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  1. A grant's 'performance measurement framework' typically includes all of the following EXCEPT:

    Answer: Staff performance reviews

    Performance measurement frameworks focus on program outcomes (indicators, baselines, targets) not on internal HR processes like staff reviews.

  2. Which statement about 'baseline data' in grant reporting is correct?

    Answer: Baseline data establishes the starting point before intervention to enable change measurement

    Baseline data captures the pre-program status of participants or communities, making it possible to measure how much change occurred.

  3. Under OMB's Uniform Guidance, a grantee's performance reports must be submitted:

    Answer: At least annually, unless the funder requires more frequent reporting

    2 CFR Part 200 requires performance reports at least annually, though many federal agencies require quarterly reports.

  4. A program serving English-language learners wants to collect valid survey data. The most appropriate action is to:

    Answer: Translate and culturally adapt surveys into participants' primary languages

    Culturally and linguistically adapted instruments ensure data validity and equity for participants who are not English-proficient.

  5. The 'attribution problem' in program evaluation refers to the challenge of:

    Answer: Proving that observed changes were caused by the program rather than other factors

    Attribution is the difficulty of isolating program effects from external influences, making causal claims difficult without a control group.

  6. When a funder's RFP specifies a '15% indirect cost rate cap,' a grantee with a negotiated rate of 25% should:

    Answer: Request a waiver before the application deadline if the gap creates a hardship

    When a funder caps indirect costs below a grantee's negotiated rate, the grantee may request a waiver or must absorb the difference; simply using the higher rate is not permitted.

  7. A 'utilization-focused evaluation' approach prioritizes:

    Answer: Designing evaluation so findings will actually be used by decision-makers

    Utilization-focused evaluation, developed by Michael Quinn Patton, designs the entire evaluation around how, by whom, and for what purpose findings will be used.