FY 2026 Future Leaders Exchange Global (FLEX Global)

The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) document outlines a framework for collecting and analyzing data from participants in various exchange programs. It provides standardized indicators, definitions, and survey questions to ensure consistent measurement across all programs. Applicants must review solicitation documents, identify relevant indicators, and set feasible targets for outputs or outcomes. The PMP emphasizes collecting demographic data and measuring changes in cross-cultural competence, global perspectives, civic engagement, and personal/professional skills. It also includes indicators for tracking network expansion, participation in virtual exchanges, and the ability to counter disinformation. The document details data sources, collection timelines, and calculation methods for each indicator, with a focus on post-program surveys. The overall purpose is to enhance program quality and effectiveness through systematic performance monitoring and evaluation.

The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) outlines a framework for collecting and measuring data from participants in Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) programs. This document provides standardized indicators and survey questions, ensuring consistent data collection across various programs. Applicants are required to review solicitation documents for specified indicators, identify additional relevant indicators, and set targets for each. The PMP defines key terms such as "Participant," "Host community," and "Virtual exchange," detailing how data should be disaggregated by demographics like sex, age, and country of origin. It covers ECA's objectives, including advancing cross-cultural competence, increasing participant impact on communities, strengthening engagement, and enhancing personal and professional abilities. The plan also specifies data sources (primarily self-reported surveys), collection timing (post-program, semi-annually, or annually), and calculation methods for various performance indicators, including a core indicator for survey response rate.

The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) outlines a framework for collecting and analyzing data from participants in programs managed by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). This document provides standard indicators, definitions, disaggregation categories, target fields, required survey questions, and collection timelines for federal grant applicants. It emphasizes using the Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework's objectives and indicators to ensure consistent measurement across all ECA programs. Applicants are instructed to identify relevant MODE indicators from solicitations, consider additional relevant indicators, and design custom objectives/indicators if necessary, while also setting specific targets for each. The PMP also defines key terms such as 'Participant,' 'Host community,' 'Virtual exchange,' and 'Virtual element,' and details various demographic and program-specific performance indicators across objectives like advancing cross-cultural competence, increasing community impact, strengthening engagement, and enhancing participant abilities.

The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) outlines objectives and indicators for evaluating programs, specifically those related to federal government RFPs and grants. It details how applicants should complete the PMP, including identifying relevant indicators from the Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework and, if necessary, designing custom indicators. The document provides definitions for key terms like "Participant," "Host community," and "Virtual exchange," along with detailed descriptions of performance indicators, their definitions, disaggregation methods, targets, data sources (primarily surveys), and collection timelines. Indicators cover various aspects such as demographic information, cross-cultural competence, community impact, stakeholder engagement, and skill development (job, soft, technical, language, digital). A core indicator also focuses on achieving a 60% response rate for participant surveys, emphasizing data collection effectiveness.