Will the Performance Management Playbook Be a Grants Game-Changer?

Within a newly issued “Performance Management Playbook,” a federal government panel is calling on awarding agencies to add another phase prior to pre-award — called “program administration” — which focuses on program design. Although the playbook is generally written for federal awarding agencies, recipients should read the document to determine what steps their funders will be taking to promote performance and to understand what to expect going forward. Could this playbook be a game-changer in the way grant programs are structured and overseen?

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• Why the federal government is emphasizing program design before issuing a Notices of Funding Opportunity
• How performance goals will be established on the “program”, “project” and “sub-project” levels, and what these levels mean
• What expectations awarding agencies may require of recipients to better assess their performance and progress