The Colorado Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) and its Chief of Staff lead the use of data and evidence in the state’s budget process. The joint OSPB/Operations Office Evidence-Based Policymaking (EBP) team comprises ten members who provide guidance to state agencies and budget analysts on assessing the evidence level of programs.

Additionally, the Colorado Governor’s Office of Operations and its Director of Operations and Cabinet Affairs require agencies to develop theories of change and focus on measurable outcome metrics during annual goal setting.

In 2017, the Governor’s Office launched a government-research partnership with the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab, housed at the University of Denver. The Lab is an entity that partners with dozens of agencies and researchers to conduct evaluations and promote evidence-based decision-making. The Lab also houses the Linked Information Network of Colorado (LINC), which integrates multiple state databases across domains.