Federal Grants

ERDC received and is currently completing work on the following grants:

Workforce Data Quality Initiative (DQI) Grant
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant

Workforce Data Quality Initiative (DQI) Grant

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded over $9 million in grants through the fifth round of funding under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative. The funds enable 9 states, including Washington, to build or expand longitudinal databases of workforce data and link them to education data to help improve the overall performance of workforce development programs. This grant opportunity is a sister initiative to the U.S. Department of Education's Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems grants for building longitudinal education databases.

About Washington's 2015 Workforce DQI Project

Washington's Application

Project Narrative

2015 Workforce DQI Grant Proposal Deliverables

In progress	Retrospective study of high school, workforce and postsecondary success that ties outcome measures to prior education and training	ERDC
Future	Analytical data marts for researchers	ERDC
Future	Standardized process to build research data sets	ERDC
Future	Metrics for understanding the characteristics and workforce outcomes of educational staff	ERDC
Future	Additional employment outcome measures	ERDC
Future	Data quality and availability documentation	ESD
Future	Research on labor supply	ESD

Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded approximately $27 million in grants through the sixth round of funding under the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems grant program. Sixteen states received funding to carry out projects to address up to two of six priorities focusing on data use:

Financial Equity and Return on Investment (ROI)
Educator Talent Management
Early Learning
College and Career
Evaluation and Research
Instructional Support

This grant opportunity is a sister initiative to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative grants for expanding education databases to include workforce data.

About Washington’s 2015 SLDS Project

Washington’s Application

2015 SLDS Grant Proposal Deliverables

Priority 1: College and Career

Outcome 1.1: P20W Outcomes for Juvenile Offenders
In progress	Outcomes by juvenile probation sentencing		WSCCR/WSICJ
Future	Outcomes by juvenile detention sentencing		WSCCR/WSICJ
Future	Outcomes by type of juvenile justice involvement		WSCCR/WSICJ
Future	Outcomes for multi-system-involved children		WSCCR/WSICJ
In progress	Outcomes for adult vs. juvenile sentencing		SAC
Done	Standardized juvenile justice report	Standardized Juvenile Justice Report	SAC
Done	Analysis of students involved in truancy petition process	Truancy in Washington State: Academic Performance and Education Outcomes among Truant Youth	SAC

Outcome 1.2: Studies Incorporating Financial Aid
Done	Study on the effectiveness of financial aid	Persistence and Completion of Students Receiving Need-based Financial Aid	ERDC
Done	Predictive models incorporating financial aid structure	Unmet Need among Financially Needy College Students in the State of Washington Impact of Need-Based Financial Aid on College Completion: An Event History Analysis Determinants of Need-Based Financial Aid Analysis of Alternative Financial Aid Interventions	ERDC
Done	Analysis of postsecondary outcomes of lower-income high school graduates	Choice of Major and after-Graduation Earnings	ERDC
In Progress	Intersection of post-secondary education and social services	Intersection of post-secondary education and social services	ERDC

Outcome 1.3: P20W Transitions
Done	Community and technical college transfer study	The Characteristics and Experiences of Students Who Transfer to Four-year Institutions	ERDC
In Progress	STEM analysis	Mathematics Course-taking Pathway to College STEM for Washington State High School Students, 2013 – 2017 An Overview of High School Science Course-taking to College STEM in Washington state Data Quality Evaluation of Administrative Data Results from Evaluating the U.S. First-Washington Data and Program STEM Pipeline in Washington State: The Impact of High School Math and Science Coursework on Post-Secondary STEM How Do High School Students Satisfy the Third Credit of the Mathematics Graduation Requirement? Effect of STEM Course Taking on College Major Choice (In Progress)	ERDC
Done	Predictive models for higher education completion rates	The Impact of Transfer on Baccalaureate Completion Institutional Impact of Upward Transfer on Baccalaureate Degree Attainment P20W Transitions – High School Course Taking	ERDC
In Progress	Analysis of bias in unadjusted feedback-type reports	Analysis of bias in unadjusted feedback-type reports	ERDC
Done	Addressing modifiable community characteristics impacting postsecondary educational success	Diverted Lives: How adversity compromises the postsecondary opportunities of Washington youth	CAFRU

Outcome 1.4: P20W Data Coaching
In progress	Incorporate P20W elements into data coaching	ERDC
In progress	Cultivating communication with P20W data consumers	ERDC

Outcome 1.5: Expansion of Online Reporting
In progress	High School Feedback Report expansion	ERDC
In progress	Earnings for Graduates report expansion	ERDC

Priority 2: Evaluation and Research

Outcome 2.1: Early Learning Studies
Done	Early Learning Feedback Report	Early Learning Feedback Report	ERDC
Done	Analysis of ESIT to ECEAP to K12 Services	Analysis of Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) Educational Outcomes of ESIT Program in Comparison with the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Identifying Children in Need for Early Intervention Services in Washington State: An Application of Washington State All Payer Claims Database in Education Research Associations between children’s participation in subsidized childcare and kindergarten readiness	ERDC
In Progress	QRIS linked to WaKIDS and third grade outcomes		ERDC
Done	Addressing modifiable community characteristics impacting school readiness	Every Child School Ready: Community, School, and Student Predictors of Kindergarten Readiness and Academic Progress	CAFRU

Outcome 2.2: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Social Service Clients
Done	Creation of critical questions and research agenda for the use of TANF data	DSHS (ESA)
Done	Linking TANF and ERDC data	DSHS (ESA)
Done	Evaluation study of statewide prevention interventions for adolescent substance abuse and education outcomes	DSHS (RDA)
Done	Study to identify predictors of educational outcomes for children and youth in foster care	DSHS (RDA)
Done	Education Outcomes of Children Experiencing Homelessness	DSHS (RDA)

Outcome 2.3: K12 Study of Low-Performing Schools
Done	Evaluation of student outcomes in low-performing schools: The Characteristics of Schools With and Without Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Schools Programs	ERDC/OSPI
Done	No School Alone 2018: Community Characteristics, Academic Success, and Youth Wellbeing	ERDC/OSPI

Outcome 2.4: Data Gap Analysis
Done	Dataset supporting “Getting Ready to Succeed”	NRCHCF
In Progress	Dataset supporting “Gateways to Juvenile Justice Involvement”	ERDC/WSCCR
In Progress	Data Gap Analysis	NRCHCF

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