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Implementation Support

Implementing what works

Our implementation support includes technical assistance, individual coaching, multi-year Fellowships, boot camps, peer networks, solutions sprints, case studies, policy reports and roadmaps – as well as providing model legislative and administrative language to help governments invest in what works.

  • Government leaders can use these resources to identify what works to accelerate economic mobility.
  • Through learning opportunities, policymakers work with experts and their peers to implement evidence-based solutions.
  • Coaching and technical assistance helps governments collaborate with community partners and residents to drive progress.
By the Numbers
500+
Solutions Sprints Participants
250+
Reports and Case Studies
125+
Fellowship Participants

Our Programs

Opportunity Accelerator

Helping governments advance economic mobility and reduce racial disparities in their communities.
Local Infrastructure Hub

Empowering city leaders to access federal infrastructure dollars and drive local progress.
Solutions

Supporting policymakers with the tools and training to identify, implement and scale evidence-based solutions.

Good Jobs and Equity Project

Supporting state and local governments to improve job quality and increase workforce equity.
Evidence in Workforce

Helping government leaders invest in evidence-based strategies that help more workers succeed.
Evidence in Education

Helping states, school districts and schools build and use evidence to improve outcomes for students.

What Works Cities

Helping cities improve residents’ lives by using data and evidence to tackle urgent local challenges.
State

Helping governors and other state government leaders increase their use of evidence and data, and invest in what works.
Federal

Working with federal leaders to increase their use of evidence and data in budget, policy, and management decisions.

Featured Resources

Local
June 30, 2021
Closing the Data Gap: How Cities Are Delivering Better Results for Residents
Federal
Local
Nonprofit
State
August 22, 2018
What Works Toolkit: A State and Local Government Policymaker’s Guide to Improving Human Services Contracting and Outcomes
Federal
Local
Nonprofit
State
February 7, 2019
An RFI Guide: How Requests for Information Can Improve Government Human Services Contracting
Results for America
May 16, 2022
Opportunity Accelerator Launched to Help Governments Drive Economic Mobility and Advance Racial Equity
July 8, 2020
Results for America Releases Blueprint for Delivering Better Results in State Government

“We are building the capacity in local government to innovate and test new approaches to solving intractable problems. This approach gives us the freedom to try something new and evaluate it before we make major investments.”

MAYOR G.T. BYNUM, R-TULSA
FORMER RESULTS FOR AMERICA LOCAL GOVERNMENT FELLOW

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