The program rating indicates how well a program is performing, so the public can see how effectively tax dollars are being spent.
Based on our most recent assessments, 19% of Federal programs 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
|