SAMHSA Performance Measures
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 updated some aspects of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Federal agencies are required to set long-term goals and objectives as well as specific near-term performance goals.
SAMHSA Performance Measurement Tools
As part of this federal mandate, all SAMHSA programs must collect and report performance data. The Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) describe the data collection and performance measurement process. SAMHSA collects data on key output and outcome measures to monitor and manage grantee performance, improve the quality of services provided, and inform evaluation reports.
Data collected through SAMHSA’s Performance Accountability & Reporting System (SPARS) are used to monitor the progress of SAMHSA’s discretionary grants, serve as a decision-making tool on funding, and improve the quality of services provided through the programs. SPARS provides real-time performance monitoring of SAMHSA’s discretionary grant portfolio and allows SAMHSA to provide timely, accurate information to stakeholders and Congress. The system includes data entry, data validation and verification, data management, data utilization, data analysis support, and automated reporting.
Client-level data are collected from grantees including demographics, ICD10 diagnostic categories, substance use and abuse, mental health and physical health functioning, and other key variables. Grantees collect data that includes personally identifiable information (PII) using GPRA Modernization Act Tools during the evaluation period of a grant. A certificate of confidentiality (CC) protects principal investigators (PIs), lead evaluators (LEs), and their contractors and cooperating agencies who conduct behavioral health research.
SAMHSA will continue to implement the 21st Century Cures Act and make any necessary changes to improve the performance metrics used and to evaluate effectiveness of SAMHSA programs including updating client level data collection tools and modernizing the SPARS data collections system.
Measurement Tools by SAMHSA Center
SAMHSA GPRA Fact Sheet
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) is a United States law enacted in 1993, one of a series of laws designed to improve government performance management. The GPRA requires agencies to engage in performance management tasks such as setting goals, measuring results, and reporting progress.
SAMHSA Performance Measurement Tools
Center for Substance Use Prevention Online Reporting Tool (CORT)
- First Responders – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (FR-CARA) (PDF | 269 KB)
- Improving Access to Overdose Treatment (ODTA) (PDF | 534 KB)
- Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths (PDO) (PDF | 339 KB)
- Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF-Rx) (PDF | 327 KB)
- Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) (PDF | 442 KB)
- Sober Truth on Prevention Underage Drinking Act Grants (STOP Act) (PDF | 381 KB)
CSAP Programmatic Progress Reports (PPRs)
Grantees who report Center for Substance Use Prevention Online Reporting Tool (CORT) data are expected to use the CSAP Programmatic Progress Report (CSAP-PPR) template to meet their annual programmatic progress report requirements.
Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT)
Administrative
Caregiver
- Adult/Client: Annual Form (PDF | 204 KB)
- Adult/Client: Baseline Form (PDF | 231 KB)
- Adult/Client: Reassessment Form (PDF | 215 KB)
- Child (5 to 17)/Caregiver: Baseline Form (PDF | 218 KB)
- Child (5 to 17)/Caregiver: Reassessment Form (PDF | 186 KB)
- Young Child (0 to 4)/Caregiver: Baseline Form (PDF | 209 KB)
- Young Child (0 to 4)/Caregiver: Reassessment Form (PDF | 185 KB)
- Youth (12 to 17)/Client: Baseline Form (PDF | 224 KB)
- Youth (12 to 17)/Client: Reassessment Form (PDF | 186 KB)