The Dissemination and Implementation Research to Improve Value (DIRECTIVE) awards were granted to four consortia of two or more PBRNs in 2014. Building directly upon Multi-Network Practice Outcome Variation Examination (MPROVE) and Public Health Delivery and Cost Study (DACS) measures and methods, these 24-month studies will examine the types of resources, infrastructures, partnerships, and inter-organizational coordination that best facilitate the implementation of evidence-based prevention programs and services by public health agencies and their community partners. Investigators will assess both the quality and the costs associated with alternative strategies for delivering public health services, in order to draw conclusions about their comparative effectiveness and value. For more information, see the press release.