Collecting Data for Performance Measures

Requirements of State EMSC Programs

The performance measures represent a new priority and direction for EMSC partnership grantees for the next several years. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, state EMSC partnership grantees will be required to provide baseline data for each specific area of the performance measures, and annually thereafter through 2011.

The details of how this is to be accomplished are contained in the implementation manual, but in essence, grantees will report a simple number, percentage, or Yes/No answer for each measure in the HRSA electronic handbook, followed by supporting documentation for each answer with submission of their grant continuation application. Many of these performance measures will require you to collect data. Make sure you understand many of the data collection principles we describe on this website to help you on that path.

Available Resources

Resources available for understanding and implementing the performance measures include:

• Performance measures implementation manual
• Archived web cast on using the manual
• Presentations and FAQ materials from NEDARC/NRC grant writing workshops
• Survey templates for collecting data on performance measure #66
• Other resources as necessary will become available.
  

Individual assistance from NEDARC and the NRC is always available. Please do not hesitate to contact either resource center for further information!

rev. 15-Jul-2006