AmeriCorps State and National 

Planning Grant Performance Measures
Planning Grant 

Performance Measure Requirements

•One applicant-determined performance measure

• Corresponds to primary focus area of project being planned

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

• Placeholder targets

• No MSYs or members

• Detailed instructions provided in the Planning Grant 

Performance Measure Instructions

• Include a Performance Measure checklist and FAQs for planning 

grantees
Home Page Tab

1) Click “Begin” to 

add the required 

performance 

measure

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Objective Tab

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

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5) 6)
MSY/Members Tab

1) Enter 0 Total MSYs 

for the project

2) Enter 0 MSY

3) Enter 0 Members

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2) 3)
Performance Measure Tab

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”

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4) 5)
Performance Measure Tab (continued)

6) Click the button next to 

the empty output text 

box

7) Enter “Work with 

grantor staff to design 

and conduct planning 

process as outlined in 

the application”

8) Check the box next to 

the empty outcome text 

box

9) Enter “NA” in the 

outcome text field

10) Enter zeroes for MSYs 

and Members

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Data Collection Tab

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 (the system 

will not allow you to 

submit with a target 

value of 0)

5) Enter “NA” for Unit of Measure

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5)
Data Collection Tab (continued)

Under the Outcome 

measure:

6) Select “Other” method

7) Enter “NA” for Instrument Description

8) Enter “1” for Target Number (the system 

will not allow you to 

submit with a target 

value of 0)

9) Enter “NA” for Unit of Measure

10) Click the “Mark Complete” button to 

return to the 

Performance Measure 

tab

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Return to Performance Measure Tab

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

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Summary Tab

1) Click “Validate 

Performance 

Measures”

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Summary Tab (continued)

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

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Troubleshooting

• 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 applicantdetermined 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