There is a continuing need in evaluation research for the establishment of a relationship between evaluation findings and decision making. A method is proposed for a particular situation: annual funding decisions for projects in a large grant program in vocational education. Outcome and predictive impact variables were ranked by three groups of decision makers on a pilot study. The groups included the Director of the State Department of Education division responsible for funding decisions, the supervisors who make funding decisions, and the supervisors from related bureaus who review and contribute to the decision making process. Statements concerning the impact of vocational education programs on students, employers, and the State Department of Education--to be used as program evaluation criteria--were sorted into twelve outcome impact and nine predictive impact statements. Each statement was ranked and rated for importance by the decision makers. Results showed high agreement on the ranking and rating of outcome impact statements, and discrepancies on the predictive impact statements. A validation study has been designed. Evaluators can assist decision makers in identifying important outcomes; and in the process, define the decision to be made, the time when it is made, and the data required to link evaluation and decision making. (Author/JAG)