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Spending Guides

Government grantmaking can be a powerful tool to improve outcomes.

Results for America's Evidence-Based Spending Guides are designed to help leaders build and use evidence to achieve better, more equitable outcomes through their grantmaking, purchasing and procurement.

Federal Spending Guide

Results for America’s Federal Evidence-Based Spending Guide is designed to help policymakers in Congress, the White House and federal agencies shift the over $1 trillion allocated through federal grants each year to evidence-based solutions.
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Education Spending Guide

The Education Evidence-Based Spending Guide is designed to help state education agency (SEA) leaders build and use evidence to achieve better, more equitable outcomes through their grantmaking programs.
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Workforce Spending Guide

The Workforce Evidence-Based Spending Guide is designed to help state and local government workforce development professionals build and use evidence to achieve better, more equitable outcomes through their grantmaking, purchasing and procurement.
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State Budgeting Guide

The State Evidence-Based Budgeting Guide helps state government leaders — including governors, legislators, legislative staff and agency leaders — build and leverage data and evidence in budgeting to invest in solutions that work.
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