USAID ACRONYMS
DQA
What is Data Quality Assessment
Average Number of Technical Issues encountered in Hardware Per Installation
What is Hiraya?
The grantee proposes measuring household income by counting the number of dogs owned per household.
What is VALIDITY
PIRS
What is a Performance Indicator Reference Sheet
Number of Tractors Sold
There are no documented protocols for how an indicator is measured and defined.
What is RELIABILITY
PPR
What is the Performance Plan and Report
# earthquake events (>6) falsely recorded
What is Grillo
You suspect that a grantee is purposefully over-reporting the number of beneficiaries reached
What is INTEGRITY
ADS
What is an Automated Directives System
Tons of compost produced and sold
What is SOIL
Data on vaccine supply levels is only submitted to the Ministry of Health once a year, but the MOH needs to know current supply levels now to manage a measles outbreak.
e-QIP
What is Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing
Rates of parental play and stimulation among the mothers involved in the program
What is Lively Minds
The grantee is implementing school readiness programs to support children's preparedness for kindergarten. The average age of program beneficiaries is recorded as 39.
What is VALIDITY?