Beginning Farmer Program Evaluation Resource Library
The Beginning Farmer Program Evaluation Resource Library is a compilation of materials to assist beginning farmer and rancher training programs to conduct evaluation.
This Resource Library was created as part of the Gaining Results through Evaluation Work (GREW) project, funded through a US Department of Agriculture Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) grant. This project supports the development of strong, effective and long-lasting farmer and rancher training programs so that beginning farmers enter the field of farming and establish successful farm businesses.
This library contains hundreds of resources focused on running effective and thorough program evaluations collected by the GREW team. Some resources focus explicitly on farming projects and others provide more general program evaluation instruction. You can use the topic of interest buttons below to search for the types of materials of interest or you can type a search directly “I’m looking for…” bar.
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This CFP webinar covers how evaluation planning is woven throughout the following proposal components: Sections of the CFP narrative and how to strategically present a compelling and fundable project idea; How to construct a logic model that effectively explains the project and the connections between goals, objectives, activities, and outcomes; Tips on what to include and not include in your proposal.
A webinar for Community Food Projects grantees to review how to complete the required Whole Measures Indicators of Success Survey for the program and for project beneficiaries, track metrics, and report to NIFA.
This document reviews data identifying indicators of success for Community Food Projects. The metrics they use can be useful for larger system outcomes or long term outcomes for beginning farmer and rancher efforts.
This guide is for current Community Food Project grantees to prepare them for the
Indicators of Success survey. This survey is the data collection method for the annual Indicators
of Success report that documents the collective impact of all current grantees in a particular
fiscal year. This report is distributed widely as well as sent to the USDA to support future CFP
funding.
Part 1 of a 2 part webinar where you can learn more about how to create logic models that support your grant-seeking, that clarify purpose throughout your organization, and that aid in the fulfillment of your goals.
"Program evaluations are becoming a more important responsibility for most Extension professionals. Despite an abundance of supporting resources, many Extension educators still fail to conduct meaningful evaluations of their programs, presumably because of time constraints and doubts about the quality of input received from evaluations. Web-based evaluations may be a tool to help educators conduct evaluations that are time-efficient and provide better results. Here I discuss my experience with Web-based evaluations and compare their advantages and disadvantages with traditional pen and paper evaluations."