{"id":1214,"date":"2025-03-19T15:33:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:33:39","slug":"evaluation-accelerator-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1214","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation Accelerator Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cabinet-Office-Evaluation-Task-Force-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cabinet-Office-Evaluation-Task-Force-logo.png 307w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cabinet-Office-Evaluation-Task-Force-logo-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Evaluation Accelerator Fund (EAF) supports evaluation across government to transform its understanding of the impact of activity in priority policy areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund is seeking a range of projects, including offering the opportunity to use linked administrative data through retrospective or long-term follow-up evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adruk.org\/data-access\/data-catalogue\/\">Browse the ADR UK Data Catalogue<\/a>\u00a0for a sense of the administrative data available for evaluation research. This provides key information on the linked datasets available for research across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals must relate to at least one of the following government priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kickstart economic growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build an NHS fit for the future<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safer streets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Break down the barriers to opportunity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make Britain a clean energy superpower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using technology in the public sector to digitise public service delivery, enhance productivity and improve outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priority areas for Public Sector Reform (as outlined in Autumn Budget 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local government and devolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children\u2019s social care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SEND<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homelessness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Police<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prisons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asylum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals from organisations that are not part of central government (e.g. universities) must directly or indirectly benefit England in whole or part.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding is for one-year projects starting in May 2025 and concluding by March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no minimum or maximum amount of funding that can be applied for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/evaluation-accelerator-fund-phase-4-drop-in-information-session-tickets-1234918407199?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Information sessions<\/a>: 24 March 2025 (10:00-11:00) and 9 April 2025 (11:30-12:30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 25 April 2025 (6pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding decisions communicated: Mid-May<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Further guidance (including guidance on using public sector data to evaluate public policy), an application proposal template, and details of past projects funded under this initiative can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/evaluation-accelerator-fund\">Evaluation Accelerator Fund website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EAF-Phase-4-Guidance-GOV.UK_.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of EAF Phase 4 Guidance - GOV.UK.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2dbbc490-f69e-49ba-a726-699d1f2ff1a7\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EAF-Phase-4-Guidance-GOV.UK_.pdf\">EAF Phase 4 Guidance &#8211; GOV.UK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EAF-Phase-4-Guidance-GOV.UK_.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2dbbc490-f69e-49ba-a726-699d1f2ff1a7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-04_EAF_Phase_4_-_proposal_template_-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 2025-03-04_EAF_Phase_4_-_proposal_template_ (1).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-22fb2023-4922-411d-8ec0-311a1331024e\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-04_EAF_Phase_4_-_proposal_template_-1.pdf\">2025-03-04_EAF_Phase_4_-_proposal_template_ (1)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-04_EAF_Phase_4_-_proposal_template_-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-22fb2023-4922-411d-8ec0-311a1331024e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Evaluation Accelerator Fund (EAF) supports evaluation across government to transform its understanding of the impact of activity in priority policy areas. 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