The purpose of this agreement is for arizona state university (ASU) to provide continued support to the national organic program (NOP) for data collection, analysis, reporting, and evaluation for…

The purpose of this agreement is for arizona state university (ASU) to provide continued support to the national organic program (NOP) for data collection, analysis, reporting, and evaluation for needs related to the transition to partnership program (TOPP). ASU has identified areas of TOPP that need additional support and will focus their activities to this end, including maintenance of qualtrics surveys, dashboards, and user support; updates to user guides and data governance plans; conducting feasibility studies for national data reporting and improving community building measurements; developing a process for tracking mentorship; and communicating results to stakeholders. Deliverables for each of the key activities will include updated user guides and a data governance plan, feasibility study reports, a report focused on community building, a heat map of TOPP events, a process document for mentorship data collection, a TOPP data annual report, quarterly progress reports, and attendance at relevant meetings and conferences. This award will benefit many across the organic community, especially those who are interested in successful transitioning to organic agricult URE. The deliverables will provide digestible data for all stakeholders interested or participating in TOPP. This award should not result in subawardees.