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About the Study
In 2020, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to fund contractors Mathematica Policy Research with Social Policy Research Associates and the Council of State Governments Justice Center to conduct the Pathway Home Reentry Evaluation. The study aims to develop design options for an impact and implementation evaluation to assess the feasibility of conducting an impact evaluation and examine the implementation of the Pathway Home Reentry Grant program. Based on the results from the feasibility analysis, CEO plans to conduct the most rigorous impact evaluation feasible of the Pathway Home program. As part of the feasibility assessment, the evaluation will include a review of Pathway Home grants and the design of cross-site impact and implementation evaluation options to examine Pathway Home.
This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform employment and training programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.
- What are the most rigorous evaluation options feasible for assessing the impact of the Pathway Home Reentry grant program on participant outcomes?
- How were programs implemented? What factors influenced implementation? What challenges did programs face in implementation and how were those challenges overcome? How did implementation vary by institution type (correctional facilities or jails)?
- What is the impact of the Pathway Home Reentry Grant Program on participant employment, earnings, and recidivism?
- To what extent do impacts vary across selected subpopulations of transitioning offenders (e.g., institution type, type of offense, age, veteran status)?
- Pathway Home Evaluation Brief: 2021 Grants at a Glance (Evaluation Brief, November 2023)
- Pathway Home Evaluation Brief: Establishing Grant Programs Inside Correctional Facilities (Evaluation Brief, November 2023)
- Pathway Home Evaluation Brief: Establishing Reentry Services to Support People After Release (Evaluation Brief, November 2023)
- Workforce Supports for the Reentry Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Issue Brief, October 2022)
- Pathway Home Grant Program: Implementation Evaluation Design and Overview of Impact Evaluation (Evaluation Design Report, September 2022)
Project Duration: 5.5 Years
Contract End Date: March 2026
Contractor: Mathematica, Social Policy Research Associates, and Council of State Governments Justice Center
For More Information: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.