Appropriations

America Forward Commends Passage FY 2019 Defense, Labor-HHS-Education Minibus

September 27, 2018

Washington, D.C. | September 27, 2018 - America Forward issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) minibus appropriations package on September 26, which includes the FY 2019 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bills. The legislation passed the House by a vote

State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy, August 2018

August 21, 2018

The following post includes an update on significant policy and practice-related efforts that are of interest to the Pay for Success and evidence-based community. If you have additional information or resources you would like to see included in future State of Play posts, please email the America Forward team at America_Forward@newprofit.org. Federal Updates: America Forward and its Pay for Success

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State of Play: Pay for Success & Evidence-Based Policy, September 2017

September 27, 2017

Coming off August recess and summer vacations, Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice efforts at the federal and state level have not let up. This year continues to be an incredibly active year for Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. At the federal level, new policies are being introduced and implemented and we are seeing new

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State of Play: Pay for Success & Evidence-Based Policy, July 2017

July 24, 2017

We are now more than half way through the year and 2017 continues to be an incredibly active year for Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. At the federal, state and local levels, new policies are being introduced and implemented and we are seeing new initiatives being developed that bring a greater focus on and use of evidence,

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State of Play: Pay for Success & Evidence-Based Policy, April/May 2017

May 10, 2017

The following post was written by America Forward’s Government Affairs Director Nicole Truhe. As in years past, 2017 has gotten off to a busy start for Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. At the federal, state and local levels, policies and initiatives have been developed and new efforts are underway to bring a greater focus on evidence, data,

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State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy, February/March 2017

March 7, 2017

The following post was written by America Forward's Government Affairs Director Nicole Truhe. Over the last two years, the Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice space have advanced considerably because of both federal and local interest in and support of the effort. Congress and the former Administration advanced legislation and funding opportunities to support the study and implementation

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Ringing in a New Year With a New Congress

January 10, 2017

The following post was written by America Forward Government Affairs Director Nicole Truhe. On January 3, 2017, the first session of the 115th United States Congress was officially gaveled into session. Coming out of Election Day 2016, Republicans retained control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Their majorities, however, were diminished slightly in both chambers (241-194

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State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy September/October 2016

September 30, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward’s Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its bi-monthly Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call in late September after the Congressional August recess had wrapped up to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates

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Federal Budget and Appropriations Process: Social Innovation Fund

April 20, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, Director of Government Affairs at America Forward. In this fourth of five blog posts in our series on the Federal Budget and Appropriations process, we will continue with a deeper dive into a specific program that is a priority for America Forward and our Coalition members. The first three blog posts in

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America Forward: Federal budget and appropriations primer

March 30, 2016

The process for funding federal programs is complex. This five part blog series will provide a brief history and overview of the federal budget and appropriations process and will explain how America Forward’s education, workforce development, and Pay for Success and evidence-based policy priorities fit into this process. The following post was written by Jessica Crawford, Director of Strategic Partnerships

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