Cost Analysis in Practice Project

CAP Project Content

  • Resources and Technical Assistance

    All CAP Project resources and online modules are free to users, and we may offer free Q&A sessions occasionally. As of 5/1/23, CAP Project will no longer offer free TA via a Help Desk. If you need additional technical support, email a CAP Project expert via helpdesk@capproject.org to see what can be arranged.

  • Decision Flowchart for Economic Evaluations

    Need help deciding what kind of economic evaluation to do? This short video narrates you through a decision flowchart to help you land on the best option for answering your research questions.

  • CAP Project Online Modules 1-5 launched

    CAP Project has developed a series of 5 free, online modules on how to conduct cost analysis and CEA. Learn what you need, whenever you need it! Module 5 on reporting is the latest addition.

  • Cost Analysis and CEA for IES RFAs issued Summer 2023

    On 08/29/2023 CAP Project held a TA session, accompanied by Katie Taylor from IES, to discuss how to address cost analysis and CEA requirements and recommendations in this year’s IES RFAs. Slides and script available from PDF button and Recording below.

Cost Analysis in Practice (CAP) Project is an initiative, initially funded by the Institute of Education Sciences , U.S. Department of Education, to provide free, on-demand tools, guidance, and technical assistance to researchers and practitioners who are planning or conducting economic evaluations to inform the delivery of education to students in the United States. The resources will be maintained longer term by EdResearcher.

Visit the CAP Project Resources and General Resources pages for tools and other supports that facilitate cost analysis, cost-feasibility analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis of educational programs and practices in the U.S. The CAP Project Online Modules demonstrate how to plan, execute and report on a cost analysis from start to finish.

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