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Although 8 sites were initially targeted for the evaluability assessment, this number expanded to 10 in the spring of 2013. One site (Johnson County, KS) declined further participation in the grant program after the evaluability assessment began. An evaluability assessment of each of the remaining nine sites found that each could support some level of evaluation. Five sites were strong candidates for impact evaluation; their program operations were stable and well-defined, and they had sufficient data sources to support an evaluation, and potential comparison groups were accessible. Three of the sites can support process/implementation evaluations, recidivism outcome analysis and cost analyses, and one site is best suited for a case study. In order to ensure that sites remain viable for evaluation, supplemental funding should be provided soon and at a level that enables programs to operate at full capacity. The …