Evidence-Based Grantmaking Act

This bill would require 15 federal departments and agencies, including Education, Health and Human Services, Justice, and the Environmental Protection Agency, to change how they award grants that fund services to the public or a community. Agencies would have to state a clear purpose and intended outcomes for each grant, give priority to applicants that use evidence-based practices and to local organizations responsive to community needs, and require grant recipients to use evidence-based practices. Each agency's evaluation officer would review grants during their terms and publish the results. The White House Office of Management and Budget would issue guidance within one year on defining "evidence-based," after which each agency would set its own definition with public comment, and agencies and OMB would report to Congress yearly.

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Sponsors

• Rudy Yakym III Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors