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Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP
Project
Many high school seniors who plan to attend college do not enroll, and others enroll but do not return for a second year. Low-income students are more likely than their higher-income peers to fall off track after high school ends. Text message-based…
USAID-funded Project Yields New Farm Businesses
Impact Brief
The Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project’s internship program prepares trains young graduates to enter the agribusiness field.
Spotlight On: Boosting Skills and Earnings
Spotlight On
For more than 30 years, Abt Global has conducted research on workforce development programs and their effectiveness raising participants’ skills to meet employers’ workforce needs and to increase employment and earnings prospects for workers.
Projected Climate Change Impacts on Skiing and Snowmobiling: A Case Study of the United States
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Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation
Project
The Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation (GJ-HC) is a rigorous evaluation of four career pathways programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The programs – enacted in response to the 2008 recession – targeted unemployed workers and those…
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program: Six Case Studies on the Implementation Experience of the 2012 Grantees
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I-BEST Did Not Have Educational or Earnings Impact
Project
Adults with low skills or limited English proficiency face poor employment and earnings prospects. Postsecondary training is one way to improve job opportunities if the training aligns with industries’ growing local demand for skilled workers. Enabling…
Assessing the Impacts of Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico
Project
The Deepwater Horizon disaster contaminated habitats across the northern Gulf of Mexico, including deep water corals, shallow bays, estuaries, coastal marshes and beaches. The spill affected wildlife ranging from birds to dolphins to sea turtles. The…
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…
Localised Solutions to Water Security in Papua New Guinea
Impact Brief
Locally led infrastructure and governance approaches have stabilized access to clean water, supported schools and rural markets, and built long-term community ownership.