The NSF Civic Playbook

for Sustainability, Transferability,
and Scalability

Self Assessment

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This Self Assessment helps analyze two things:

Planning the deployment and Sustainability in the community where your pilot is being initially deployed; and
Planning the Transferability and Scalability of your pilot to reach other communities.

Before taking the Self Assessment and analyzing your scores, please note that, because the scores only capture a snapshot in time, NSF CIVIC teams should take the Self Assessment periodically throughout the life of the NSF CIVIC grant. Teams should ideally take the Self assessment once at the beginning of their Stage 2 grant, then once or more per quarter to gauge progress.

Begin Self Assessment

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Question 1 of 20

In one sentence, I can clearly describe my product and the problem my product is solving

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 2 of 20

My team has defined and is tracking clear metrics of community impact (e.g., improved access, cost savings, health outcomes)

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 3 of 20

My team has a clear plan in place to seek end user feedback, prioritize suggestions, and make improvements to the product

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 4 of 20

The product is measurably delivering / has measurably delivered its anticipated impact and outcomes for the community

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 5 of 20

My team has evidence (e.g., pilots, surveys, partnerships) that end users are interested in our product beyond the CIVIC grant

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 6 of 20

My team has secured resources to sustain our product beyond this NSF CIVIC grant for at least six months

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 7 of 20

My team has secured resources to sustain our product beyond this NSF CIVIC grant for 18+ months

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 8 of 20

The current funding model for the product will allow it to be operational in our community five years from now

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 9 of 20

My teamʼs partnership structure is organized in a way that supports the partnership’s sustainability beyond this NSF CIVIC grant

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 10 of 20

My team has identified the key risks (financial, technical, organizational) that could derail implementation and developed mitigation strategies

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 11 of 20

My team can clearly describe the characteristics of our customer or end user

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 12 of 20

The product works and is ready to be released to customers for full-function use (versus being available to a few early customers in order to solicit feedback)

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 13 of 20

My team has evidence that a customer would be willing to pay for the product

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 14 of 20

My team knows what the product would cost for a customer

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 15 of 20

My team has discussed the product with our, or our university partnerʼs, entrepreneurial support office, technology transfer office, technology licensing office, or office with a similar function(s)

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 16 of 20

My team has identified and tested which parts of our product or process are adaptable to new contexts, and which parts are dependent on unique local conditions.

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 17 of 20

My team’s product solves a problem shared by [blank] communities across the country

50 or more = Agree
between 15 and 50 = Somewhat Agree
Donʼt know or 15 or fewer = Disagree/Don’t Know

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 18 of 20

My team has a business plan to scale and launch our product in other communities ourselves

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 19 of 20

My team has documentation (e.g., manuals, toolkits, or guides) that another community could use to replicate our product

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Question 20 of 20

The partnership structure formed in our community as part of the NSF CIVIC grant could be easily replicated in other communities

Agree Somewhat Agree Disagree/Don't Know

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Assessment Complete