Tribal Courts Assistance Program: BJA Competitive Grant Announcement, FY 2004

Tribal Courts Assistance Program, FY 2004

Performance Measures

To ensure compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, grantees are required to collect and report data that measure the program’s results. All applicants are required to address the outcome and process measures listed below. In addition to incorporating this information into their submission’s narrative, applicants are required to address the type of information they will collect, who will collect it, the methods they will use, and how they will report the information. Grantees are also expected to provide interim data in their annual progress reports and to submit the results of their project as part of their final progress report.

Outcome/Process Measures	Performance Indicators
Outcome measure: Develop or enhance court capacity.	Number of cases filed by case type (e.g., traffic, substance abuse, domestic violence, other criminal, or family court) on an annual basis. Number of judicial positions created or funded under the grant, expressed in percentage of all judicial full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. Number of other positions created or funded under the grant, expressed in percentage of nonjudicial FTE positions.
Process measure: Increase or enhance integration of tribal justice information systems.	Documentation of changes made to information systems, to include changes in the number of computers, improvements to system hardware, and major software acquisitions. Identification of increased information sharing among justice system agencies, as evidenced by the development of standard interagency operating procedures or agreements.
Process measure: Increase or enhance tribal partnerships and external collaborations.	Type, name, and number of formalized partners in each network to create and implement a tribal justice system (for planning and implementation grantees). Type, name, and number of formalized partners in each network to enhance a tribal justice system (for enhancement grantees). Number of meetings, joint projects, and so forth.