Call for Research Partners

The Colorado Department of Human Services has partnered with the Colorado Lab to coordinate rigorous evaluations of
programs/services prioritized by the state for Family First. As the designated Family First Evidence-
Building Hub, the Colorado Lab is accepting Letters of Interest from research teams interested in receiving funding to design and conduct a rigorous evaluation.

The Colorado Lab seeks to contract with one or more communications specialists to support projects in identifying evidence-based strategies for communication, developing communication plans and messages that will resonate with defined audiences, and developing communication products.

The Early Childhood Evaluation Hub is looking for research teams interested in receiving funding to conduct program discovery
activities and capture a theory of change and implementation model for Colorado’s new Universal
Preschool Program.

The Early Childhood Evaluation Hub is looking for a dashboard developer to develop an external-facing data dashboard that demonstrates the reach of stimulus funds and changes in key early childhood metrics during this time period to provide justification for future priorities and investments.

The Early Childhood Evaluation Hub is looking for a research partner to conduct an analysis of child care licensing and quality costs in Colorado and explore the economic benefit of an early child care slot.

The Early Childhood Evaluation Hub is looking for an evaluation partner to study CDEC’s Family Child Care Home Navigator and Substitute Pool Fund Programs.

The Colorado Lab is contracting with evaluation partners and accepting Letters of Interest for research teams interested in receiving funding to design and conduct an evaluation of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood’s grants for employer-based child care and its Emerging and Expanding grant program.

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has partnered with the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab (Colorado Lab) at University of Denver to coordinate rigorous evaluation of practices prioritized by the state for evidence-building under the Family First Prevention Services Act. As part of this effort, the Colorado Lab is accepting Letters of Interest for research teams interested in receiving funding to design and conduct a rigorous evaluation of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) in Colorado.

The Colorado Lab is looking for external researcher partners to support us in executing our deliverable-based projects with state and local partners and promoting knowledge-building through peer-reviewed publication and other scholarly dissemination.