Center for Health Care Strategies
Center for Health Care Strategies
Grant Status
Completed
Project Title
Evaluation Technical Assistance for NYSHealth Grantees and Applicants: Phase 2
Award Amount
$227,043
Location
Hamilton, NJ
Website
Date Awarded
November 18, 2009
NYSHealth recognized that many of its grantees could benefit from technical assistance with the evaluation aspects of their projects in addition to the direct grant support for their projects. Under the Phase 1 grant, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) provided direct, one-on-one assistance to grantees; held upstate and downstate workshops for grantees; and offered one-on-one follow-up assistance to workshop participants. Because of the success of the Phase 1 grant, NYSHealth is continuing this technical assistance for newer grantees and applicants in 2010.
Grantees from smaller, nonacademic organizations often lack experience in conducting and implementing program evaluations that are critical to effectively executing and sustaining projects. In Phase 2, CHCS will conduct many of the same activities it did under the first phase for new NYSHealth grantees. Phase 2 has also been adjusted and improved to reflect the feedback received in the initial project period. In particular, these improvements will ensure that grantees receive the right training at the right point in the lifespan of the project, organize the workshops to be smaller and more interactive, and add an element of evaluation technical assistance for grant applicants to the Foundation.