As a newly emerging field, the definition of implementation science and the type of research it encompasses may vary according to setting and sponsor. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides resources and an FAQ to provide a basis of…

Implementation Drivers are the key components of capacity and the functional infrastructure supports that enable a program’s success. This newly revised assessment tool can be used by implementation teams during any implementation stage of an…

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that discusses issues and potential options for: 1) TANF's role in providing cash assistance to low-income families, 2) measuring TANF work participation, and 3) information on…

The Hexagon Tool, developed by the National Implementation Research Network, is an interactive graphic that can help practitioners select evidence-based interventions and prevention approaches by reviewing six broad factors in relation to the…

The College, Career & Technology Academy Toolkit developed by Jobs for the Future, provides detailed instructions, tools, and other resources for practitioners seeking to prepare off-track, out-of-school youth for postsecondary success.

This Jobs for the Future report highlights the findings from a Breaking Through partnership facilitated by Jobs for the Future, the National Council for Workforce Education, and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. This eighteen-month…

As an evaluation and planning tool, this resource provides an implementation team the opportunity to assess, plan, and track stage-based activities and improve the success of implementation efforts. The goal of the tool is to help practitioners…

ImpleMap is an interview process to map the current implementation landscape of an organization. It assists implementation specialists in collecting information to inform active implementation planning and development. It was developed by the…

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report that is second in a series on changes in TANF caseload since the start of the economic downturn. The first paper covered the two years after the start of the recession from December…

The Office of Family Assistance, Division of Tribal TANF has posted National Tribal TANF characteristics data for fiscal years (FY) 2008, 2009, and 2010. The characteristics data has been produced for the following categories of information:…