmeriCorps Grantees

Number of AmeriCorps members recruited from the geographic or 

demographic communities in which the program operates:

Number of AmeriCorps members who are recruited from the geographic or 

demographic communities in which the program operates during the time period 

from October 1 – September 30. “Geographic or demographic communities in which 

the program operates” is defined as location-based or population-based 

characteristics of the target population which the program serves. Grantees may 

select characteristics relevant to their community. For example, for geographic 

communities, the grantee may consider specific neighborhoods, cities, counties, or 

other geographic boundaries, or they may consider other geographic attributes, such 

as recruiting members from rural areas to serve in rural communities. For 

demographic communities, members may consider race, ethnicity, language spoken, 

age, or other demographic attributes.

Number of AmeriCorps members with increased knowledge about public 

health:

Number of AmeriCorps members who increase their knowledge of public health 

during the time period from October 1 – September 30. In order to be counted, 

members must have successfully completed public health-related training, 

professional development or coursework beyond what is offered by the Public Health 

AmeriCorps Program (such as CDC TRAIN required and optional courses, PHAsponsored webinars, events etc.) and beyond training required to complete the 

duties of their AmeriCorps position. 

Examples may include:

• A public health related supplemental job or workforce development training 
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• Public health related professional development opportunities such as public 

health networking or speaker events hosted on-site or by a third-party, etc.

• A pre-apprenticeship or registered apprenticeship program, professional 

and/or industry-recognized certifications 

• A public health course, 

• A stackable and portable credential. A stackable credential is defined as, “part 

of a sequence of credentials that can be accumulated over time to build up an 

individual’s qualifications and help them to move along a career pathway or up 

a career ladder to different and potentially higher paying jobs.” Source: U.S 

Department of Labor. 

If a member’s Public Health AmeriCorps service experience is a registered 

apprenticeship or a member has completed a public health course (online or inperson) from a local college or university, or a member has received supplemental 

training outside of training required to do the duties of the AmeriCorps position, they 

should be included in this count. 

If a member has only taken the optional or required public health courses in the CDC 

TRAIN platform or attended Public Health AmeriCorps provided trainings, events, or 

opportunities (e.g., Speaker Series, sponsored conference trip, etc.), they should 

NOT be included in this count. 

AmeriCorps will use this metric and backend CDC TRAIN and AmeriCorps data to 

assess increased public health knowledge among Public Health AmeriCorps 

members.

Number of AmeriCorps members who remain in the public health field postservice:

Number of AmeriCorps members who seek a public health degree from an institution

of higher education or accept a position in the public health field during the time 

period from October 1 – September 30 such as serving another Public Health 

AmeriCorps service term. In order to be counted, members must accept the job 

position or receive an acceptance letter from the institution during their term of 

service or within 90 days after finishing their service term. Only AmeriCorps members 

who successfully complete their term of service OR who leave service due to 

compelling personal circumstances (see 45 CFR §2522.230) may be counted.

A ”position in the public health field” is defined as a position with the primary 

objective of promoting health, preventing disease, and advancing equitable health 

outcomes for all; this includes, but is not limited to, positions such as community 

health workers, health educators, public health administration staff, public health 

non-profit staff, state/local/federal government positions in the field of public health, 

or additional public health-focused AmeriCorps service terms. The field of public 
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health is broad, but one can align the definition of work with the CDC’s 10 Essential 

Public Health Services:

1. Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and 

community needs and assets

2. Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the 

population

3. Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors 

that influence it, and how to improve it

4. Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve 

health

5. Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health

6. Utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the 

public’s health

7. Assure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual 

services and care needed to be healthy

8. Build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce

9. Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, 

research, and continuous quality improvement

10.Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health

Please see additional information, resources and examples about the CDC’s 10 

Essential Public Health Services on this webpage. A position in which 50 percent or 

more of the work activities align with one or more of the listed essential services 

would qualify the job as a public health position.

For example, a member that is accepted to medical school or a traditional nursing 

program should not be included in this count. However, a member who is accepted 

to a public health nursing program, takes a job in health advocacy, becomes a social 

media intern for a non-profit focused on improving health outcomes or accepts a 

position to work in an ecological lab that reduces the prevalence of disease-carrying 

mosquitos should be included in this count.