Attachment 3_DFC Program Evaluation Requirements.docx

Attachment 3. DFC Program Evaluation Requirements

As Attachment 3, the legal applicant/grant recipient and/or official coalition representative must indicate the coalition’s acknowledgement and understanding that it will participate in the National Cross-Site Evaluation requirements as determined by ONDCP.

To meet the requirements outlined above, DFC grant award recipients will be required to:

· Participate in the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation. The DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation is intended to measure the effectiveness of the DFC Support Program in reducing youth substance use. Recipients are required to provide data every two years on the following core measures for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and prescription drugs for three grades (6th-12th):

· Past 30–day use.

· Perception of risk or harm related to use.

· Perception of parental disapproval of use.

· Perception of peer disapproval of use.

· Describe a Data Management Plan (DMP) as outlined in the Evaluation and Performance Measurement section of the NOFO.

Applicants should describe:

· The data to be collected or generated in the proposed project;

· The standards to be used for the collected or generated data;

· Access to the data, including a description for protection of privacy, confidentiality, security, and intellectual property, or other rights;

· A statement of the use of data standards that ensure all documentation that describes the method of collection, what the data represent, and plans for archiving and long-term preservation of the data or explaining why long-term preservation and access are not justified.

Applicants are not required at the time of application to be in compliance with the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation Requirements. If awarded a grant, the coalition will have two years from the time of award to report its first complete set of core measure data.

By signing below, I attest that the [Name of Coalition] acknowledges and understands that we must establish a system to measure and report outcomes, established and approved by the DFC Administrator, to the federal government.

Official Coalition Representative’s Name Official Coalition Representative’s Signature

Date

Grant Award Recipient/Legal Applicant’s Name Grant Award Recipient/Legal Applicant’s Signature

Date

NOTE: All forms must be dated between January 2020 and the deadline for submission of this application. All forms require signatures and dates or they will be screened out and not move forward to merit review. Handwritten and/or electronic signatures are acceptable.

See Section H. Other Information of the NOFO for instructions to upload this attachment.