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The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its latest Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call last week to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates provided and additional resources needed to access more detail

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

The following post was written by, Jessica Crawford, Director of Strategic Partnerships at America Forward, and Nicole Truhe, Director of Government Affairs at America Forward. In the first two blog posts in this series, we have provided high level overviews of both the Federal budget and appropriations processes and America Forward’s funding priorities in the context of these processes. To

The following post was written by, Jessica Crawford, Director of Strategic Partnerships at America Forward, and Nicole Truhe, Director of Government Affairs at America Forward. In our first blog post in this series, we shared a brief overview and current status of the federal budget and appropriations process. In today’s post, we will discuss how America Forward’s funding priorities fit

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward’s Director of Government Affairs. It was a very productive 2015 for Pay for Success and evidence-based policy as the 114th Congress on a bi-cameral and bi-partisan basis introduced over a dozen pieces of legislation, amendments, or budget authorities that supported Pay for Success, evidence, and innovation policy and practice in

Act provides federal funding for important programs that advance innovation and evidence. WASHINGTON, D.C. | December 18, 2015 – America Forward and Members of the America Forward Coalition issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2016. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 65

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. It has been a very exciting year for Pay for Success and Evidence Policy in this first session of the 114th Congress. Over a dozen pieces of legislation, amendments, or budget authorities that support Pay for Success, evidence, and innovation have been introduced and supported on

Over the next few weeks Congress will be debating funding limits for federal programs for this current federal fiscal year. Lots of factors will be weighed when determining funding levels for both the defense and non-defense sectors and across programs such as health, education, and housing. If Congress is serious about being more outcomes-based and evidence-driven in how it makes

From Left to Right: Deborah Smolover, Executive Director, America Forward; Deb DeSantis, President and CEO, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH); Nicole Truhe, Director of Government Affairs, America Forward; Monica Beglau, Retired Executive Director, eMINTS National Center; David Anderson, Director of Evidence-Based Policy, Laura and John Arnold Foundation; Jeremy Ayers, Vice President of Policy, Results for America. The following post was

At a Capitol Hill Briefing, Results for America & America Forward Showcase How Federal Innovation Funds Are Using Evidence and Evaluation to Improve Communities WASHINGTON – Results for America (RFA) and America Forward today hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on advancing the use of evidence and evaluation to fund innovative solutions to our country’s most pressing challenges. The briefing focused