Brief One-page document to paste into a proposal
You defineotherFY2027
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The extent to which activities contribute to achieving the intended results of the Inspire program
You defineefficiencyFY2027
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How well resources (e.g., funds, expertise, time) are used while generating maximum value for the primary audience
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How well the activities meet the requirements and expectations of the primary audience (This is different from evaluating the performance of your project)
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The extent to which each task/activity is completed within the timeframe proposed
Results are attainment: actual divided by the promised value, for rows where the source gives both. Medians mix every measure a program reports; the measure pages split them.
Results by kind of promised value: 143 with a target printed beside the result; 130 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Historic Preservation Agency · FY2006
Average monthly full-time equivalents
130.0 → 103.0 (79% of target)
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Historic Preservation Agency | FY2006 | Average monthly full-time equivalents | 130.0 | 103.0 | 79% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 37 with a target printed beside the result; 32 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum · FY2020
Number of visitors to the Library (a)
43,000 → 15,967 (37% of target) · count
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | FY2020 | Number of visitors to the Library (a) | 43,000 | 15,967 | count | 37% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 30 with a target printed beside the result; 19 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Historic Preservation Agency · FY2004
Percent of conservation treatment on books completed in 30 days
95.00% → 71.50% (75% of target) · %
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Historic Preservation Agency | FY2004 | Percent of conservation treatment on books completed in 30 days | 95.00% | 71.50% | % | 75% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 15 with a target printed beside the result; 11 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum · FY2021
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands)
$ 7,540.8 → $ 0.0 (0% of target) · $
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | FY2021 | Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) | $ 7,540.8 | $ 0.0 | $ | 0% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 16 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Smithsonian Institution Operations and Maintenance · 2006
Score, based on an Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers benchmark standard for facilities, of the level of maintenance provided to SI facilities (on a scale of 1 for best to 5 for worst).
3 → 3 (100% of target)
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Institution Operations and Maintenance | 2006 | Score, based on an Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers benchmark standard for facilities, of the level of maintenance provided to SI facilities (on a scale of 1 for best to 5 for worst). | 3 | 3 | 100% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 13 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Smithsonian Institution Facilities Capital · 2005
Progress in improving the average Facility Condition Index of Smithsonian Institution (SI) facilities
38% → 38% (100% of target) · %
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Institution Facilities Capital | 2005 | Progress in improving the average Facility Condition Index of Smithsonian Institution (SI) facilities | 38% | 38% | % | 100% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 10 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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National Archives and Records Administration: Electronic Records Services · 2001
Percent of electronic records held by NARA stabilized in preparation for transfer to ERA.
40% → 97% (242% of target) · %
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Archives and Records Administration: Electronic Records Services | 2001 | Percent of electronic records held by NARA stabilized in preparation for transfer to ERA. | 40% | 97% | % | 242% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 10 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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National Archives and Records Administration: Records Services Program · 2004
Percent of traditional NARA archival holdings described in an on-line catalog. Traditional holdings are books, papers, maps, photographs, motion pictures, sound and video recordings and other material not stored electronically.
30% → 33% (110% of target) · %
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Archives and Records Administration: Records Services Program | 2004 | Percent of traditional NARA archival holdings described in an on-line catalog. Traditional holdings are books, papers, maps, photographs, motion pictures, sound and video recordings and other material not stored electronically. | 30% | 33% | % | 110% | document |
Each item comes from one funder, one program or one department; none is a government-wide rule.
No target-setting clause from Institute of Museum and Library Services in the library yet; the items below are the nearest precedent. All clauses
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“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.
Source document, 2023Paraphrase
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.
Source document, 2024Paraphrase
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.
Source document, 2025Paraphrase
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.
Source documentQuote
“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.
Source documentQuote
“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.
Source document, 2022Quote
“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.
Source document, 2025Paraphrase
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.
Source document, 2026Quote
“if a grantee wishes to negotiate their performance targets”
It lets you write: Request negotiation of a performance target and give the reason.
Source document, 2022Paraphrase
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.
Source document, 2025Paraphrase
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.
Source document, 2026Quote
“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.
Source document, 2022