The plan Our goals come together into a strong focus on both measuring and enabling performance. Improve programs Highlight successes Remove low performance grants Focus on clear problems. How can funds make the most impact? Provide training & technical assistance Track progress & performance Identify evidence-based solutions. Use best practices. Tie grants to real problems. Focus on impact. Overview

Shift towards performance-driven decisions CJD is focusing more on results rather than simple compliance Before… After… Performance data used to assess compliance, fulfill requirements. ► Performance data used to assess program quality and viability. Passive maintenance of collected performance metrics. Active engagement with partners and experts in using metrics. Some supporting evidence justifying projects. Stronger evidence needed to justify projects. Performance data used descriptively - “X people served.” Performance data used for strategic decisions. Uncoordinated evaluations funded on ad-hoc basis. Deliberate evaluations built into new programs. Overview

CJD and CJACs This application cycle we can focus on quality and performance Help applicants to form a story and to stick to it. Hold applicants accountable by not accepting poor applications. Remind grantees about the growing importance of performance. Reviewing prior performance measures and targets. We are beginning to cut projects based on poor performance and this capability is growing. Set expectations regarding length of funding and project sustainability. Overview