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outcome identified in the subcategories. In many cases, the number “expected” to achieve
the outcome can be found in grants or contracts for funding of the particular funding
source that support the efforts. This number is reported in Column II.

III. Participants who were part of the agency’s efforts who actually achieved the outcome
identified in the subcategories within the reporting period. This number will require
follow up to determine what happened with participants. This number is reported in
Column III.

IV. Data pertaining to the percentage of program participants achieving the outcome
identified in the subcategories will be calculated by dividing those who achieved the
outcome by those expected to achieve. The database will automatically calculate this
percentage in Column IV.

NPI 6.3 Examples

o A CAA-administered health clinic is funded to screen and inoculate all preschool
children of low-income families participating in agency employment training and
placement programs. Of the 400 children enrolled (Column I), and thereby “expected” to
receive inoculations during the reporting period (Column II), only 375 are inoculated
(Column III). The percentage achieving is automatically calculated at 94% for Column
IV.

o With CSBG and Federal substance abuse prevention funding, a CAA sponsors an after-
school basketball league in partnership with the local YMCA. The league recruits 100
low-income youth to participate (Enter 100 in Column I under the fifth “Youth”
subcategory, “Youth increase academic, athletic or social skills for school success by
participating in before-or after-school programs”). The program expects 60% percent of
the youth to attend and participate in half of the games or more during the league season
as a benchmark for increasing their athletic and social skills, and staying involved in
healthy developmental activities. Therefore 60 is entered in Column II. Over the course
of the league season, 40 youth attend and participate in half the games or more, so 40 is
entered in Column III. The percentage achieving, 67%, is automatically calculated for
Column IV.

Because of the diversity of programs, activities, and outcomes that are to be reported for this
performance indicator, the outcome of “achieve program goals” will be defined and measured in
a number of ways.

The two most common ways agencies will determine whether children, youth, parents, and other
adults achieve program goals are explained below.

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