The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) has funded third-party evaluation projects in amounts ranging from $350,000 to $750,000, typically representing at least two percent of program funds. CWDB’s policy to allocate resources for evaluation studies, conducted either by the CWDB Research and Evaluation Team or by third-party evaluators.

In 2021-2022, the California Tobacco Control Program in the Department of Public Health spent seven and a half percent on evaluation and surveillance efforts. They also require their local projects to direct a minimum of 10% of their local program funds toward evaluations and to designate at least one qualified evaluator as the lead, which they can find in the Local Evaluator Program Directory. They also fund the UC Tobacco Control Evaluation Center to provide technical assistance on evaluation efforts and develop resources, guidance, and training.