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This federally funded, $20 million grant program funds services to improve child literacy. California’s grant program demonstrates: 1) Defining evidence by citing and describing ESSA (page 12); and 2) Prioritizing evidence by requiring grantees to implement evidence-based strategies at the strong or moderate levels (pages 12, 20).

This federally funded, $16.1 million grant program funds services to increase capacity surrounding safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments and preventing violence through increased emotional resilience. Maryland’s grant program: 1) Define evidence by citing and describing ESSA (page 11); 2) Prioritizes evidence through an evidence-preference by awarding up to 10 points for evidence-based strategies (page 23); and 3) Builds evidence by awarding up to 10 points for evaluation plans (page 24).

This federally funded, $5 million grant program exclusively funds the implementation and expansion of evidence-based full-service community schools. Minnesota’s grant program: 1) Defines evidence by describing the key features of the Full-Service Community Schools program that have been found to produce positive effects for participating children (page 8); 2) Prioritizes evidence by requiring grantees to adhere to the design features that make a full-service community school model evidence-based (page 1); 3) Builds evidence by requiring that both startup and expansion grantees collaborate with the department in creating and implementing an evaluation plan (page 5); and 4) Advances equity by awarding bonus points to applicants serving students of color, American Indian students, students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, students receiving special education services, or English learners (page 4).

This federally funded, $27.0 million grant program exclusively funds the implementation and strengthening of evidence-based high-dosage, low-ratio tutoring programs for students. Tennessee’s grant program: 1) Defines evidence by identifying the key features of high-dosage tutoring that have been found to produce positive effects for participating children (page 10); and 2) Prioritizes evidence by requiring grantees to adhere to the key design features of evidence-based high-dosage tutoring (page 10).

This federally funded $15.4 million grant program funds services to improve child literacy. Colorado’s grant program: 1) Defines evidence by referencing the Colorado READ Act, which includes a definition of evidence-based and which requires the department to create a list of approved evidence-based programs (page 8); 2) Prioritizes evidence by requiring grantees to include evidence-based strategies in their local literacy plans (page 8) and demonstrate curricula are aligned with the Science of Reading and evidence-based practices (page 6); 3) Builds evidence by maintaining the right to engage an external evaluator to study the impact of the grant program and requiring grantees to participate in any such evaluation (page 10) and by listing the “evaluation of existing structures, practices, and instructional materials across birth through grade 12 to ensure they are evidence-based” as an allowable use (page 8); and 4) Advances equity by requiring that applicants must specifically demonstrate how they will meet the needs of underserved students (page 6, Section D).

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