Early GROW results: pilots show planning progress but many lack rigorous evaluation

Oct 16, 2025

LFC evaluation staff said pilot projects funded through GROW have begun spending but evaluations often lack control groups and consistent outcome metrics; of $72M awarded for pilot projects in FY25, $13.8M (19%) reverted unspent, the team reported.

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The Legislative Finance Committee's evaluation team gave members an early assessment of the Government Results and Opportunity (GROW) pilot projects and the junior appropriations that moved into the GROW framework.

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