Projects

Colorado Works Program Evaluation

Sponsoring Agency: Colorado Department of Human Services Project Officer: Dan Daly Performance Period: March 2005 – June 2008 Project Summary: The Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) has contracted with the Lewin Group and its partners, the University of Colorado’s Health Sciences Center, the Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Policy Studies, and Capital Research Corporation […]

Evaluation Of The Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Program

Sponsoring Agency: National Fraternal Order of Police Foundation Project Officer: Alan Dodkowitz Performance Period: January 2005 – June 2007 Project Summary: The “Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Program” was created by a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Fraternal Order of Police Foundation as a means of assisting the widows of police […]

Design For Data Collection And Analysis To Support he Evaluation Of The Chronic Homeless Employment Technical Assistance (Cheta) Initiative

Sponsoring Agency: Corporation for Supportive Housing Project Officer: Doreen Stracka Performance Period: October 2005 – January 2006 Project Summary: Capital Research Corporation staff are part of a team of researchers (working under contract to Corporation for Supportive Housing) involved in an evaluation of the Chronic Homelessness Employment Technical Assistance (CHETA) Initiative. An initial task under […]

Short-Term Assessment Of The Baltimore Project Bridge Initiative To Provide Employment Services For Ex-Offenders

Sponsoring Agency: Job Opportunities Task Force Project Officer: Jason Perkins-Cohen Performance Period: May 2005 – July 2005 Project Summary: The project team – from Capital Research Corporation and Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Policy Studies – conducted a rapid response assessment of Project Bridge aimed at assessing: (1) the implementation status of the project to […]

Assessment Of The LA Hope Initiative To Serve  Chronically Mentally-Ill Homeless Individuals

Sponsoring Agency: City of Los Angeles Community Development Department Project Officer: Susan Quigley, Performance Period: April 2006 – December 2006 Project Summary: The study team from Capital Research Corporation and Johns Hopkins University assisted the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in its efforts to better understand variation in the proportion of WIA adults who receive […]

Assess Variation In The Proportion Of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program Adults Receiving Training Services Across States And Localities

Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Steve Wandner Performance Period: March 2006 – March 2007 Project Summary: The study team from Capital Research Corporation and Johns Hopkins University assisted the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in its efforts to better understand variation in the proportion of WIA adults who […]

Technical Assistance To Support Emile System Design And Implementation

Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Steve Wandner Performance Period: September 2004 – September 2006 Project Summary: For many years, states and other grantees have designed and maintained management information and reporting systems based primarily on requirements for individual Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) programs. In […]

Evaluation Design For Assessing Business Services Available Through The One-Stop Delivery System

Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Steve Wandner Performance Period: September 2003 – September 2006 Project Summary: The purpose of this task order project was to develop updated, valid estimates for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) – primarily for budget purposes, but also useful in other areas such […]

Develop Strategy To Determine Costs Of Training And Intensified Services For Participants Registered In One-Stops

Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Steve Wandner Performance Period: September 2003 – September 2006 Project Summary: The purpose of this task order project was to develop updated, valid estimates for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) – primarily for budget purposes, but also useful in other areas such […]

Assessment Of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Non-Monetary Policies And Practices Across States

Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Anissa Holm Performance Period: March 2000 – December 2002 Project Summary: TThe Department of Labor (DOL) funded this study to explore the relationship between non-monetary eligibility policies and practices and program outcomes, such as recipiency and benefit duration. This study provided an examination […]