Research & Evaluation

This division is responsible for the provision of a wide range of research,
evaluation, and program support activities to assist program staff to carry
out their programmatic activities. These services include:

• Program Research and Evaluation which includes regulation and
  policy analysis, survey designs and data collection, statistical
  analysis, evaluation, report preparation, and presentation.



• Technical Assistance and Training which includes needs
  assessment, training design and materials development,
  development of evaluation procedures, training of trainers, technical assistance delivery planning, and actual delivery of technical
  assistance.



• Publications and Document Support which includes writing --
  preparation of training manuals, meeting summaries, guidebooks,
  and research results; editing -- including production editing, copy
  editing, and substantive editing; word processing; graphics; and
  desktop publishing.



• Conference Management which includes the full range of conference
  management and support activities from site selection, program
  design, speaker/trainer selection, invitation/brochure mailing,
  registration, cashiering, program logistics, onsite conference
  management, program evaluation, and close out. These services
  may also include related conference support activities such as curriculum design and development, the development of
  custom-designed instructional materials, development of computer
  assisted instructionprograms, and the provision of technical writing
  and publications support.

The relevant SIC Codes and service categories assigned to this division
include:

#8243  B  Data Processing Schools
#8732  B  Commercial Economic, Sociological, and Educational Research
#8741  B  Management Services
#8742  B  Management Consulting
#8999  B  Services (N.E.C.)

These services are provided to Federal, state, and local government
agencies primarily involved in the education, health, and human resource
areas.