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State Policymakers

Helping state policymakers invest in what works

Results for America helps state leaders accelerate their use of evidence and data when making budget, policy, and management decisions.

  • Governors’ offices and state agencies can benchmark their progress and increase efforts to improve outcomes.
  • State leaders can join learning opportunities and peer networks to help them implement evidence-based solutions.
  • States can earn national recognition for their efforts to use evidence and data to improve results for residents.
By the Numbers
46
46 States Featured in 2023
9
Leading States Recognized
70+
State Education Fellows
2023 State Standard

A national benchmark – A "North Star"– for how state governments invest in what works

Meet the Leading States 2023 Call for Submissions

Our Programs

State Honor Roll

Highlighting state grant programs that seek to improve results by clearly defining evidence of effectiveness.
What Works Bootcamps

Convening senior leaders in governors’ offices to advance the use of evidence and data in order to improve results.
Good Jobs and Equity Project

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

State Education Fellows

Empowering city leaders to access federal infrastructure dollars and drive local progress.
State and Local Workforce Fellows

Spotlighting how leaders are using evidence and data to increase the impact of their American Rescue Plan Funds.
LEVER

Building local and state governments' capacity to evaluate federal investments.

Featured Resources

Federal
Nonprofit
State
June 30, 2022
Resources for Defining and Prioritizing Evidence of Effectiveness in State Grant Programs
All Gov't
Results for America
May 3, 2023
American Rescue Plan Data and Evidence Dashboard
State
July 8, 2020
Blueprint for Delivering Results in State Government
Results for America
March 2, 2022
New State Data in ARP Dashboard Highlights How States Are Investing Federal Recovery Funds
Results for America
November 15, 2023
In Red States and Blue States, More Leaders Are Investing in What Works

“We have a moral obligation to take the time to figure out which programs are producing intended results to improve those that aren’t.”

Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota (D-MN)

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