is receiving, and the progress of the recipient toward meeting the goals specified in the individual responsibility plan of the recipient. (3) Use of funds A State to which a grant is made under this subsection may use the grant for the following purposes: (A) To support coordinated case managers in completing the activities specified in paragraph (2). (B) To provide short-term transitional benefits and services to individuals who, due to increased employment or earnings, may face disincentives to increasing work or earnings due to the phase-out or loss of certain benefits. (C) To ensure that recipients of services under the demonstration project have a choice between two or more coordinated case management service providers (which may include managed care organizations), provided that such providers demonstrate experience and expertise in case management, including the development of individual assessment plans and coordinated service management across various programs. (D) To improve coordination between programs serving recipients who are part of the demonstration project. (E) To improve coordination between information technology and other systems to deliver better benefits or services to the recipient, except that not more than 10 percent of the grant amount may be used for this purpose. (4) Evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with each State conducting a demonstration project under this subsection, shall conduct a high-quality evaluation of the demonstration project in accordance with the following: (A) Evaluator qualifications The Secretary may not enter into a contract with an evaluator unless the evaluator has demonstrated experience in conducting rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness including, where available and appropriate, well-implemented randomized controlled trials. (B) Methodologies to be used The evaluation of a demonstration project shall use experimental designs using random assignment or other reliable, evidence-based research methodologies that allow for the strongest