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Evaluation of the Department of Interior Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Program
Project
The Department of the Interior (DOI) Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Program consists of 167 restoration, mitigation, and science projects to develop and implement best practices for improving coastal resilience to sea-level rise, storm surge, and…
Des Moines Area Community College’s Workforce Training Academy Connect Program Three-year Impact Report
Publication
The study of WTA Connect found an impact on exam-based credentials and confidence in career knowledge, but no detectable impacts on employment, earnings, or family economic well-being.
Beyond Zoning Reform: 4 Ways States Can Boost Their Housing Supply
Blog
Here are four ways that state and local leaders can support more affordable housing that go beyond zoning reform.
Support to Modernize CMS’s Quality Measures Implementation and Reporting (QMIR) Program
Project
Providing quality care to the more than 100 million Americans served under Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requires robust data collection and analysis of key measures and indicators. As technology has evolved, data…
Monitoring Ecological and Socioeconomic Effects of Coastal Restoration
Project
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) wanted to understand the socioeconomic effects of 38 restoration projects funded through its Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Grant Program. The goal was to ensure accountability of Department of Interior…
Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College
Publication
Abt’s Find the Fit study found the enhancements to the Department of Education’s Upward Bound program did not help students avoid undermatching.
Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps Toward College
Publication
The C5+1 Project Helped Nations Plan Climate Resilience
Project
To support climate resilience activities at the regional level and in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, high-level discussions between the U.S. Secretary of State and C5 Foreign Ministers led to the launch…
Building Evidence on Employment Strategies (BEES)
Project
Many Americans struggle in the labor market even when overall economic conditions are good. Unemployment is persistently high for some demographic groups and in certain geographic areas, and a large proportion of working-age adults – about one in five in…
Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Project
Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…