The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) is a systematic method of assessing the performance of program activities across the Federal government. It is a diagnostic tool used to improve program performance. The PART assessments help inform budget decisions and identify actions to improve results. Agencies are held accountable for implementing PART follow-up actions and working toward continual improvements in performance.
PART asks a series of questions aimed at making program management more effective. PART includes questions in four areas:
To earn a high PART rating, a program must use performance to manage, justify its resource requests based on the performance it expects to achieve, and continually improve efficiency – all goals of the Budget and Performance Integration Initiative. The rating scale is shown below:
Rating
Range
Effective
85 - 100
Moderately Effective
70 - 84
Adequate
50 - 69
Ineffective
0 - 49
NIH has received the following ratings on the PART:
PART Year Year Conducted Program Score Rating Summary FY 05 FY 03 HIV/AIDS Research 83 Moderately Effective The HIV/AIDS Research Program was deemed moderately effective. Improvements based on PART included a scientific update to the deadline for the end target, and an increase in the number of program evaluations submitted for the planning and budget development process. FY 06 FY 04 Extramural Research 89 Effective The Extramural Research Program was deemed effective. The PART resulted in integrating the CJ and GPRA Plans/Reports and led to discussions addressing budget performance alignment. Program exemplifies good design, planning, management and results. FY 07 FY 05 Intramural Research 90 Effective The Intramural Program was deemed effective. Program exemplifies good design, planning, management and results. FY 07 FY 05 Building & Facilities 96 Effective The Building and Facilities Program was deemed effective. Building and Facilities received the highest numerical score. There were no program flaws noted. FY 08 FY 06 Research Training N/A Effective The Research Training Program was deemed effective. Program is effective at training and retaining researchers in the biomedical research field. FY 08 FY 06 Extramural Construction N/A Moderately Effective The Extramural Research Facilities Construction Program was deemed moderately effective. Program effectively manages construction and renovation projects from the pre-award phase and during construction.
PART
Year
Year Conducted
Program
Score
Summary
FY 05
FY 03
HIV/AIDS Research
83
The HIV/AIDS Research Program was deemed moderately effective. Improvements based on PART included a scientific update to the deadline for the end target, and an increase in the number of program evaluations submitted for the planning and budget development process.
FY 06
FY 04
Extramural Research
89
The Extramural Research Program was deemed effective. The PART resulted in integrating the CJ and GPRA Plans/Reports and led to discussions addressing budget performance alignment. Program exemplifies good design, planning, management and results.
FY 07
Intramural Research
90
The Intramural Program was deemed effective. Program exemplifies good design, planning, management and results.
Building & Facilities
96
The Building and Facilities Program was deemed effective. Building and Facilities received the highest numerical score. There were no program flaws noted.
FY 08
Research Training
N/A
The Research Training Program was deemed effective. Program is effective at training and retaining researchers in the biomedical research field.
Extramural Construction
The Extramural Research Facilities Construction Program was deemed moderately effective. Program effectively manages construction and renovation projects from the pre-award phase and during construction.
From the PART assessment, recommendations for improvement are identified and monitored until achieved.
NIH PART summaries and improvement plans can be accessed by clicking on the links below:
To view other PART summaries, go to ExpectMore.gov.
For general PART information, click here.
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