This manual describes best practices for collecting data with nFORM, and describes special data collection scenarios.
This page includes information and tools to support you in using nFORM 2.0. If you need additional help after reviewing these resources, you may request technical assistance by submitting a ticket in nFORM 2.0 to the nFORM help desk.
Please contact your grantee organization's site administrator(s) for help with log in issues including locked accounts and resetting passwords. Site administrators should leave a voice mail for Mathematica at 844-619-6841 if they are also unable to log into nFORM.
The CQI Resources page includes more information on using nFORM 2.0 and other data for program improvement
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Detailed Instructions
- This manual provides step-by-step instructions for using nFORM. nFORM 2.0 User Manual
- This manual describes best practices for collecting data with nFORM. Performance Measures and Data Collection Logistics Manual
- This is a PDF of privacy information to provide to clients. View Privacy Statement
Data Dictionary
- This document provides the record layout for the data fields that are included in the data export from nFORM. View Data Dictionary
Training Video
- This training video describes best practices to follow to keep data secure. Keeping Data Secure
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- Mar 2023
The team provides an overview of survey administration options and available nFORM TA resources on client surveys. Four grantees also share their strategies and experiences with conducting survey administration.
Apr 2022These webinar slides describe how nFORM 2.0 data collection and reporting apply to school-based READY4Life grantees.
Mar 2022Please note that this resource is temporarily unavailable while we make updates. We apologize for any inconvenience and will post the updated resource soon.
This manual provides the measure selection criteria and performance measure surveys for the 2020 HMRF grant cohort. This document also includes detailed appendices that list each question and its source for every survey.
Mar 2022This tip sheet on administering surveys to clients during the public health emergency details three ways to administer surveys to clients remotely, along with the practices to follow for each method.
Mar 2022This template guides HMRF grantees through the key stages of data collection using nFORM 2.0 to help plan ahead and train staff so that data collection runs as smoothly as possible.
Mar 2022This document provides answers to common questions about nFORM 2.0 and performance measures data collection.
Jun 2021This tip sheet describes how to write scripts to introduce surveys to clients.
May 2021This training video walks through the process for administering surveys to clients, including administering surveys to clients in group settings such as in schools.
Apr 2021High-quality performance data are key for tracking programming and outcomes, informing continuous quality improvement, and conducting analyses to understand more about HMRF programs. To support the collection and use of high-quality data, ACF is providing grantees with nFORM 2.0, a management information system, as well as a template for planning data collection. During this webinar, the nFORM team gives an overview of how Project Leaders, Data Managers, and Evaluators may use nFORM 2.0 for data collection, reporting performance, and viewing and analyzing data. We also will walk through the data collection plan template and how it can be used to plan each step of grantee data collection.
Apr 2021