C-2425-15-0141_fully_signed_12272023.pdf

This document is a Contract for Services between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and The Ohio State University (OSU), specifically for a Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program evaluation study. The contract involves researchers from Ohio State University's Ohio Education Research Center, including Josh Hawley, Tian Lou, Mark Oleson, Seong Ji Jeong, and Jess Collura, who will conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of unemployment insurance (UI) claimant reemployment services.

The contract is valued at $953,000 for years 1 and 2, with a total budget breakdown including personnel costs, travel, computing fees, and training costs. The study will randomize approximately 30,000 UI claimants statewide, dividing them into treatment and control groups to evaluate the impact of enhanced RESEA workshops on reducing UI weeks and increasing employment rates. The project timeline spans from July 2023 to summer 2027, with multiple research stages including pre-evaluation assessment, pilot study, implementation study, and impact study. The research will focus on understanding whether upgraded workshops can help low-income, elderly, or disadvantaged workers adapt to the changing job market by providing targeted job search assistance.