State & Local Indicator Searches

The Center for Community Support will conduct indicator searches in support of community-based projects and proposals in order to provide relevant and timely data for applications.

A State and Local Indicator Search...

  • is a process that results in the identification of current numerical data which reveals the status of a particular problem area targeted by a proposal.
  • can include information such as rates of occurrence, incidence, and prevalence.
  • is intended to provide community-based organizations access to valid and reliable data collected by federal, state, and local agencies not readily available to local, community-based non-profit organizations.

 

The Purposes of a State and Local Indicator Search are to...

  • provide numerical data support for the needs assessment and baseline figures for the evaluation.
  • quantitatively demonstrate relative need and provide a basis for formulating reasonable outcome objectives.