A theory-based evaluation of a community-based funding scheme in a disadvantaged suburban city area

Mobilizing community-driven health promotion through community granting programs: a rapid systematic review

“…Applications reviewed by program staff and board members Reporting : Summary of accomplishments, benefits to community, lessons learned, and plans to continue project Training : 12-week leader development program for understanding and embracing diversity, serving on boards of directors, participating in community meetings, and applying for minigrants 18 proposals received, 16 were funded Participants reported increased skills, e.g., leadership, grant writing, increased self-efficacy, and enhanced community involvement Support for applicants throughout grant process was critical in developing skills required to plan and lead projects Participants noted their acquired grant writing skills were transferable to applying for additional grants Study design : Qualitative Quality rating : Moderate Grossman, 2019 [ 57 ] Program : No formal name Organization : State health departments, funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Location : California, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, Oregon and Wisconsin, USA Grant size : $7700- 28 500 USD annually Framework : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework Focus area : Environmental health (climate change preparedness) Eligible projects : Improving community resilience to climate change, extreme weather; response to health consequences of climate change Eligible recipients : Local health departments Dissemination : Request for proposals shared with local health departments Application : Requirements not described. Selection based on capability to implement proposed projects Reporting : Quarterly and final reports of successes, challenges and recommendations for future programs Technical Assistance : Guidance for accessing and summarizing data on health, social vulnerability and health Training : Webinars and in-person workshops were provided 18 projects were funded Awardees reported that training increased knowledge and skill for partnership development, planning and vulnerability assessment Barriers : • Awardees found planning difficult due to uncertainty of continued funding Awardees noted the 1-to 2-year grant duration was insufficient to demonstrate impact that would help secure additional funding Study design : Cross-sectional Quality rating : Moderate Hickey, 2015 [ 58 ] Program : Literacivic Organization : Youngballymun Location : Ballymun, Northern Dublin, Ireland Grant size : €200–4000 EUR, depending on project type Framework : None …”

“…Approximately one-third of included studies were qualitative in design, ( n = 13, 37%), and explored program implementation from the perspectives of program staff and/or awardees through interviews or open-ended survey questions [ 44 , 45 , 53 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 64 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 73 , 75 ]. Qualitative analyses of responses identified facilitators, barriers and lessons learned in program implementation.…”

“…One article used a mixed methods design [ 69 ]; however, only the quantitative portion of the study was not relevant to this review and therefore the study was analysed and appraised as a qualitative study. Of the qualitative studies, four were rated as high quality [ 45 , 59 , 64 , 75 ], eight as moderate quality [ 44 , 53 , 56 , 58 , 66 , 68 , 71 , 73 ], and one as low quality [ 69 ]. Quality assessments are included in Supplemental Table A 2 c.…”

Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of preventative early parenting interventions: A theory-based evaluation

“…To address this gap, we aimed to identify the theoretical assumptions underpinning the PIN programme. We drew on a programme theory approach to examine how and why the PIN programme is intended to work (Coryn et al, 2011; Hickey et al, 2015). Weiss (1997) draws an important distinction between ‘programme theory’, which refers to a ‘theory of change’ or the hypothesised causal links between the mechanisms of an intervention and their anticipated outcomes, and ‘implementation theory’ which involves the identification of what is needed to translate objectives into service delivery and programme operation.…”

Integrating theory-based evaluation and process tracing in the evaluation of civil society gender budget initiatives

“…TBE approaches have grown in popularity over the years, inspired by contributions from numerous authors such as Suchman (1967), Weiss (1972Weiss ( , 1995, Chen (1990) and Rogers et al (2000). TBE is particularly useful in the evaluation of complex interventions where outputs and outcomes cannot be easily identified or measured directly (Hickey et al, 2015).…”