Instrument 2: Impact Evaluation Final Report Template

Impact Evaluation Final Report Template

Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grant Recipients

December 2024

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Impact Evaluation of
[Intervention Name] in
[Geographic Area]

Final Impact Evaluation Report for

[Grant Recipient Organization]

[Date]

Prepared by

[Evaluation authors, and each author’s affiliation]

Recommended Citation:

[In this space, please specify the citation for this report.]

Acknowledgements:

[In this space, please list contributors to this evaluation report, including reviewers and editors that you would like to acknowledge; acknowledge any persons critical in making the evaluation or program implementation possible, or any other meaningful contributors

Disclosure:

[In this space, please disclose any conflict of interest, financial or otherwise]

This publication was prepared under Grant Number [Insert Grant Number] from the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U. S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of HHS, ACF, or OFA.

Structured Abstract: “The Evaluation of [Intervention Name] in [Geographic Area]”

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Impact Evaluation of [intervention name] in [geographic area]

I. Introduction

This chapter describes the goals of the study and the motivation behind it and gives a high-level overview of the research questions.

1. Study overview

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2. Primary research question(s)

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3. Secondary research question(s), as applicable

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II. Intervention and counterfactual conditions

This chapter describes the focal population(s), the program (or intervention services) being evaluated, the services that are intended as the comparison to the intervention, including any service-as-usual resources available. In addition, it describes the services the program and comparison groups actually received.

1. Focal population

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[Tables II.1 and II.2 here]

2. Description of program as intended

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3. Description of the counterfactual condition as intended

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4. Implementation research questions about the intervention and counterfactual condition

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III. Study design

This chapter describes the sample formation, research design, and data collection for both the implementation and impact analyses. It also describes the methods used to analyze the data as part of the study.

A. Evaluation enrollment and assignment to study conditions

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B. Outcome measures

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[Tables III.1 and III.2 here]

C. Implementation measures

[Table III.3 here]

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D. Data collection

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1. Impact data collection

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2. Implementation data collection

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IV. Analytic methods

This chapter describes the analytic sample, measures, baseline equivalence, and sample characteristics. It also describes the analytic methods for estimating program impacts.

A. Analytic sample

Describe the sample.

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[Table IV.1a or IV.1b here.]

B. Baseline equivalence and sample characteristics

Describe baseline equivalence and sample characteristics of the intervention and counterfactual conditions groups.

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[Table IV.2 here.]

C. Estimation approach for primary analyses

Details of the impact estimation methods used to analyze data for the study (including more detailed descriptions of how you handled missing and inconsistent data)

D. Implementation analyses

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E. Sensitivity analyses

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F. Secondary analyses

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V. Findings

This chapter describes the key findings of the impact and implementation studies, organized by research question.

A. Results of the primary impact evaluation

Key findings

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[Table V.1a or V.1b here.]

B. Results of the implementation evaluation

Key findings

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C. Results of the sensitivity analyses

Key findings

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[Table V.2 here.]

D. Results of the secondary analyses (if applicable—if not, delete this section)

Key findings

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[Copy and paste Table V.3 here]

VI. Summary and conclusions

This chapter describes the interpretation of findings, implications, considerations, and limitations of the intervention evaluation.

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A. Implications

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B. Equity considerations

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C. Limitations and future directions

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D. Other lessons learned

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VII. References

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VIII. Appendices

1. Logic Model

2. Data and Study Sample [Tables B.1 and B.2, and CONSORT diagram, here]

3. Attrition and baseline equivalence [Table C.1 here]

4. Data Preparation [Add tables as needed]

5. Impact Estimation [Add tables as needed]

6. Additional Analyses [Add tables as needed]