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U.S. Department of Education Expansion Grants

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Innovation and Early Learning Programs, Education Innovation and Research Program expansion grants fund only evidence-based activities, as defined explicitly in the grant announcement.

U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound (2022)

The U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound program includes a competitive preference priority for strategies supported by evidence (pages 18-20).

AmeriCorps State and National Grants Program (2022)

AmeriCorps’s State and National competitive grants program allocates up to 20 points for an applicant’s level of evidence and the quality of the evidence.

Denver Public Schools Case Study

In 2022, Denver Public Schools (CO) used outcome-based contracting to implement a state-funded high impact tutoring program. This case study includes steps for implementing this contract and the “rate card” Denver used for pricing outcomes.

Duval County Public Schools Case Study

In 2023, Duval County Public Schools (FL) used an outcomes-based contracting model to implement a high impact tutoring program. This case study includes steps for implementing this contract and the “rate card” Duval used for pricing outcomes.

Define Desired Outcomes: Outcomes-Based Procurement

Outcomes-Based Grantmaking & Contracting After defining a grant program’s desired outcomes, SEAs…