Appendix A: Performance and Resource Tables

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2.1

Develop tools and capabilities that improve the productivity, quality, dissemination, and efficiency of research

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Promote innovation, facilitate trade, and ensure public safety and security by strengthening the nation’s measurements and standards infrastructure (NIST)¹

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Qualitative assessment and review of technical quality and merit using peer review
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		Completed	Complete annual review
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		Completed
FY 2004		Completed
FY 2003		Completed
FY 2002		Completed
FY 2001		Completed
FY 2000		Completed
FY 1999		Completed

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Peer-reviewed technical publications produced
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		1,163	1,100
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		1,148
FY 2004		1,070
FY 2003		New—no target to measure against

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Standard reference materials (SRMs) sold1
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		31,195	30,000
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		32,163
FY 2004		30,490
FY 2003		1,214
FY 2002		1,353
FY 2001		1,335
FY 2000		1,292
FY 1999		1,288
1 From FY 1999 - FY 2003 this was SRMs available. (back)

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: NIST-maintained datasets downloaded
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		94,371,001	80,000,000
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		93,305,136
FY 2004		73,601,352
FY 2003		New—no target to measure against

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Number of items calibrated
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		3,026	2,700
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		3,145
FY 2004		3,373
FY 2003		3,194
FY 2002		2,924
FY 2001		3,192
FY 2000		2,969
FY 1999		3,118

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Accelerate private investment in and development of high-risk, broad impact technologies (NIST)²

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Cumulative number of publications
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		1,701 from funding through FY 2005	1,520 from funding through FY 2005
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		1,462 from funding through FY 2004
FY 2004		1,245 from funding through FY 2003
FY 2003		969 from funding through FY 2002
FY 2002		747 from funding through FY 2001
FY 2001		565 from funding through FY 2000
FY 2000		468 from funding through FY 1999

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Cumulative number of patents
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		1,418 from funding through FY 2005	1,340 from funding throughFY 2005
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		1,254 from funding through FY 2004
FY 2004		1,171 from funding through FY 2003
FY 2003		939 from funding through FY 2002
FY 2002		800 from funding through FY 2001
FY 2001		693 from funding through FY 2000
FY 2000		607 from funding through FY 1999

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Cumulative number of projects with technologies under commercialization
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		346 from funding through FY 2005	320 from funding through FY 2005
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		296 from funding through FY 2004
FY 2004		271 from funding through FY 2003
FY 2003		244 from funding through FY 2002
FY 2002		195 from funding through FY 2001
FY 2001		166 from funding through FY 2000
FY 2000		120 from funding through FY 1999

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Raise the productivity and competitiveness of small manufacturers (NIST)³

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Number of clients served by Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers receiving federal funding
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		16,448 from FY 2005 funding	16,640 from FY 2005 funding
Performance was not met, because: The number of clients served reflects 99% of the expected number; this is due to MEP encouraging the Centers to transition to engaging U.S. manufacturers in longer-term, technology intensive innovation services. The number of clients served is the only MEP measure that represents actual data; the remaining results are estimates.
Strategies for Improvement: As the program’s emphasis shifts towards innovation and technology deployment in line with the Next Generation MEP strategy, MEP’s performance evaluation system will be revised to align with program objectives. Outyear targets for number of clients served have been adjusted accordingly.
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		16,090 from FY 2004 funding
FY 2004		18,422 from FY 2003 funding
FY 2003		18,748 from FY 2002 funding
FY 2002		New—no target to measure against

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Increased sales attributed to MEP Centers receiving federal funding
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		$2,508 from FY 2005 funding	$591 from FY 2005 funding
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		$1,889 from FY 2004 funding
FY 2004		$1,483 from FY 2003 funding
FY 2003		$953 from FY 2002 funding
FY 2002		$636 from FY 2001 funding
FY 2001		$698 from FY 2000 funding
FY 2000		$425 from FY 1999 funding

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Capital investment attributed to MEP Centers receiving federal funding
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		$2,013 from FY 2005 funding	$740 from FY 2005 funding
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		$941 from FY 2004 funding
FY 2004		$912 from FY 2003 funding
FY 2003		$940 from FY 2002 funding
FY 2002		$680 from FY 2001 funding
FY 2001		$873 from FY 2000 funding
FY 2000		$576 from FY 1999 funding

NIST PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Cost savings attributed to MEP Centers receiving federal funding
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		$816 from FY 2005 funding	$405 from FY 2005 funding
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		$721 from FY 2004 funding
FY 2004		$586 from FY 2003 funding
FY 2003		$681 from FY 2002 funding
FY 2002		$442 from FY 2001 funding
FY 2001		$482 from FY 2000 funding
FY 2000		New—no target to measure against

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Enhance public access to worldwide scientific and technical information through improved acquisition and dissemination activities (NTIS)

NTIS PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Number of new items available (annual)
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		673,807	660,000
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		658,138
FY 2004		553,235
FY 2003		530,910
FY 2002		514,129
FY 2001		New—no target to measure against

NTIS PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Number of information products disseminated (annual)
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		30,616,338	27,000,000
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		26,772,015
FY 2004		25,476,424
FY 2003		29,134,050
FY 2002		16,074,862
FY 2001		New—no target to measure against

NTIS PERFORMANCE MEASURE

MEASURE: Customer service
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		98%	95-98%
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		98%
FY 2004		96%
FY 2003		97%
FY 2002		98%
FY 2001		New—no target to measure against

¹ Prior to FY 2006, this goal was known as “Promote innovation, facilitate trade, ensure public safety and security, and help create jobs by strengthening the nation’s measurements and standards infrastructure.” (back)
² Actuals for this performance goal lagged at least six months. Therefore, beginning with the FY 2005 PAR, NIST shifted to a format in which they report actuals one year later, i.e., FY 2004 actuals are reflected in the FY 2005 PAR. This data lag, coupled with the timeline for producing the PAR, precludes the reporting of actual FY 2005 data. These data reported in the current year PAR, are an estimate based on three-quarters of actual client reported impacts and one-quarter estimated client impacts. (back)
³ Actuals for this performance goal lagged at least six months. Therefore, beginning with the FY 2005 PAR, NIST shifted to a format in which they report actuals one year later, i.e., FY 2004 actuals are reflected in the FY 2005 PAR. This data lag, coupled with the timeline for producing the PAR, precludes the reporting of actual FY 2005 data. These data reported in the current year PAR, are an estimate based on three-quarters of actual client reported impacts and one-quarter estimated client impacts. (back)