This report presents findings of the first phase of an evaluation of the Targeted Assistance Program (TAP), A Federal program which funds services and projects that assist refugees in attaining economic self-sufficiency and reduced dependency upon public assistance. Following an executive summary and other materials, the report is divided into eight sections. Section I describes TAP and the study context and methodology. Section II presents background characteristics of TAPs at the national level for all TAP counties nationwide and at the provider agency level for those providers in the site-visit sample. Section III discusses the outcomes of TAP at both levels. Section IV, the most extensive portion of the report, examines the relation of major context and program factors to TAP outcomes. Descriptions of how TAPs actually operate and how these operations appear to be related to their success in attaining TAP goals are presented. Section V discusses the quality of TAP outcomes. Section VI focuses on programs, primarily economic development and cooperatives, which cannot be readily assessed by the criteria used for the majority of TAPs. Section VII describes some innovative program features noticed during the site visits. Finally, section VII presents a summary discussion of conclusions and implications for refugee program policy and implementation. The report concludes that the TAPs are meeting most of their goals at a respectable, if slightly slow, pace. Three appendices include the evaluation plan abstract, definitions of program types, and a list of the provider sample. (KH)