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	79	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Grants for Economic Opportunities and Quality of Life for Rural America	204	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Grants for Nutrition and Health	159	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	On-going Pest and Disease Management Program	79	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Pest and Disease Exclusion	371	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Rural Water and Wastewater Grants and Loans	745	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Single Family Housing Loan Guarantees	61	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Agriculture	Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)	6020	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Bureau of Economic Analysis	82	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Census Bureau: Current Demographic Statistics	77	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Commerce	Census Bureau: Economic Census	128	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	33	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	371	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Defense--Military	Defense Basic Research	1599	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	4971	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	125415	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	3041	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Adult Education State Grants	564	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Institute of Education Sciences Research	163	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Education	National Assessment for Educational Progress	93	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Education	National Center for Education Statistics	90	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Reading First State Grants	1029	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Education	Transition to Teaching	44	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Basic Energy Sciences	1253	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Biological and Environmental Research	531	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	150	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC)	575	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Global Threat Reduction Initiative Program	199	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	816	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Pit Manufacturing and Certification Campaign	214	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	National Nuclear Security Administration: Readiness Campaign	158	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Nuclear Physics	424	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Energy	Strategic Petroleum Reserve	187	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Administration on Aging	1414	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	36	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Global Immunizations	140	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Health Centers	1943	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Indian Health Service Health Care Facilities Construction	26	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Indian Health Service Resource and Patient Management System	55	2003	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Maternal and Child Health Block Grant	693	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	Medicare Integrity Program	744	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	89	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health - Extramural Research Programs	21811	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health - Intramural Research	2870	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Health & Human Service	National Institutes of Health: Research Training	1360	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	2113	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Customs and Border Protection: Automation Modernization	442	2006	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Customs and Border Protection: Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation	2168	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office Assistance to Firefighters Grants	662	2007	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office National Exercise Program	264	2005	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Science and Technology: Chemical and Biological	260	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Science and Technology: SAFETY ACT	4	2008	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Secret Service: Domestic Protectees	1025	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	140	2004	Effective	Link
Dept of Homeland Security	Secret Service: Protective Intelligence	76	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)	27	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation - Hydropower	59	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	14	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	67	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	860	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	Federal Detention Activities	1226	2006	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	US Marshals Service- Protection of the Judicial Process	583	2008	Effective	Link
Department of Justice	United States Trustees	210	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Labor	Bureau of Labor Statistics	545	2003	Effective	Link
Department of State	Anti-Terrorism Assistance	131	2003	Effective	Link
Department of State	Capital Security Construction Program	844	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund and Other Programs	126	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	2064	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency	132	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	Export Control Assistance	43	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Foreign Service Institute	122	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	Global Educational and Cultural Exchanges	501	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Humanitarian Demining	65	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	192	2005	Effective	Link
Department of State	Migration and Refugee Assistance -- Protection	201	2005	Effective	Link
Department of State	Non-Security Embassy Construction Program	0	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund	37	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Refugee Admissions to the US	233	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Security Assistance for the Western Hemisphere	121	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	South Asia Military Assistance	316	2005	Effective	Link
Department of State	State/PKO Global Peace Operations Initiative	81	2007	Effective	Link
Department of State	Support for East European Democracy/Freedom Support Act	940	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Terrorist Interdiction Program	5	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	US Embassy Compound Security Upgrades	99	2006	Effective	Link
Department of State	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	452	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Visa and Consular Services	3599	2004	Effective	Link
Department of State	Worldwide Security Upgrades	747	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	FAA Research, Engineering & Development	147	2003	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Federal Transit Administration - Formula Grant Programs	6653	2004	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Federal Transit Administration - State Administered Public Transit Grant Programs	966	2007	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Maritime Administration - State Maritime Schools	15	2005	Effective	Link
Department of Transportation	Maritime Administration Ship Disposal Program	28	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	203	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Collect the Revenue Program	44	2005	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Protection and Accountability	63	2006	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Financial Management Service Collections	17	2004	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Financial Management Service Debt Collection	50	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Financial Management Service Payments	271	2005	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	National Bank Supervision	708	2002	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	New Currency Manufacturing	493	2003	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	Thrift Institution and Savings Association Supervision	243	2002	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	U.S. Mint: Coin Production	825	2002	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	U.S. Mint: Numismatic Program	945	2004	Effective	Link
Department of the Treasury	U.S. Mint: Protection Program	44	2005	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	Asset Management of General Services Administration-Owned Real Property	2454	2007	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - New Construction	851	2005	Effective	Link
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - Real Property Disposal	52	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	1469	2008	Effective	Link
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	NASA Aeronautics Technology	594	2007	Effective	Link
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	Solar System Exploration	1587	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Capability Enhancement of Researchers, Institutions, and Small Businesses	264	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Construction and Operations of Research Facilities	509	2003	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Federally Funded Research and Development Centers	184	2005	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Fundamental Science and Engineering Research	2462	2005	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Investment in Research Infrastructure and Instrumentation	555	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Polar Research Tools, Facilities and Logistics	342	2004	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Science and Engineering Centers Programs	258	2006	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Support for Individual Researchers	592	2003	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Support for Research Institutions	150	2004	Effective	Link
National Science Foundation	Support for Small Research Collaborations	244	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	546	2004	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Audience Development for US International Broadcasting	26	2006	Effective	Link
Broadcasting Board of Governor	Broadcasting in Arabic	118	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	63	2006	Effective	Link
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp	Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation: Regulation and Examination	2366	2008	Effective	Link
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp	The Deposit Insurance Fund	2366	2008	Effective	Link
Federal Trade Commission	Trade Regulation	204	2006	Effective	Link
National Credit Union Admin	Regulation of Federal Credit Unions	75	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	35	2005	Effective	Link
Railroad Retirement Board	Rail Industry Pension Fund	10329	2007	Effective	Link
Railroad Retirement Board	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund	99	2007	Effective	Link
Securities & Exchange Comm	Regulation of Securities Trading and Market Participants	38	2007	Effective	Link
Securities & Exchange Comm	Regulation of the Investment Management Industry	46	2006	Effective	Link
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution Facilities Capital	99	2005	Effective	Link
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution Operations and Maintenance	158	2007	Effective	Link
Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority - NOx Emissions Reduction	8	2007	Effective	Link
Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority Resource Stewardship	82	2002	Effective	Link
Peace Corps	Peace Corps: International Volunteerism	355	2005	Effective	Link
Trade and Development Agency	US Trade and Development Agency	77	2005	Effective	Link