Family Violence Initiative

Lessons Learned from Projects Funded Through the Family Violence Initiative 1998/99 to 2002/03

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3. STUDY OBJECTIVE: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

When Project Sponsors report at the end of project funding, it is often too early to obtain a full sense of the project's impact, which may not be observable until some time after DOJ FVI project funding has ended. This study was designed to take a retrospective look at a selection of projects that received DOJ FVI funding to determine whether the project had continued in any way — and if so, the nature of further impacts or results. It was also designed to gather any lessons learned from the ground that could facilitate improvements for policy development and program design. It focussed on the following areas:

• Project Results: Looking back, what were the main results of the projects?
• Project Status: Are projects still active, and if so, how have they evolved? If not, why not?
• Project Partners: Who were the project's key partners? How did they participate? What types of partnerships were created? How did they function? Are they still active?
• Knowledge Transfer/Dissemination: Were results shared? If so, how?
• Contribution to Practice: What contributions have projects made to effective practice?
• Lessons Learned: What worked well, not so well? Overall, what are the lessons that can be learned?

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