DFC Progress Report Q&A Session

Please join the DFC & CARA National Evaluation Team today, August 9th, from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time, for a Progress Report Q&A Session. The National Evaluation team will address your questions related to all DFC reporting requirements including:



• Progress Report
• Coalition Classification Tool (CCT)
• Data Management Plan (DMP)
• Core Measures

CDC staff will be available during the session to answer reporting requirement questions, including those related to Data Management Plans (DMPs).

DFC Reporting Submission Window Open

The Progress Report, Coalition Classification Tool (CCT), Data Management Plan, and Core Measures sections of DFC & CARA Me are open for submission! Many of you have already submitted your reporting requirements or are continuing to work on them. If you have not started yet, you can create your Progress Report by logging into DFC & CARA Me, clicking on the Reporting tab at the top of the screen, then selecting Progress Reports and clicking the "Create a New Progress Report" button. Follow the same process but select CCT or Core Measures to enter those data.

We strongly encourage you to submit these reporting requirements early! As a reminder, the deadline to submit your Progress Report, Coalition Classification Tool (CCT), Data Management Plan, and Core Measures is Tuesday, August 15th at 11:59 PM EDT.



Other Reminders

Submit Your Survey for Review

In order to submit core measures, coalitions must first have surveys reviewed and approved. DFC and CARA grant recipients may submit surveys for review at any time. If you have an approved survey in DFC & CARA Me already, and your core measures questions have not changed, there is no need to submit a new survey for review. We can no longer guarantee surveys will be reviewed in time to submit core measures during the 2023 DFC reporting period. However, we will continue to review your surveys in the order they are received and complete the review as soon as possible. Please only mark your survey as urgent if you plan to collect data in the next month AND can make edits to your survey. Once your survey has been reviewed by our team, please read the survey review guide to see what items have been approved to use in your core measure data submission.

Update Key Personnel & Contact Information

Please check your coalition information, including key personnel names, email addresses, and phone numbers in both DFC & CARA Me and in GrantSolutions GMM. You can check your Key Personnel in DFC & CARA Me by clicking your coalition name on the dashboard (right next to “Welcome”). If the information does not match in the two systems or if any information is no longer accurate, please notify your Project Officer to seek approval for updates/corrections. Accurate, updated information supports ONDCP, CDC, and our team in reaching out to your coalition.

Best,

DFC & CARA National Evaluation Team

dfc_evaluators@icf.com | (877) 854-0731 (toll free)