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Capacity assessments are reports authored by agencies on their organization’s capabilities to build and use evidence effectively. Required by the Evidence Act to be included in strategic plans every four years, these assessments examine the following:
The assessments provide a baseline snapshot of agency evaluation infrastructure, including the activities currently being evaluated, what methods are being employed, what staff expertise exists, and what gaps limit the agency's ability to answer priority questions from its learning agenda.
Capacity assessments prompt agencies to examine whether they have the infrastructure needed to execute their learning agendas and annual evaluation plans. They identify where agencies need to invest in training, hire specialized expertise, improve data systems, or establish new analytic capabilities. For evidence advocates and congressional oversight, capacity assessments provide a measuring stick for tracking whether agencies are building the long-term infrastructure required for sustained evidence-based policymaking. Capacity assessments shift the conversation from individual evaluation projects to systemic organizational capability, recognizing that occasional evaluations will not transform government—only sustained investment in people, processes, and systems will.
Department of CommerceFY 22-26
Department of Homeland SecurityFY 21
Department of JusticeFY22
Department of StateCurrently Unavailable.
Department of EducationFY 22-26
General Services AdministrationFY 22-26
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFY 22-26
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFY 23
Office of Personnel ManagementFY 20-21
Social Security AdministrationFY 22-26
United States Agency for International DevelopmentFY 22
Department of Veterans AffairsFY 22-28
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Department of EnergyFY 22
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FY 24
FY 25
Note: Documents contains the Department of EnergyLearning Agenda, Capacity Assessment, & Evaluation Plan.Department of the InteriorFY 22-26
Department of LaborFY 22
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection AgencyFY 22-26
Department of Health and Human ServicesFY 23-26
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFY 22
Note: NASA Learning Agenda and Capacity Assessment
National Science FoundationFY 22
Small Business AdministrationFY 22
Department of the TreasuryFY 22-26
United States Department of AgricultureFY 21
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