FY 2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange

The document outlines the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) for federal grant applicants, focusing on data collection for the Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework. It provides instructions for applicants to fill out organizational details, identify relevant MODE indicators from the solicitation, and consider additional MODE or custom indicators. The PMP emphasizes the importance of setting targets for outputs and outcomes. Key terms like "Participant," "Host community," "Virtual exchange," and "Virtual element" are defined. The plan details various performance indicators across multiple objectives, including advancing cross-cultural competence, increasing community impact, strengthening engagement, and enhancing participant abilities. Each indicator specifies its definition, disaggregation categories, target (to be completed by the applicant), data source (primarily surveys), required survey questions, and collection timing (mostly post-program). The document also lists administrative data indicators, such as the total number of participants and program cohorts, and emphasizes a 60% response rate target for participant surveys.

The document outlines the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) for federal government programs, specifically targeting federal grants and RFPs. It details the use of the Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework, providing standard indicators and survey questions for consistent data collection from program participants. The PMP includes objectives and indicators covering cross-cultural competence, community impact, participant engagement, and skill development. Applicants must identify relevant MODE indicators from the solicitation, review additional indicators, and design custom ones if necessary, limiting their number due to reporting capacity. Key definitions for terms like "Participant," "Host community," "Virtual exchange," and "Virtual element" are provided. The plan also defines columns for performance indicators, disaggregation, targets, data sources, required survey questions, and collection timelines. It emphasizes post-program data collection and outlines calculation methods for various percentage-based indicators. The document also lists resources for PMP creation and MODE Framework guidance.

The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) document outlines a framework for collecting and measuring data from participants in Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) programs. It details standard indicators and survey questions from the Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework, emphasizing consistent data collection across all ECA initiatives. Applicants are guided to review solicitation documents for relevant MODE indicators, identify additional applicable indicators, and design custom objectives if necessary, while prioritizing measures identified in the solicitation. The PMP defines key terms like

The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) outlines objectives and indicators for collecting data from participants in programs under the Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework. It provides instructions for applicants to develop a PMP, including filling out program details, identifying relevant MODE indicators from solicitations, and incorporating custom indicators if needed. The document defines key terms like "Participant," "Host community," and "Virtual exchange," and details various performance indicators across several objectives. These objectives include advancing cross-cultural competence, increasing participant impact on communities, strengthening engagement, and enhancing personal/professional abilities. Each indicator specifies its definition, data disaggregation, target (to be completed by the applicant), data source (primarily self-reported surveys), and collection timing. The PMP emphasizes consistent measurement and reporting to ensure program effectiveness and accountability.