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Evaluating the Benefits of Additional College Loan Counseling
Project
Roughly two-thirds of students take loans to pay for college, and many have difficulty repaying them; more than 500,000 students default on their loans each year. To reduce repayment challenges and in response to a presidential directive to help…
Supporting Best Practices for Coalmine Methane Recovery
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Coal mine methane (CMM) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) released from coal during and after coal mining that contributes to climate change if emitted within the atmosphere. In addition, CMM can be an explosive hazard inside mines, and contributes to air…
Evaluating Maternal Opioid Misuse Initiative
Project
The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) among pregnant women and the incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) due to in-utero exposure to opioids have soared over the past two decades. The prevalence of NOWS among infants enrolled in…
Studying the Moving to Work Demonstration Program
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Under federal law enacted in the 1990s, a limited number of public housing agencies (PHAs) have received demonstration authority under which they may experiment with alternatives to the standard rules under which the Housing Choice Voucher and public…
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…
The Impact of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks on Property Values
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Underground storage tanks (USTs) containing petroleum and other hazardous substances are everywhere. Accidental releases of the substances from leaking USTs (LUSTs) pose serious health, economic, and environmental risks to local residents. Abt helped the…
Evaluating a Permanent Supportive Housing Pay for Success Initiative in Austin, Texas
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Despite growing evidence of the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing, local governments often have difficulty securing the necessary investments to expand the programs. The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), in partnership with the…
Supporting Low-Income Veteran Households Experiencing—or At-Risk of Experiencing—Homelessness
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Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) is a Veterans Affairs program that provides grants to more than 250 private, non-profit organizations (grantees) and consumer cooperatives that rapidly re-house low-income Veteran households.
Evaluating the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
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To date, evidence on the effectiveness of school voucher programs is mixed. That’s why the U.S. Congress mandated an evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded voucher program. The Department of Education’s…
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Evaluation (BPCI)
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Under traditional Medicare, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pays providers separately for each service delivered, which may incentivize medically unnecessary care. Providers who participate in CMS’s Bundled Payment for Care…