This qualitative implementation study provides a systematic review of the progress EPPI grant recipients have made in implementing the objectives set forth in their respective proposals by winter 2014. The vast majority of the grant recipients were notified by IBHE of the approval of their respective grant proposal in December 2013, with a couple of the partnerships being notified shortly thereafter in spring 2014. Therefore, most recipients began their grant-related work in February 2014 with a formal end date of December 2014 (just under one year). Because of the timeframe of our evaluation and the length of time it takes to develop partnerships and get curricular changes approved, we also sought information regarding planned action specific to the grant-related objectives. We assumed many of the goals would be achieved outside the timeframe of the current grant. (author abstract)