A grant requires evaluation of a supported employment project. Which tool best links resources, activities, and intended employment outcomes?

A logic model that connects inputs, activities, outputs, and employment outcomes best links resources and work to intended results for evaluating a grant-funded supported employment project in a community rehab program. Logic models make program theory explicit for municipal funders and staff so evaluation metrics map to a coherent pathway. A random list of office supplies unrelated to program theory is not an evaluation framework. A staff birthday calendar used as the sole evaluation framework tracks social events, not employment causal pathways. A client satisfaction emoji poll with no link to activities or outcomes may capture affect but not the required resources-to-outcomes chain. Exam caveat: logic models guide measurement; they do not themselves prove effectiveness without data collection on the specified indicators over time. Operational check: draft a one-page logic model naming grant inputs, key supported-employment activities, outputs such as employer contacts, and employment outcomes; align each evaluation metric to a model element before the civic grant reporting cycle. In civic rehabilitation settings, documenting the rationale and verifying the next concrete step keeps practice aligned with CRC standards and client rights.