[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64179-64180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25134]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10944]


Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Evaluation Division 
Focus Group Discussions

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) 
Evaluation Division invites current and potential award recipients to 
participate in an initiative aimed at refining ECA's Monitoring and 
Evaluation (M&E) system. The Division plans to host Focus Group 
Discussions (FGDs) designed to provide an opportunity for current and 
prospective ECA award recipients to offer input regarding program 
indicators and corresponding data collection questions as part of a 
broader effort to create a performance monitoring system that will 
provide reliable, easily-accessible data. For more detailed information 
on this initiative, please watch the following webinar: https://youtu.be/kzvHwXkmLJ8. Persons interested in attending a FGD must denote 
their interest by Friday, November 22nd using the following link: 
https://bit.ly/2MKUKQt. After the close of registration, the Division 
will reach out to schedule participation in the FGDs. Please note that 
if the Evaluation Division receives a significant level of interest, it 
may randomly select attendees--while those not selected will be 
provided a link to upload the information they would like to have 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions and requests for additional 
information regarding the FGDs or ECA's M&E initiative may be sent to 
Natalie Donahue, Chief of Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs at [email protected] no later than Friday, 
November 22nd. The Evaluation Division will post responses to questions 
on its website (https://eca.state.gov/impact/eca-evaluation-division/learning) by Tuesday, December 3rd.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Evaluation Division began development of an 
enhanced performance monitoring system to enable ECA leadership, 
program offices, and award recipients to better assess program 
performance and respond quickly to requests for information. The 
Evaluation Division would like to ascertain insights from current and 
potential award recipients as to what indicators should be considered, 
and any data collection questions that could be particularly useful in 
measuring the outcomes of exchange programs. Please note that 
participation in this initiative is voluntary and will not impact 
current awards or future selection or funding decisions. For those who 
would like to offer input for the initiative but do not register in 
time or are unable to attend a FGD, ideas for possible indicators and/
or data collection questions may be submitted via email to 
[email protected] through Friday, December 20th.

Aleisha Woodward,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-25134 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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