This initiative establishes a mechanism to validate the effectiveness of criminal justice programs based on published criteria, including evaluation results, and to disseminate information about approved effective programs through Department of Justice networks directly to practitioners. BJA will disseminate information on successful programs; the products from this initiative are the results form the 50 States and 6 territories put in place under the Byrne Formula Grant Program. The guidelines cover the format, length, and content of the program abstract, basic information, program description, potential for replication, and the evidence and methodology of the evaluation.