EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS

WHAT DOES THE EFFECTIVE RATING MEAN?

The program rating indicates how well a program is performing, so the public can see how effectively tax dollars are being spent.

The Effective rating is the highest rating a program can achieve. Programs rated Effective set ambitious goals, achieve results, are well-managed and improve efficiency. Effective programs are categorized as Performing on ExpectMore.gov.

Based on our most recent assessments, 19% of Federal programs are Effective.

More information on how we assess and rate programs is available here. Funding information for each program can be found with the President's Budget.

FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE

Agency	Program Name	Funding FY08	Last PART Assessment	Rating	Link to Program
Department of Agriculture	Economic Research Service	77	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Grants for Economic Opportunities and Quality of Life for Rural America	196	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Grants for Nutrition and Health	148	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	On-going Pest and Disease Management Program	74	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Pest and Disease Exclusion	371	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Rural Water and Wastewater Grants and Loans	1566	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Single Family Housing Loan Guarantees	4190	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)	6020	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Bureau of Economic Analysis	80	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Census Bureau: Current Demographic Statistics	77	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Census Bureau: Economic Census	125	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Census Bureau: Survey Sample Redesign	11	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	National Institute of Standards and Technology Laboratories	601	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: Tsunami Monitoring, Forecasting, and Warning Program	29	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Air Force Aircraft and Weapons Readiness	16928	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Air Force Combat-Related Readiness	3824	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Air Force Depot Maintenance	3943	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Army Depot Maintenance	1237	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Army Land Forces Readiness	40077	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Cooperative Threat Reduction	426	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Defense Basic Research	1634	2002	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Defense Contract Audit Agency	410	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Defense Contract Management Agency	1047	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Department of Defense Depot Maintenance: Ship	5772	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Department of Defense Training and Education Programs - Basic Skills and Advanced Training	5626	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Depot Maintenance - Naval Aviation	1465	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Energy Conservation Investment	70	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Marine Corps Depot Maintenance	498	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Marine Corps Ground Forces Readiness	4551	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Military Force Management	114722	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Navy Ship Readiness	13220	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Navy/Marine Corps Air Readiness	6689	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Strategic Offensive Capabilities	3089	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Adult Education State Grants	554	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Institute of Education Sciences Research	160	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Education	National Assessment for Educational Progress	104	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Education	National Center for Education Statistics	88	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Reading First State Grants	393	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Transition to Teaching	44	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Basic Energy Sciences	1270	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Biological and Environmental Research	544	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Production Program	180	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation	624	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Nonproliferation and International Security	141	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC)	562	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Global Threat Reduction Initiative Program	193	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Inertial Confinement Fusion Ignition and High Yield Campaign (ICF) Campaign	470	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Naval Reactors	775	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Pit Manufacturing and Certification Campaign	0	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Readiness Campaign	183	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Nuclear Physics	433	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Strategic Petroleum Reserve	187	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Administration on Aging	1415	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry	74	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Division of Global Migration and Quarantine	38	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Global Immunizations	140	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Health Centers	2022	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Indian Health Service Health Care Facilities Construction	37	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Indian Health Service Resource and Patient Management System	69	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Maternal and Child Health Block Grant	666	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Medicare Integrity Program	1136	2002	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention	1002	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health - Buildings and Facilities	127	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health - Extramural Research Programs	22044	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health - Intramural Research	2911	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health: Research Training	1384	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Office of Child Support Enforcement	4211	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Refugee Transitional and Medical Services	296	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Runaway and Homeless Youth	96	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Ryan White HIV/AIDS	2142	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Customs and Border Protection: Automation Modernization	477	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Customs and Border Protection: Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation	2279	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office Assistance to Firefighters Grants	750	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office National Exercise Program	268	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Science and Technology: Chemical and Biological	208	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Science and Technology: SAFETY ACT	4	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Secret Service: Domestic Protectees	995	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Secret Service: Financial and Infrastructure Investigations	389	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Secret Service: Foreign Protectees and Foreign Missions	136	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Secret Service: Protective Intelligence	75	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Homeless Assistance Grants (Competitive)	1586	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS	300	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Indian Housing Loan Guarantees	7	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)	60	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation - Hydropower	69	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation - Safety of Dams Program	76	2005	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation - Science and Technology Program	9	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Fish and Wildlife Service - Fisheries	126	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Minerals Management Service - Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Regulation and Compliance	104	2005	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Office of Surface Mining - Federal Managed Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation	64	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Office of Surface Mining - State Managed Regulation of Surface Coal Mining	75	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	US Geological Survey - Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing	78	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	Bureau of Justice Statistics	35	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	Department of Justice General Legal Activities	853	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	Federal Detention Activities	1226	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	US Marshals Service- Protection of the Judicial Process	593	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	United States Trustees	210	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Labor	Bureau of Labor Statistics	544	2003	Effective	Link
Department of State	Anti-Terrorism Assistance	145	2003	Effective	Link
Department of State	Capital Security Construction Program	692	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund and Other Programs	128	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	Contribution to the United Nations Development Programme	109	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Contributions For International Peacekeeping Activities	1691	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency	137	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	Export Control Assistance	45	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Foreign Service Institute	117	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	Global Educational and Cultural Exchanges	501	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Humanitarian Demining	64	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Humanitarian Migrants to Israel	40	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	International Boundary and Water Commission	118	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	Migration and Refugee Assistance -- Other Population, Refugee and Migration Programs	106	2005	Effective	Link
Department of State	Migration and Refugee Assistance -- Protection	139	2005	Effective	Link
Department of State	Non-Security Embassy Construction Program	0	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund	34	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Refugee Admissions to the US	166	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Security Assistance for the Western Hemisphere	129	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	South Asia Military Assistance	319	2005	Effective	Link
Department of State	State/PKO Global Peace Operations Initiative	96	2007	Effective	Link
Department of State	Support for East European Democracy/Freedom Support Act	690	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Terrorist Interdiction Program	12	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	US Embassy Compound Security Upgrades	108	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	272	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Visa and Consular Services	2028	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Worldwide Security Upgrades	795	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	FAA Research, Engineering & Development	147	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Federal Transit Administration - Formula Grant Programs	5850	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Federal Transit Administration - State Administered Public Transit Grant Programs	790	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Maritime Administration - State Maritime Schools	11	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Maritime Administration Ship Disposal Program	17	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Maritime Security Program	156	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Grant Program	599	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation - Operations and Maintenance	18	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Transit Research	54	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Administering the Public Debt	201	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Collect the Revenue Program	48	2005	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Protection and Accountability	62	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Financial Management Service Collections	17	2004	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Financial Management Service Debt Collection	66	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Financial Management Service Payments	282	2005	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	National Bank Supervision	757	2002	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	New Currency Manufacturing	469	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Thrift Institution and Savings Association Supervision	259	2002	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	U.S. Mint: Coin Production	1031	2002	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	U.S. Mint: Numismatic Program	1098	2004	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	U.S. Mint: Protection Program	46	2005	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	Asset Management of General Services Administration-Owned Real Property	2625	2007	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - New Construction	725	2005	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - Real Property Disposal	53	2008	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - USA Services	44	2006	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	General Services Administration Charge Card Services	10	2006	Effective	Link
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	International Space Station	1813	2008	Effective	Link
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	NASA Aeronautics Technology	505	2007	Effective	Link
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	Solar System Exploration	1390	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Capability Enhancement of Researchers, Institutions, and Small Businesses	242	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Construction and Operations of Research Facilities	580	2003	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Federally Funded Research and Development Centers	194	2005	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Fundamental Science and Engineering Research	2437	2005	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Investment in Research Infrastructure and Instrumentation	611	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Polar Research Tools, Facilities and Logistics	345	2004	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Science and Engineering Centers Programs	260	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Support for Individual Researchers	546	2003	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Support for Research Institutions	153	2004	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Support for Small Research Collaborations	389	2004	Effective	Link
Office of Personnel Management	Inspector General Oversight of Federal Health Benefits Program	19	2003	Effective	Link
Small Business Administration	Disaster Loan Program	344	2004	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Audience Development for US International Broadcasting	26	2006	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Broadcasting in Arabic	127	2008	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Broadcasting to Africa	14	2007	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Broadcasting to Latin America	39	2005	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Engineering and Technical Services for US International Broadcasting	110	2005	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Programming Support for US International Broadcasting	150	2006	Effective	Link
Consumer Product Safety Comm	Consumer Product Safety Commission	80	2006	Effective	Link
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp	Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation: Regulation and Examination	8715	2008	Effective	Link
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp	The Deposit Insurance Fund	8715	2008	Effective	Link
Federal Trade Commission	Trade Regulation	210	2006	Effective	Link
National Credit Union Admin	Regulation of Federal Credit Unions	78	2005	Effective	Link
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Decommissioning and Low Level Waste	28	2007	Effective	Link
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Fuel Facilities Licensing & Inspection	35	2003	Effective	Link
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	High-Level Waste Repository	29	2007	Effective	Link
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Nuclear Materials Users Licensing & Inspection	57	2004	Effective	Link
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Reactor Inspection and Performance Assessment	229	2003	Effective	Link
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing and Inspection	27	2005	Effective	Link
African Development Foundation	African Development Foundation	42	2005	Effective	Link
Railroad Retirement Board	Rail Industry Pension Fund	10404	2007	Effective	Link
Railroad Retirement Board	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	100	2007	Effective	Link
Securities & Exchange Comm	Regulation of Securities Trading and Market Participants	43	2007	Effective	Link
Securities & Exchange Comm	Regulation of the Investment Management Industry	46	2006	Effective	Link
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution Facilities Capital	105	2005	Effective	Link
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution Operations and Maintenance	159	2007	Effective	Link
Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority - NOx Emissions Reduction	19	2007	Effective	Link
Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority Resource Stewardship	83	2002	Effective	Link
Peace Corps	Peace Corps: International Volunteerism	356	2005	Effective	Link
Trade and Development Agency	US Trade and Development Agency	61	2005	Effective	Link