Note: Information on this page is subject to change. Applicants should always refer to the performance measure instructions published with the NOFO. Grantees should refer to the performance measure instructions for the grant year in which they were funded.
Number of individuals receiving support, services, education and/or referrals to alleviate long-term hunger.
Goal 1: Healthy Futures: Obesity and Food
Definition of Key Terms
Long-term hunger: refers to the USDA's definition of "low food security" or "very low food security."
Support, services, education, or referrals: helps qualifying individuals access food, provides nutritional services, education and life skills to alleviate the food insecurity experienced by the individual/family. May include community garden programs.
How to Calculate/ Measure/ Collect Data
At the outset of the activity the grantee should indicate the "dosage," or how many sessions, days or hours of the service are required to influence the desired outcomes. Only count clients who received some minimum "dosage" can be expected to have some effect in terms of alleviating hunger.
Service requires an engagement with the individual in person, by phone, or through a web-interface. Pamphlets, brochures, or web-based information that does not involve a human interaction is not sufficient.
Count of unduplicated individuals receiving the support, services, education or referrals as a result of the grantee's activities. If more than one method of delivery is used (e.g., a group-level interaction followed by an individual-level interaction), count the individual only once. Only count individuals directly engaged in the service.
Grantee client tracking database or tracking forms or logs of interactions with clients.
- Sample Instrument (PDF)
- More information: 2013 AmeriCorps National Performance Measures Instructions – Healthy Futures Focus Area (PDF)
- More information: Senior Corps National Performance Measures Instructions (PDF)