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Big Win for Children’s Nutrition: Summer EBT Fully Funded
Blog
Abt Global’s decade of evaluations of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children pilot can inform the national rollout of the pilot.
Cold-Chain Technology to Help Small Farmers
Impact Brief
Post-harvest losses, produce quality, and shelf life have long been chronic problems for smallholder farmers in warm climates.
Measuring Photo-Induced Toxicity of North West Shelf Oil in Australia
Project
Photo-induced toxicity of crude oil occurs when ultraviolet light (UV) contacts certain photo-active polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which act as catalysts and produce reactive oxygen species. When this reaction occurs in the tissues of…
Filling Funding Gaps: How State Agencies Are Moving to Meet a Growing Threat to Affordable Housing
Publication
On behalf of NCSHA, Abt studied how 11 state agencies are impacted by—and handling—potentially catastrophic rising costs on affordable housing projects.
BOND Stage 2 Second Interim Process, Participation, and Impact Report
Publication
Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State
Project
In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…
Evaluating the Section 811 Rental Assistance Program
Project
The Section 811 program expands the housing supply for poor people with disabilities. Traditionally, HUD funded nonprofits to develop group homes and small rental developments exclusively for the disabled. Changes in Section 811 provide rental assistance…
When the Stakes Are High: Our Take on Client-Centricity at CMS
Blog
Abt partners with CMS by listening, anticipating needs, and co-creating solutions that make the agency’s work easier, more efficient, and more impactful.
Developing the SafeWater CBX Benefit-Cost Model
Project
More than 140 unregulated chemicals contaminate public water supplies in 42 states. The risk to consumers is unclear because researchers haven’t figured out the threshold for when they cause harm. To weigh regulatory options, the Environmental Protection…