Program Design
For stronger programs that generate cutting-edge, comprehensive solutions, Abt collaborates with government agencies and ministries, their beneficiaries, Tribes, and other organizations on program design and implementation. We provide the full range of technical assistance to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency and to enhance program performance. We employ an equity lens in strategy development and planning, natural resource damage assessments, services mapping, and technical analyses. In addition, we assist organizations across the data lifecycle, from designing an equity-informed data-use strategy to measuring and reporting performance to evaluate projects and identify areas for improvement. We also support mobilization of financial resources and program management.
Expertise
- Human-Centered Design
- Sustainability
- Community Engagement
- Program Planning and Management
- Strategic Advising and Planning
- Supply Chain
Clients Include
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Labor
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Veterans Administration
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Our Work
Policies and processes for community-based health insurance covering 44.9 M Ethiopians (43% of the total population)
Large and innovative coastal habitat restoration effort to reconnect the Mississippi River to Louisiana wetlands
Enhanced service delivery and clinical care in Mozambique that increased viral suppression rate to 92% and ART patient retention to 98%
Determination of core components and best practices for success of various youth programs, from mental health to welfare settings to schools
Data analysis and visualization tools for HUD and hundreds of local partners to assess their homeless services and generate recommendations
User-centered website that enables Veterans and their families at risk of or experiencing homelessness to find services for housing stability
Our Experts
Principal and Head of Gender, Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Localisation, Abt Britain
Chief of Party, Integrated Health Program, Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Insights
Designing a TA Program: Lessons from the Medicaid IAP
This blog provides tips for setting up a successful technical assistance program based on the evaluation of the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP).
HETA: Powering Health with Clean Energy in Africa
Across sub-Saharan Africa, at least 100,000 health facilities lack access to reliable electricity and internet connections. This gap threatens health when clinics can’t keep the lights on for nighttime services or reliably provide patients with oxygen…
Design and Evaluation Principles for Children’s Savings Account Programs
Abt developed two guides for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau covering the design and evaluation of Children’s Savings Account (CSA) programs, which provide a promising way to help economically vulnerable households pay for college. The guides complement one another and are designed to be read in order.The first, Design and Evaluation Principles for Children’s Savings Account Programs, offers:Key principles that programs may want to consider when designing or expanding their CSA programs;Important information on how to develop a theory of change, which can provide a foundation for program design; andA description of various ev aluation options that a program should consider as it decides how to measure its effects and impact. The second guide, Common Metrics for Children’s Savings Account Programs, provides a roadmap for selecting the measures a program will use to gauge success based on its goals, and guidance on the data and information needed to utilize the metrics as effective measures of program and participant performance.Download "Design and Evaluation Principles for Children’s Savings Account Programs"Download "Common Metrics for Children’s Savings Account Programs"
USAID Health Financing Improvement Program
Ethiopia has made much progress in the design and implementation of health care financing (HCF) reforms. These reforms address growing needs for health services, health sector resource constraints, quality of care concerns, and financial barriers to…
Energy Efficiency Programs and Resource Standards
Abt led technical support for EPA’s Guide to Action report that describes states’ best practices to increase energy efficiency, including for utility customers.