Program Planning

Tennessee Program Planning and Evaluation Model

• Tennessee Extension Program Planning and Evaluation Model (Extension Publication W240) (.pdf)

Implementation Schedule for Planning, Evaluation and Reporting

• 2016 Implementation Schedule for Planning, Evaluation and Reporting (.pdf)
• 2017 Implementation Schedule for Planning, Evaluation and Reporting (.pdf)
• 2018 Implementation Schedule for Planning, Evaluation and Reporting (.pdf)

Program Planning Tools

Thoughtful planning has no substitute. It is paramount to effective Extension education. Planning ensures that you are conducting the programs that will address the most pressing needs of people that can be addressed through education, in your county or area served. It allows you to secure the curricula and resources to conduct the program. Effective planning will involve people, like volunteers, Advisory Councils, donors and other stakeholders, in decisions and programs. This is essential to an engaged and educated populous in a democratic society. Please use these tools to gain planning ideas, and please contact Joseph Donaldson if you have specific planning needs.

• Annual Plan Checklist (.doc) (.pdf)
• Data Indicators for Needs Assessment (.doc) (.pdf)
• Child Care Provider Needs Survey (.doc) (.pdf)
• Using Paired Couplets for Planning (.doc) (.pdf)
• Overall Aims of Extension Work (.pdf)
• UT Office of Research - Human Subjects/Institutional Review Board http://irb.utk.edu/
• USDA NIFA Grants http://nifa.usda.gov/grants
• Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (University of Michigan) www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tseot.php
• USDA NIFA Strategic Plan http://nifa.usda.gov/resource/nifa-strategic-plan-fy2014-fy2018
  
• Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models University of Wisconsin Extension
• Targeting Outcomes of Programs University of Nebraska http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=aglecfacpub
• RE-AIM Framework http://www.re-aim.hnfe.vt.edu/index.html
• Logic Model Template (.pdf)

Outcomes Management

• USDA-NIFA National Outcomes and Indicators (Five Priority Areas): http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Natl%20Outcomes%20%26%20Indicators%20Listing.pdf
• USDA-NIFA National Outcomes and Indicators (Family and Consumer Sciences): http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Family%20%26%20Consumer%20Sciences%20Nat'l%20Outcomes%20Listing_0.pdf
• USDA-NIFA National Outcomes and Indicators (4-H Youth Development): http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/4h%20%26%20Youth%20National%20Outcomes%20Listing.pdf
• USDA-NIFA Guidance for Voluntary Reporting of National Outcomes Data:http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Guidance%20for%20Voluntary%20Reporting%20of%20National%20Outcomes%20Data.pdf
• USDA-NIFA: How to Write Meaningful Outcomes/Impact Statements: http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/2012_writing_better_outcomes_web_0.pdf

USDA Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program Grant Writing Workshops

• Module 1: Grant Overview (.pdf)
• Module 2: Developing Your Idea (.pdf)
• Module 3: Preparing Your Proposal (.pdf)
  
• Module 4: Application Review and Scoring System (.pdf)
  
• Module 5: Preparing the Application (.pdf)
  
• Project Narrative (.pdf)
  
• Roadmap (.pdf)
  
• Exercise Situations (.pdf)
  
• Outcome Indicators (.pdf)
  
• USDA Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire (.pdf)
  
• Critical Resource/Infrastructure Template Letter (.pdf)
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf)
  
• Partnering Organization Template Letter (.pdf)
  
• Verification of Matching Funds Template Letter (.pdf)
  
• Certification of Consistency with Promise Zone Goals and Implementation (HUD Form 50153) (.pdf)
• Farmers Market Fresh (.pdf)
• USDA Programs in the Local Food Chain (.pdf)
• USDA Programs that support Farm to School Programs (.pdf)