Aligning Research and Funding Megan Alderden, Ph.D., Research Director Ronnie Reichgelt, Victim Services Program Administrator Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Research - Funding Partnership Model Identify Knowledge or Programming Gap Literature reviews Analyze existing data Tapping into local experts & academics Strategic planning Fund Demonstration Program/ Innovation to Address Gap Identify key program components, expected outcomes Develop performance measures Conduct Process and Outcome Evaluations Document barriers and lessons learned Detail promising practices Identify impact and policy implications Expand Funding to other Jurisdictions Use evaluation findings to inform expansion Practitioners and Community Stakeholders

Need for Strategic Planning for Program Evaluation Selection of program evaluations Findings are program specific Less relevance Limited policy/program impact Grant Funding that Lacks a Strategic Basis Weakness: No strategic focus and limited utility of findings

When they are in sync... Selection of program evaluations Findings are program specific Policy and practice relevance Increased system impact and knowledge Strength: Strategic focus and findings inform future policy and practice Grant Funding Informed by Strategic Planning

Research - Funding Partnership Model Identify Knowledge or Programming Gap Literature reviews Analyze existing data Tapping into local experts & academics Strategic planning Fund Demonstration Program/ Innovation to Address Gap Identify key program components, expected outcomes Develop performance measures Conduct Process and Outcome Evaluations Document barriers and lessons learned Detail promising practices Identify impact and policy implications Expand Funding to other Jurisdictions Use evaluation findings to inform expansion Practitioners and Community Stakeholders