Archived Evaluation Reports: Cross-Media
For each report below, you will find the title, the year it was commissioned, the office it is affiliated with, a short description of the content and for some, a fact sheet (i.e., a condensed version of the report).
| Year | Office | Report & Fact sheet | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Major Partners’ Lessons Learned from Implementing EPA’s Portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Factors Affecting Implementation and Program Success |
This study identifies and examines outcomes and lessons learned from EPA’s implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A summary report presents overall findings and individual reports present findings specific to six study areas: cost estimating processes, funds management processes, data systems development and/or enhancement, Green Project Reserve (GPR) benefits, technological innovation supported by ARRA, and leveraging funds in local economics. |
| 2011 | Region 7 | This evaluation helped Region 7 analyze the existing grant processes, identify ways Region 7 can become more consistent across programs and identify recommendations to improve grants management, communication and coordination with Tribal Nations. | |
| 2009 | Office of Policy | This evaluation examined the experience of three states, Delaware, Maine, and Rhode Island, which established ERPs for the auto body repair sector. Each of these ERPs incorporates voluntary self-certification and encompasses cross-media environmental and/or health concerns. While these states are similar in the types of programs they implemented, they differ in terms of several circumstances in the state that could affect ERP implementation, participation of auto body shops, and outcomes. The evaluation describes each state's individual experience with their ERP program, focusing primarily on outcomes, changes in facility management practices, and costs. | |
| 2008 | Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations | This evaluation compared RGI projects against EPA's priorities, assessed how effectively the outcomes of RGI projects have been communicated and helped determine the outcomes and the RGI projects' contributions to EPA's work. | |
| 2003 | Region 1, Assistance and Pollution Prevention Office | Evaluation of EPA New England's Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Pilot Efforts for K-12 Schools | This evaluation assessed the progress and effectiveness of two pilot programs, in Massachusetts and Maine, where school systems have developed environmental management systems to help them identify and prioritize the wide range of environmental and health issues they face. |
| 2002 | Office of Administration and Resources Management | Program Evaluation of the EPA Intern Program | This project assessed the effectiveness of the EPA Intern program in meeting goals set for the program at its inception. The results of the evaluation were used to modify the program as it entered its sixth year. |
| 2002 | Region 1 | Evaluation of EPA New England's College and University Integrated Strategy | This evaluation examined how effective the College and University Integrated Strategy is. The evaluation helped Region 1 identify which components yielded the best results and conveyed lessons learned to the four EPA regions that have identified colleges and universities as a priority sector. |
| 2002 | Region 1 | This evaluation assessed how effective the Environmental Management Plan was in helping three pilot university laboratories to manage their laboratory waste. | |
| 2002 | Region 8 | The Evaluation of the Environmental Partnership between the National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Region and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 | This evaluation examined the National Park Service/EPA partnership to determine how effective it is. Through NPS/EPA Partnership, EPA provides technical assistance and training to help correct environmental problems in up to 90 national parks in Region 8. |
| 2002 | Region 1 | National Environmental Performance Track - Evaluating New England Performance Track Facility Members' Environmental Performance and Impact on New England's Environment | This evaluation assessed the extent to which Performance Track in New England is operated as needed. Evaluation results will be used to develop more concrete, outcome-based, environmental performance measures for the program. |