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    HomeResearch, Evaluations, Maps, and DataEvaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects Closed in 2015-2019

      	
	
Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects Closed in 2015-2019
	
			November 30, 2022EvaluationBuilding Appalachia’s Workforce EcosystemEducationEvaluations
	
				
	
	
	**Author(s):** Kristen Usher, Lindsay Lamb, Caitlin Howley, Terry Lashley, Kim Cowley, Samira Rajesh Syal, Thomas J. Horwood
            **Author Organization(s):** ICF
        This report presents findings from an evaluation of ARC’s education and workforce development projects that closed between 2015 and 2019, representing 383 grantees and more than $62,500,000 of ARC investment. By the end of the grant period, 337,405 individual beneficiaries had been served. At the time of the follow-up survey, this had increased to 510,765, or 148% of the cumulative goal. In addition, a total of 3,157 businesses, communities, or organizations had been served through grant funding at the time of the follow-up survey, and 4,572 new jobs had been created. Taken together, this demonstrates the long-lasting impact of much of the ARC portfolio—even after ARC funding ends. At the time of the evaluation, three-quarters of survey respondents were still sustaining their grant-funded program in some capacity. Additional evaluation findings describe outcomes and experiences of grant beneficiaries, and successes and challenges across the portfolio related to implementation and sustainability efforts.




Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects Closed in 2015-2019 – Full Report – pdf 6 MB															
				
Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects Closed in 2015-2019 – Executive Summary – pdf 784 KB															
				
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