Cindy National PEARS Launched in May of 2023 for federal reporting of SNAP-Ed state plans and annual reports. I need help. Who do I contact? Who you contact depends on the type of question you have. For technical support, contact Canopy Client Success by email at support@pears.io or phone at 785.789.3199. For content questions, set … Read more
Within the State Plan in National PEARS, agencies can set up to seven SMART goals, each with multiple objectives. To make these objectives easier to track in the system, we’ve added objective numbering to help clearly identify each one. Each objective is now labeled using the format Goal#.Objective#—as shown below, Objective 1.1 corresponds to the … Read more
When the Annual Report launched in 2024, maintained PSE changes could only be updated manually. However, now the system supports importing maintained PSE Changes similarly to importing adopted changes. The following article details how to use the data importer to add or update your PSE Changes Maintained. To jump to a specific section, click one … Read more
Beginning with FY24, PSE Changes will be split between adopted and maintained changes. The following article explains how the system will navigate these updates. Changes are Copied from your Previous Report When you click the Begin Annual Report button, the system automatically copies several items into your report, including PSE changes from the previous year. … Read more
The FY 2024 Report modules will open in N-PEARS for all agencies on October 28, 2024. State agencies must submit Reports through N-PEARS to their Regional Coordinator(s) by January 31, 2025. There will be several differences from the FY 2023 Report. Applicable information from the Planned Projects and Activities, Planned Evaluations, and Coordination and Collaboration … Read more
FY23 was the first year Annual Reports were submitted through National PEARS. As there wasn’t a FY23 plan in the system to generate the FY23 report from, adjustments were made to the system to help facilitate data entry. The following list briefly outlines a few features that will vary from FY23 reports. Setup There will … Read more
State agencies can edit SMART goals and objectives at any time in the plan submission process. The following instructions detail how to modify goals and objectives as necessary. How to Update SMART Goals Enter the Target Audience and Needs Assessment Module Mark as Incomplete Navigate to State Priority Goals using the menu in the left … Read more
Overview If your State plan is a Comprehensive Needs Assessment, census data will be pre-populated according to the federal poverty limit identified in the setup module. The following instructions detail how data is pulled from the American Community Survey to be populated in National PEARS. How to View Demographic Data from ACS Counties Go to data.census.gov … Read more
To ease the data entry burden, you can copy a project and all of its data from last year’s plan. From the State plan Overview, click the View All Projects button. Click the Arrow Button next to Add Project Click Copy Previous Project Click in the Select an Existing Project Box and select the previous … Read more
Module 1 – Target Audience and Needs Assessment Section Field Limit Needs Assessment List the Stakeholders engaged… 500 Words Needs Assessment Describe the process used to determine… 250 Words Program Access List the areas of your State….. 250 Words Program Access What factors limit the geographic… 250 Words Program Access How can the SNAP-Ed State… … Read more