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CommentCounts™ Manages Complex Public Comment Processes
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Federal laws often do not specify every detail of how agencies should implement them. Agencies must use the rulemaking process to do so and seek public comments on the rules. They also seek public comments for other policy and rule changes. Some attract…
Deepwater Horizon Spill Assessment and Restoration Plan
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In 2010, an explosion on a Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. It required a massive response to minimize damage and protect the environment, with involvement by many federal and…
Developing Best Practices for Postsecondary Education
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Millions of students need to prepare for and stay in postsecondary educational programs. Numerous programs seek to help the students achieve their educational goals. There is research that evaluates these programs, but there was previously little…
Preparing Oregonians for a Postsecondary Education
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In 2006, the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD) launched the Oregon Pathways for Adult Basic Skills Initiative (OPABS) to better help low-skilled adults transition from the state’s Adult Basic Skills (ABS) programs…
Preparing New Teachers for Day One
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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP) is designed to assess the overall readiness of teacher candidates. The state wants to identify best practices, tailor guidelines and…
Helping Design More Equitable and Impactful Housing Systems and Solutions
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has many housing and community development programs. HUD created the Community Compass program to enable HUD grantees and public housing agencies, and tribes to receive technical assistance (TA) to…
Evaluating the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program
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Medicaid provides critical assistance that enables people with limited resources and incomes to access acute and preventive medical care and long-term services and support. Innovations that simultaneously improve care for beneficiaries and promote…
Studying the Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
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Administered by the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), the Transitional Living Program (TLP) and Maternity Group Home (MGH) grants enable organizations to provide supervised shelter, case management, and support…
Leading the Uganda Voucher Plus Activity
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The Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to ending preventable maternal and child deaths, and it recognizes that in order to achieve this, Uganda must increase the role of the private sector in expanding quality services for mothers and babies…
Technical Assistance for Education Innovation and Research Evaluations
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Education Innovation and Research (EIR) is a competitive grant program, and grantees must fund an independent evaluation of their projects’ effectiveness. Abt provides technical assistance on the conduct of these evaluations to maximize the strength of…