Other Evidence and Evaluation Efforts
Other Evidence and Evaluation Efforts
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Administration for Community Living
- The Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy program (PADD) establishes and maintains a system to protect the legal and human rights of all persons with developmental disabilities. The annual performance measure of the percentage of individuals who have their complaint of abuse, neglect, discrimination, or other human or civil rights corrected compared to the total assisted demonstrates the rate of successful benefits accruing from the program. The rate of success has been consistently over 80 percent and trending upward since FY11. In FY15, the target was exceeded with nearly 87 percent of consumers having their complaint corrected. While funding is required under statute, as specified under criterion two in its Paperwork Reduction Act application to the Office of Management and Budget, ACL uses evidence submitted through the annual performance reporting process to “gauge for program accomplishments against program objectives for purposes of identifying continuing challenges and formulating technical assistance and management support provided to P&A systems.”
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Corporation for National and Community Service
- CNCS awarded a contract in June 2018 to support the agency’s ability to review and synthesize research findings from program evaluations conducted by grantees on a continuous basis. The ability to independently assess the quality and rigor of evaluation studies as they are submitted to the agency is a critical capacity and pillar of building evidence infrastructure. In the past, this function was siloed within individual programs, but now one contract will support all agency programs – creating important efficiencies and consistenciesfor assessing evidence. Existing review and synthesis findings (see R&E’s State of the Evidence Report to see the numbers behind national service and practical benefits of volunteering) and their use in FY19 grantmaking and management are under discussion.
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U.S. Agency for International Development
- USAID is exploring ways to move agencywork to maximize exploration in “pay for results” models of programming. Innovation is not just about products and services but also the agency’sown procurement and programming models. Development impact bonds (DIBs) are a results-based financing mechanism, where investors provide upfront capital for an intervention and are paid as results are achieved. USAID has launched two DIBs, one on maternal and child health in India, and another on poverty alleviation in Africa. The 2017 Village Enterprise DIB, aims to support the growth of sustainable small businesses in Africa, helping communities increase economic self-sufficiency and transition out of poverty. Through this DIB, USAID’sDIV, DFID, and other funders are committing to paying for specific outcomes: Village Enterprise gets up-front funding in the form of working capital from socially-motivated investors, and flexibility to adapt the program to maximize impact. USAID and other funders’ repayments to the investors are conditionedon Village Enterprise delivering verifiable results such as improved income and consumption. The impact bond, valued at a total of $5.28 million, will allow Village Enterprise to scale its successful program that has already helped 39,000 small businesses get off the ground. Village Enterprise’s approach is to create and sustain microenterprises by providing a small cash grant, business and financial literacy training, mentoring, and access to savings. By partnering with the private sector and maintaining a focus on results, USAID can remain good stewards of U.S. taxpayer dollars and advance agency efforts to reduce poverty and promote economic growth.