This submission seeks clearance from
OMB to conduct an 30-month follow-up survey 2 states examining
appraoches to assist low-income rural families move from welfare to
self-sufficiency. A three-tier strategy is being used to address
the evaluation's research questions, including an impact study
looking at the differences between control and intervention groups
with respect to factors such as employment rates, earnings, and
welfare receipt; a cost-benefit analysis, which will calculate
estimates of net program cost-effectiveness; an 18 month follow-up
survey and in-depth process study have been already...
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