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The brief provides reflections from four evaluation technical assistance (TA) liaisons based on their experiences in working with grantees awarded as part of a Federal interagency initiative, Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3). The brief, (1) describes the P3 program’s TA supports, (2) reviews the roles and responsibilities of different types of P3 partners, and (3) describes the hurdles faced when working with partners and strategies to mitigate those hurdles. While this brief focuses on challenges, it should be noted that the partnerships of the grantees included strengths as well. Some of the mitigation strategies discussed were identified by reflecting on the differences between partnerships that did and did not encounter a specific hurdle.

This brief is based on lessons learned about effective partnerships while providing evaluation TA for the local evaluations of nine initial P3 pilots that were awarded in 2015, as authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. Data sources included communication with the pilots, summaries of monthly calls with the pilots, and reviews of pilots’ documents from 2016 through 2018.

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Cattell, L., Bradley, M. C. (2020). Mathematica. Insights From P3 on Partnerships Supporting Local Evaluations: Insights From Federal Evaluation Technical Assistance Liaisons on the Partnerships Supporting Local Evaluations. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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