Findings from RCT grants
Arnold Ventures’ Evidence-Based Policy team funds randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of programs across the spectrum of U.S. social policy. This page provides links to brief, plain-language summaries of the RCTs that have reported interim or final results. Each summary includes a description of the program evaluated, the study design, the effects found on the primary outcomes, an overview of study quality, and a link to the research team’s full study report. Consistent with our overall approach to evidence reporting, we seek to summarize findings in a balanced and objective manner, and note any study limitations that may reduce the reliability of the findings. We update this page as new findings are reported. Find summaries of all RCTs funded by the Evidence-Based Policy team on our Summaries of RCT Grants page.
Criminal Justice & Violence Prevention
Motivational Interviewing plus Critical Time Intervention for Hospitalized Gunshot Wound Victims
Findings on criminal arrests in a randomized controlled trial.
Early Childhood
Nurse-Family Partnership Home Visitation Program
Long-term findings on maternal and child mortality in three randomized controlled trials
Employment & Training
English for Advancement (EfA) Workforce Development Program for English Language Learners
Interim impacts on earnings and employment in a large randomized controlled trial
Nevada Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Program for Unemployment Insurance Claimants
Impacts on earnings and unemployment insurance benefits in a large randomized controlled trial
Project QUEST Occupational Training for Low-income Adults
Positive, sustained (9- and 11-year) earnings impacts in a randomized controlled trial
K-12 Education
KIPP Charter Middle Schools
Long-term findings on college enrollment and persistence in a large randomized controlled trial
Minnesota Math Corps – Tutoring in Grades 4-8
Findings on student math achievement
Post-Secondary Education
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) – Ohio replication
Impacts on degree completion by low-income community college students in a large randomized controlled trial
Communications “Nudges” to Encourage College Financial Aid Applications
Findings on college attendance of low-income and first-generation students in a large randomized controlled trial
Creating Birds of a Feather Intervention to Build Relationships Between College Instructors and Their Students
Findings of no statistically significant effects on exam scores and college persistence in a randomized controlled trial
Monitoring Advising Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS) Student Advising Program
Four-year findings on college persistence and degree completion by first generation or low-income college students in a large randomized controlled trial
Stay the Course Case Management Program
Findings on college enrollment and degree completion by low-income community college students in a randomized controlled trial
Regulatory Policy
Federal Workplace Health and Safety Inspections
A randomized controlled trial of workplace health and safety inspections administered by federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
Substance Abuse Prevention / Treatment
PROSPER Youth Substance Abuse Prevention System
Long-term (6.5-Year) Impact on Medicaid-Covered Emergency Department Utilization
