Project SPARK Landscape Analysis of Evaluation Technical Assistance to Build the Evaluation Capacity of Human Services and Related Programs

This report proposes a definition of evaluation TA and a conceptual framework for evaluation TA and documents approaches and evidence of promise or effectiveness of evaluation TA initiatives. Report findings can inform policy and practice for the following focal audiences: (1) providers of evaluation TA at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels; (2) practitioners at the state, tribal, and local level who might participate in evaluation TA; (3) researchers, including those studying federally funded evaluation TA initiatives; and (4) policymakers and evaluation TA funders.