Is the data current?
PAYS is administered every two years; this Explorer uses the 2025 statewide release. Trend windows are 2021 → 2023 → 2025.
Audience
For funders
A path through the Explorer for foundations, county commissioners, and state agency funders deciding where prevention dollars should land in 2026–27.
What a fundable proposal looks like
A clean line: PAYS indicator → prioritized risk or protective factor → evidence-based strategy → budget line → outcome measure. Use the action-planning checklist to score it.
Your path through the Explorer
1. Headlines at a glance
Six PAYS shifts most likely to shape funding priorities.
Open2. Triage by tier
Critical, elevated, and emerging indicators that map cleanly to outcome measures.
Open3. Confirm the upstream drivers
CTC scales that grantees should be naming in any logic model.
Open4. What a strong workplan looks like
Use the plan-quality checklist to score applicants.
Open5. Source and methodology
Provenance for every statistic, suitable for board memos.
Open6. Take the data with you
1-page brief, slide deck, and chart-level CSVs.
OpenCommon funder questions
Can I see county-level numbers?
The 'Local lens' on data pages demonstrates a county/district profile. Replace placeholders with the official county profile your grantee provides.
What outcomes should an RFP require?
Tie each award to PAYS indicators that will be re-measured in the next administration, plus interim implementation measures.