Example Work Plan.docx

Example - Work Plan The work plan allows the project officer to monitor implementation of activities and progress on project period outcomes. Applicants should be instructed to provide a detailed work plan for the first year of the project and a high-level work plan for subsequent years.

No specific work plan format is required, as long as it is clear how the components in the work plan crosswalk to the strategies and activities, outcomes, and evaluation and performance measures presented in the logic model and the narrative sections of the NOFO. This will ensure that the applicant sees the work plan as proceeding from what was presented earlier and not as a separate, standalone document.

It is strongly preferred that CDC NOFO authors use strategies/activities/outcomes language for the work plan section. However, if there is a very compelling reason to use “goals” and “objectives,” those terms may be used in this section, but it must be clear how these align with the outcomes in the logic model and narrative. Likewise, if recipients are used to “SMART” objectives or indicators, it should be made clear that these are process or outcome measures (from the performance measurement and evaluation section) that have just been re-written into “SMART” language.

A sample work plan format is presented below to show how a traditional work plan aligns with the logic model and narrative.

· In this format, the table would be completed for each period of performance outcome. If a particular activity leads to multiple outcomes, it should be described under each outcome measure.

Period of Performance Outcome:

[from Outcomes section and/or logic model] Outcome Measure:

[from Evaluation and Performance Measurement section]

Strategies and Activities Process Measure [from Evaluation and Performance Measurement section] Responsible Position / Party Completion Date

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