Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Evidence Building and Implementation Study
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About this Study
In 2018, the Chief Evaluation Office partnered with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to fund contractor Abt Associates to conduct the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Evidence Building and Implementation Study. This project's objectives are to work with DOL to develop strategies to support the evidence requirements in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that relate to the RESEA. This project will: (1) develop options to meet legislative requirements related to evidence at the Federal and state levels; (2) identify the current state of the evidence of RESEA and present it in a usable framework; (3) conduct an implementation study of RESEA programs; (4) develop options to advance the RESEA evidence base; and (5) provide evaluation technical assistance to states to build their technical capacity to meet the requirements of the legislation if they conduct an RESEA program.
This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of requirements from section 30206 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123 (BBA) and Section 306 of the Social Security Act, which created a permanent authorization for a new tiered-evidence RESEA program. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform employment and training programs and policies and addresses departmental strategic goals and priorities.
- What options for developing and applying tiered evidence standards to RESEA interventions should be considered? What approaches for identifying evidence-based RESEA service delivery strategies and practices should be considered?
- What is the current state of the evidence of RESEA and its components? How is RESEA being implemented? What are the types and packages of services provided under current RESEA programs? What common components of RESEA programs are effective or promising?
- What options should DOL and states consider for building the evidence base and filling gaps in the literature?
- Evidence Building at the U.S. Department of Labor: Lessons From Delivering Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Evaluation Technical Assistance (Issue Brief, April 2024)
- Tracking Changes in Program Implementation: Findings from Multiple Rounds of the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Implementation Survey (Issue Brief, April 2024)
- Cost-Benefit Analysis for RESEA Programs: A Handbook (Handbook, April 2024)
- An Introduction to RESEA Component Evaluations (Webinar, November 2022)
- RESEA Peer Learning (Webinar, August 2022)
- RESEA Program Strategies: State and Local Implementation (Final Report, June 2022)
- Serving Unemployment Assistance Claimants During a Public Health Crisis: The RESEA Program and the COVID-19 Pandemic (Issue Brief, June 2022)
- Reemployment Services Evidence: A Collection of Briefs on RESEA Program Components (Compendium, June 2022)
- Options for Building Evidence on RESEA Programs (Final Report, June 2022)
- RESEA Program Strategies: State and Local Implementation (Webinar, April 2022)
- Live Q & A: REA Impact Study Findings and Implications for RESEA Programs and Evaluations (Webinar, October 2020)
- Forming Consortia to Evaluate RESEA Programs (Webinar, January 2020)
- RESEA: Overview of Evaluation and Evidence Requirements (Webinar, November 2019)
- Evaluating RESEA: How Does it Help My State and Where Do We Start? (Webinar, May 2019)
- Evaluation Information and Resources for RESEA Programs (Webinar, January 2019)
- FY 2019 RESEA Grants: New Program Requirements and Application Instructions (Webinar, January 2019)
- Evaluation Technical Assistance Resources
- Related Links and Collaborations
Project Duration: 60 Months Contract
End Date: September 2023
Contractor: Abt Associates, with the Urban Institute, Capital Research Corporation and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies
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.