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Evaluation Accelerator Fund

The Evaluation Accelerator Fund (EAF) supports evaluation across government to transform our understanding of the impact of activity in priority policy areas.

Updates to this page

From:
Evaluation Task Force
Published:
31 January 2022
Last updated:
21 September 2026
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  1. Removed the following documents: Evaluation Accelerator Fund Phase 5 - VAWG open competition - Guidance for bidders Evaluation Accelerator Fund Phase 5 – GENERAL Competition – Guidance EAF Phase 5 - VAWG open competition - proposal template EAF Phase 5 - GENERAL competition - proposal template EAF Phase 5

  2. Updated the frequently asked questions (FAQs)

  3. Updated the entire page and added the following documents: Evaluation Accelerator Fund Phase 5 - VAWG open competition - Guidance for bidders Evaluation Accelerator Fund Phase 5 – GENERAL Competition – Guidance EAF Phase 5 - VAWG open competition - proposal template EAF Phase 5 - GENERAL competition - proposal template EAF Phase 5 - Financial case template - both strands EAF Phase 4 Selected Projects

  4. Information about applying for EAF Phase 4 funding has been added.

  5. We removed information on applying for Phase 3 funding as the deadline is over.

  6. Updating that the applications are now closed

  7. The deadline for EAF phase 3 has been extended to the 18th August 2023, 6pm.

  8. Evaluation Accelerator Fund Phase 2 selected projects have been added to the page. Phase 3 funding application is now open.

  9. Information about applying for EAF Phase 2 funding has been added.

  10. All the partners for the "Healthy and sustainable diets programme" have been listed

  11. Updated with information on the successful bids receiving funding from the Evaluation Accelerator Fund.

  12. First published.

Documents

EAF Phase 5 Selected Projects

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/evaluation-accelerator-fund-phase-5-project-summaries

EAF Phase 4 Selected Projects

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/evaluation-accelerator-fund-phase-4-project-summaries

EAF Phase 3 Selected Projects

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EAF Phase 2 Selected Projects

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EAF Phase 1 Selected Projects

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Details

The Evaluation Accelerator Fund was set up in 2022 to improve our understanding of ‘what works’. The key aims of the fund are to:

  • accelerate evaluation activity and the creation of actionable evidence in HMG priority areas to inform decision making at the next spending review
  • tackle evidence gaps in HMG priority areas by rapidly building the evidence base where departments and What Works Centres are not currently undertaking activity
  • provide robust evidence of financial or efficiency savings from new policies and interventions, or innovative approaches to service delivery

Between 2022/23 and 2025/26, the Fund supported 47 projects with over £19 million across four funding rounds. In 2026/27, Round 5 selected 48 projects for funding. Details about selected projects, including the cost of each bid, matched funding contributions, and intended outputs are available in the linked documents above.

Further updates on the funded projects will be made available on this page.

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