Target-setting clauses

CDC DP-23-0002 applicant FAQ

CDC NOFO DP-23-0002, FAQ, 2023 Quote

“you may enter a '0' and then TBD for targets in the work plan”

It lets you write: Enter 0 as the target, mark it TBD, and commit to revising it within six months.

EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.110(c)

34 CFR 75.110(c), Federal Register 2024-08-29, document 2024-17239, 2024 Paraphrase

An applicant that lacks a baseline explains how and when it will establish one.

It lets you write: State that no baseline exists yet, and say how and by when you will establish it.

USDA FAS Food for Progress FY2025, applicant Q&A, questions 72-73

Food for Progress FY2025 Q&A, questions 72-73, 2025 Paraphrase

Yearly targets may be written as percentage-point change when the baseline value is not known.

It lets you write: Write each year's target as a percentage-point change from a baseline you will measure.

Senior Community Service Employment Program, 20 CFR 641.720(b),(d)

20 CFR 641.720(b),(d), current text Paraphrase

Targets for program years 3 and 4 are negotiated before the third program year and adjusted by DOL's model.

It lets you write: Propose years 1-2 targets now and state that years 3-4 will be negotiated before year 3.

AmeriCorps performance measures, 45 CFR 2522.640(a)(1)

45 CFR 2522.640(a)(1), current text Quote

“Adjust your performance measure or target based on experience”

It lets you write: Say that you will adjust the measure or target as experience accumulates.

SAMHSA CMHS Infrastructure, Prevention and Promotion Overview Guide, v2.0, p. 9

CMHS IPP Overview Guide v2.0, p. 9, 2022 Quote

“grantees can revise annual goals in consultation with their GPO during the first quarter of each fiscal year”

It lets you write: Set annual goals and state that you will revise them with your project officer in each year's first quarter.

Promise Neighborhoods guidance document, third edition

Promise Neighborhoods Guidance Document, 3rd ed., 2025 Quote

“target setting will be an iterative process throughout implementation as more performance data is available”

It lets you write: Describe target setting as iterative, with targets reset as performance data arrives.

HRSA-26-057 ECCS SEED applicant FAQs, p. 6

HRSA-26-057 ECCS SEED Applicant FAQs, p. 6, 2026 Paraphrase

Baseline estimates are confirmed or updated within six months of award.

It lets you write: Give a baseline estimate and commit to confirming or updating it within six months of award.

DOL Training and Employment Guidance Letter 10-21

TEGL 10-21, 2022 Quote

“if a grantee wishes to negotiate their performance targets”

It lets you write: Request negotiation of a performance target and give the reason.

NIH PAR-25-383, Section VI

NIH PAR-25-383, Section VI, 2025 Paraphrase

Future-year milestones may be renegotiated based on prior-year data.

It lets you write: List milestones for year 1 and state that later-year milestones will be renegotiated from year-1 data.

Arizona Rural Health Transformation, approved program narrative, pp. 20-22

Arizona RHTP approved program narrative, pp. 20-22, 2026 Paraphrase

A baseline assessment is done after award, and targets are set from it.

It lets you write: Plan a post-award baseline assessment and set the targets from its results.

HRSA Health Center Program (H80) patient targets, Primary Health Care Digest

HRSA Primary Health Care Digest, 2022 Quote

“confirm or request adjustment to their patient target by the deadline in their email”

It lets you write: Existing awardees can ask for an adjusted patient target during the renewal process.