This document outlines an outcome-based purchasing strategy and training sessions presented by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. It discusses the history of outcome measurement from the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act to current national goals and indicators. The presentation covers the six national goals and the outcomes being measured under each goal, such as self-sufficiency, family stability, and community involvement. It also describes DHCD's planning and reporting environment, which includes community action planning, state consolidated planning, and annual, semi-annual and monitoring reports that utilize outcome data.