Our Mission

We work with government and community partners to create data-informed solutions to Colorado’s most pressing problems.

Our History

The Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab launched in 2017, thanks to the vision of former Governor John Hickenlooper and Lt. Governor Donna Lynne, with seed funding from private philanthropy. As an innovative government-research partnership, the Colorado Lab, housed at the University of Denver, was designed to meet the unique needs of the state, serve as a strategic connector to accelerate a culture of evidence-based decision making in Colorado, and remain responsive to the flow of governmental decision making across administrations.

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“The Lab is the first program of its kind in Colorado. We owe it to the citizens of our state to ensure that the programs we undertake not only deliver on what they set out to do but that they are high quality, measured, and push for improvement.” Senator John Hickenlooper Former Governor

Our Approach

Visit our approach page to learn more about how we use the Steps to Building Evidence.

Our Team

Visit our team page to learn more about the people behind the Colorado Lab.