Fiscal Year 2021

AmeriCorps State and National 

Planning Grant Performance Measures

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• One applicant-determined performance measure

• Corresponds to primary focus area of project being planned

• Specific language provided for the title, output, and outcome

• Target values of 1 for output and outcome

• No MSYs or members

• Detailed instructions provided in the Planning Grant Performance Measure Instructions on the NOFO webpage

• Include a Performance Measure checklist and FAQs for planning grantees

Planning Grant Performance Measure Requirements

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1) Click “Begin” 

to add the 

required 

performance 

measure

Home Page Tab

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1)
1) Click arrow next to 

primary focus area of 

project being 

planned (e.g., 

Healthy Futures)

2) Click arrow next to 

primary objective of 

project being 

planned (e.g., Access 

to Care)

3) Select any significant 

intervention(s) of 

project being 

planned (e.g., 

Opioid/Drug 

Intervention)

4) Select “Other” 

intervention

5) Select primary focus 

area of project being 

planned

6) Select “Other” as 

primary intervention

Objective Tab

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1)

2)

3)

4)

5) 6)
1) Enter 0 Total MSYs for 

the project

2) Enter 0 MSY

3) Enter 0 Members

MSY/Members Tab

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1)

2) 3)
1) Select primary 

objective of project 

being planned

2) Enter “Planning 

Grant” as the title

3) Enter “NA” in the 

Problem Statement 

text box

4) Check the box next 

to the empty 

intervention text 

box

5) Enter “Plan an 

AmeriCorps 

program”

Performance Measure Tab

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1)

2)

3)

4)5)
6) Click the button 

next to the empty 

output text box

7) Enter “Number of 

grantees engaged 

in a planning 

process”

8) Check the box next 

to the empty 

outcome text box

9) Enter “Number of 

grantees that 

intend to submit an 

application for an 

AmeriCorps 

program grant” in 

the outcome text 

field

10) Enter zeroes for 

MSYs and Members

Performance Measure Tab (continued)

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6)

7)

8)

9) 10)
1) Enter “NA” for 

Description of 

Interventions

Under the Output 

measure:

2) Select “Other” 

method

3) Enter “NA” for 

Instrument 

Description

4) Enter “1” for Target 

Number 

5) Enter “grantees” for 

Unit of Measure

Data Collection Tab

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1)

2)

3)4)

5)
Under the Outcome 

measure:

6) Select “Other” 

method

7) Enter “Self-

assessment by 

planning grantee” 

for Instrument 

Description

8) Enter “1” for 

Target Number 

9) Enter “grantees” 

for Unit of Measure

10) Click the “Mark 

Complete” button 

to return to the 

Performance 

Measure tab

Data Collection Tab (continued)

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8) 9)

10)
1) Check the 

completed 

performance 

measure to make 

sure it has the 

correct 

components

2) If so, click “Next” 

on the bottom of 

the tab

Return to Performance Measure Tab

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1)

2)
1) Click “Validate 

Performance 

Measures”

Summary Tab

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1)
1) Ensure that the message at the top of the screen says “Success: All Performance Measures are valid.” If not, 

return to one of the earlier tabs to edit the performance measure

2) Click the “back to eGrants application” button

Summary Tab (continued)

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1)

2)
• If you are unable to submit your application with 0 MSYs in the 

Performance Measure screens, enter 1 MSY and 1 member on the 

MSYs/Members tab

• If your planning grant is under a focus area that does not allow for 

applicant-determined measures (e.g., Capacity Building), please 

also select the “Other” objective under Other Community Priorities 

and designate this as your primary focus area.

• DO NOT select any National Performance Measures for a planning 

grant

Troubleshooting

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