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NOT PERFORMING PROGRAMS

WHAT DOES NOT PERFORMING MEAN?

The program rating indicates how well a program is performing, so the public can see how effectively tax dollars are being spent. ExpectMore.gov tells you whether or not a program is performing.

Programs categorized as NOT PERFORMING have ratings of Ineffective or Results Not Demonstrated.

Ineffective. Programs receiving this rating are not using your tax dollars effectively. Ineffective programs have been unable to achieve results due to a lack of clarity regarding the program's purpose or goals, poor management, or some other significant weakness.

Results Not Demonstrated. A rating of Results Not Demonstrated (RND) indicates that a program has not been able to develop acceptable performance goals or collect data to determine whether it is performing.

Based on our most recent assessments, 28% of Federal programs are Not Performing.

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 NOT PERFORMING


Agency Program Name Funding
FY08
Last
PART
Assessment
Rating Link to
Program
Department of Agriculture Commodity Purchase Services (Section 32) 1042 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Commodity Supplemental Food Program 139 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Conservation Security Program 379 2008 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Dairy Price Support Program 0 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Emergency Conservation Program 0 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Food Stamp Nutrition Education 293 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Forest Service: Watershed 814 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture National Forest Improvement and Maintenance 474 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Packers and Stockyards 21 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Senior and Woman, Infants, and Children Farmers' Market Programs 35 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) 190 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Agriculture Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers 9 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Commerce Coastal Zone Management Act Programs 98 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Commerce Commerce Small Business Innovation Research Program 7 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Defense--Military Air Force Base Operations & Support 7577 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Defense--Military Defense Advanced Technology Development Program 5878 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Defense--Military Defense Communications Infrastructure 6620 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Defense--Military Defense Small Business Innovation Research/Technology Transfer 216 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Defense--Military Marine Corps Base Operations & Support 2316 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Defense--Military Test & Evaluation Programs 3060 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education American Printing House for the Blind 22 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program 4 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education B.J. Stupak Olympic scholarships 1 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Byrd Honors Scholarships 40 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education College Assistance Migrant Program 15 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers 57 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Developing Hispanic-serving Institutions 193 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Education State Grants for Innovative Programs 0 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education English Language Acquisition State Grants 700 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Enhancing Education Through Technology 267 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Even Start 66 2002 Ineffective Link
Department of Education Federal Perkins Loans 64 2003 Ineffective Link
Department of Education Federal Work-Study 980 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education High School Equivalency Program 18 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Historically Black College and University Capital Financing 0 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Special Education - Parent Information Centers 27 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Special Education - Research and Innovation 71 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Special Education - Technical Assistance and Dissemination 48 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Special Education Grants for Infants and Families 436 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Special Education Personnel Preparation Grants 88 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Special Education Preschool Grants 374 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education IDEA Technology and Media Services 39 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Impact Aid Payments for Federal Property 64 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Independent Living for People with Disabilities 128 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education International Education Domestic Programs 94 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership 64 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnerships 179 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Mentoring Program 49 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers 2 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education National Institute for Literacy 6 2008 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education National Writing Project 24 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Parental Information and Resource Centers 39 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Physical Education Program 76 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Ready to Learn Television 24 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Rural Education 172 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Safe and Drug Free Schools State Grants 295 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities 323 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions 57 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Strengthening Institutions 78 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 757 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Supported Employment State Grants 29 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers 47 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education TRIO Upward Bound 361 2002 Ineffective Link
Department of Education Teaching American History 118 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Tech-Prep Education State Grants 103 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions 8 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Education Vocational Education State Grants 1161 2002 Ineffective Link
Department of Education Vocational Rehabilitation Demonstration and Training Programs 10 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Energy Energy Information Administration 95 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Energy National Nuclear Infrastructure 116 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Energy Natural Gas Technology 20 2003 Ineffective Link
Department of Energy Oil Technology 5 2003 Ineffective Link
Department of Energy State Energy Programs 44 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Energy University Nuclear Education Programs 0 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Bioterrorism: Biosurveillance 53 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Bioterrorism: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Intramural Activities 121 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Black Lung Clinics 6 2006 Ineffective Link
Dept of Health & Human Service CDC: State and Local Preparedness Grants 746 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Grants 27 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Community Services Block Grant 654 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention 42 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Compassion Capital Fund 53 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Emergency Medical Services for Children 19 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Family Violence Prevention and Services Program 125 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Health Care Facilities Construction and Other Miscellaneous Congressional Earmarks 304 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 170 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Health Information Technology Research (AHRQ) 45 2008 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Health Professions 318 2002 Ineffective Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Healthy Community Access Program 0 2005 Ineffective Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Independent Living Program 140 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 2570 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Mental Health Programs of Regional and National Significance 299 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Mentoring Children of Prisoners 49 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative 51 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program 423 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 7 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Office of Minority Health 49 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 61 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Office on Women's Health 31 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Radiation and Exposure Screening and Education Program 2 2006 Ineffective Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Social Services Block Grant 1700 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service State Planning Grant Program 0 2005 Ineffective Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant 1759 2003 Ineffective Link
Dept of Health & Human Service Traumatic Brain Injury 9 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Health & Human Service United States-Mexico Border Health Commission 4 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Coast Guard: Polar Icebreaking Program 83 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency: Targeted Infrastructure Protection Grants 878 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security National Protection & Programs Division: Cyber Security 210 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security National Protection & Programs Division: Infrastructure Protection 273 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs: Medical Coordination 117 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Science and Technology: Chemical and Explosive Countermeasures 78 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Science and Technology: Command, Control and Interoperability 57 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Science and Technology: Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment 0 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Air Cargo Security Programs 7 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Aviation Regulation and Enforcement 256 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Flight Crew Training 25 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Transportation Security Support 505 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Transportation Vetting and Credentialing 171 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Community Development Block Grant (Formula) 3866 2003 Ineffective Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp FHA Multi-Family Mortgage Insurance 92 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Fair Housing Initiatives Program 24 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp HOPE VI (Severely Distressed Public Housing) 100 2003 Ineffective Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Housing for Persons with Disabilities 237 2008 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Housing for the Elderly 735 2008 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Project-Based Rental Assistance 6382 2002 Ineffective Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Public Housing 6639 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency 28 2008 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Rural Housing and Economic Development 17 2004 Ineffective Link
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp Section 108 Community Development Loan Guarantee Program 9 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs - Housing Improvement 14 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs - Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Projects 45 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs - Realty and Trust 123 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs - Tribal Courts 14 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management - Mining Law Administration 33 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management - Southern Nevada Land Sales 174 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation - Rural Water Supply Projects 68 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Department of the Interior - Land and Water Conservation Fund Land Acquisition 67 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Department of the Interior - Wildland Fire Management 1057 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species 277 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 905 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior National Park Service - Heritage Partnership 15 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Interior National Park Service - Land and Water Conservation Fund State Grants 26 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services 251 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Justice Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 52 2002 Ineffective Link
Department of Justice Multipurpose Law Enforcement Grants 358 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Justice Residential Substance Abuse Treatment 9 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 410 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Labor Department of Labor - Women's Bureau 10 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Labor Job Training Apprenticeship 21 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy 27 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Determination Program 10 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Labor Senior Community Service Employment Program 523 2003 Ineffective Link
Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance 891 2007 Ineffective Link
Department of Labor Workforce Investment Act - Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers 81 2003 Ineffective Link
Department of Labor Youthbuild 60 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Transportation Amtrak 1355 2005 Ineffective Link
Department of Transportation Essential Air Service 125 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Transportation Transportation Research and Development Program 6 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury African Development Fund 135 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury Asian Development Fund 99 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury Bank Enterprise Award 20 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury Bank Secrecy Act Administration 28 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury Economic and Trade Sanctions Program - Office of Foreign Assets Control 22 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury Global Environment Facility 81 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance 161 2002 Ineffective Link
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Health Care Tax Credit Administration 15 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Veterans Affairs Montgomery GI Bill- Veterans Education Benefits 2172 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Disability Compensation 38066 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Home Loans 8862 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration 515 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Coastal Storm Damage Reduction 75 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Flood Damage Reduction 1341 2002 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (with Dam Safety) 1384 2008 Ineffective Link
Environmental Protection Agy Air Quality Grants and Permitting 193 2005 Ineffective Link
Environmental Protection Agy EPA Environmental Education 9 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Environmental Protection Agy EPA Pesticide Enforcement Grant Program 18 2004 Ineffective Link
Environmental Protection Agy Pesticide Field Programs 37 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Environmental Protection Agy Pollution Prevention and New Technologies Research 22 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Office of Personnel Management Leadership Capacity 84 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Civil Rights 9 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Commodity Futures Trading Comm Enforcement of Commodity Futures and Options Markets 41 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Corp for Natl & Commun Service AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps 27 2005 Ineffective Link
Corp for Natl & Commun Service Learn and Serve 37 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
District of Columbia Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia 33 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Equal Employ Opportunity Comm Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 329 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Communications Comm Telecommunications Relay Service 792 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Communications Comm Universal Service Fund E-Rate 4144 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Communications Comm Universal Service Fund High Cost 4924 2005 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Communications Comm Universal Service Fund for Low Income Customers 980 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Communications Comm Universal Service Fund for Rural Health Care Providers 227 2006 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Election Commission Federal Election Laws - Compliance and Enforcement 59 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Housing Finance Board 36 2007 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Natl Archives & Records Admin National Archives and Records Administration: Electronic Records Services 45 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
National Credit Union Admin Credit Union Loan and Technical Assistance Grant Program 10 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Securities & Exchange Comm Securities and Exchange Commission - Enforcement 315 2004 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Securities & Exchange Comm Securities and Exchange Commission - Full Disclosure Program (Corporate Review) 111 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Office of Natl Drug Control Counterdrug Research & Development 10 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Office of Natl Drug Control Counterdrug Technology Transfer Program 10 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
Office of Natl Drug Control Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign 99 2003 Results Not Demonstrated Link
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