Kathy M. Vega. Telephone: (206) 553-1132. Headquarters Office: Director, Office of State and Community Programs, Mail Stop EE-44, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-4074. WELFARE REFORM RESEARCH EVALUATIONS AND NATIONAL STUDIES Current Year: Grants:$ 15,000,000 Loans:$0,000 Other: $0,000 Total:$15,000,000 OBJECTIVES: To support research on the benefits, effects, and costs of different welfare reform interventions; to fund studies such as on the effects of different programs on welfare dependency, illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, employment rates, child well-being, and related areas; to assist in the development and evaluation of innovative approaches for reducing welfare dependency and increasing the well-being of minor children in welfare families; and to study and analyze outcome measures for evaluating the success of the States in moving individuals out of the welfare system into employment. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Pre-application Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has
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