ADEQUATE PROGRAMS

WHAT DOES THE ADEQUATE 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 Adequate rating describes a program that needs to set more ambitious goals, achieve better results, improve accountability or strengthen its management practices. Adequate programs are categorized as Performing on ExpectMore.gov.

Based on our most recent assessments, 29% of Federal programs are Adequate.

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 ADEQUATE

Agency	Program Name	Rating
Department of Agriculture	Agricultural Commodity Grading and Certification Programs	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Agricultural Crops Counter Cyclical Payments	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Agricultural Marketing Loan Payments	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Agriculture Marketing Service - Research and Promotion Programs	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Dairy Payment Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Direct Crop Payments	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Emergency Watershed Protection Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Farmland Protection Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Food Safety and Inspection Service	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Food and Nutrition Service - Child and Adult Care Food Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Forest Service: Energy Resource Needs	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Forest Service: Invasive Species Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Forest Service: Land Acquisition	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Intermediary Relending Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Market News and Marketing Services	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Pesticide Data Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Resource Conservation and Development	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Business-Cooperative Service Value-Added Producer Grants	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Development Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Electric Utility Loans and Guarantees	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Rural Telecommunications Loan Programs	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	USDA Wildland Fire Management	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Wetlands Reserve Program	Adequate
Department of Agriculture	Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program	Adequate
Department of Commerce	Advanced Technology Program	Adequate
Department of Commerce	International Trade Administration: Import Administration	Adequate
Department of Commerce	International Trade Administration: Manufacturing and Services	Adequate
Department of Commerce	International Trade Administration: U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service	Adequate
Department of Commerce	Minority Business Development Agency	Adequate
Department of Commerce	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: Ecosystem Research	Adequate
Department of Commerce	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: Protected Areas	Adequate
Department of Commerce	National Telecommunications and Information Adminstration	Adequate
Department of Commerce	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Patents	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Chemical Demilitarization	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Defense Civilian Education and Training	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Defense Health Care	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Department of Defense Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, Modernization, and Demolition	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Missile Defense	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	National Security Space Weather Programs	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Navy Base Operations & Support	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Navy Shipbuilding	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Rotary Wing Programs	Adequate
Dept of Defense--Military	Space Launch	Adequate
Department of Education	21st Century Community Learning Centers	Adequate
Department of Education	American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services	Adequate
Department of Education	Charter Schools Grant	Adequate
Department of Education	Child Care Access Means Parents in School	Adequate
Department of Education	Comprehensive School Reform	Adequate
Department of Education	Education - Neglected and Delinquent State Agency Program	Adequate
Department of Education	Education - State Assessment Grants	Adequate
Department of Education	Education for Homeless Children and Youths	Adequate
Department of Education	Federal Family Education Loans	Adequate
Department of Education	Federal Pell Grants	Adequate
Department of Education	Federal Support for Gallaudet University	Adequate
Department of Education	Federal Support for Howard University	Adequate
Department of Education	Federal Support for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf	Adequate
Department of Education	Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs	Adequate
Department of Education	Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need	Adequate
Department of Education	IDEA Special Education Grants to States	Adequate
Department of Education	Impact Aid Construction	Adequate
Department of Education	Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies	Adequate
Department of Education	Javits Fellowships	Adequate
Department of Education	Magnet Schools	Adequate
Department of Education	Migrant State Agency Program	Adequate
Department of Education	National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research	Adequate
Department of Education	Projects with Industry for People with Disabilities	Adequate
Department of Education	Student Aid Administration	Adequate
Department of Education	Transition to Teaching	Adequate
Department of Education	Troops-to-Teachers	Adequate
Department of Education	Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants	Adequate
Department of Education	Vocational Rehabilitation Training	Adequate
Department of Education	William D. Ford Direct Student Loans	Adequate
Department of Energy	Biomass and Biorefinery Systems	Adequate
Department of Energy	Building Technologies	Adequate
Department of Energy	Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program: Yucca Mountain Project	Adequate
Department of Energy	Coal Energy Technology	Adequate
Department of Energy	Environmental Management	Adequate
Department of Energy	Hydrogen Technology	Adequate
Department of Energy	Industrial Technologies Program	Adequate
Department of Energy	Nuclear Power 2010	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Abstinence Education	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Adoption Incentives	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Adoption Opportunities	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Afghanistan Health Initiative	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Assets for Independence	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Buildings and Facilities	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Environmental Health	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Infectious Diseases	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	CDC: Occupational Safety and Health	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Childhood Immunization Program	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Commissioned Corps:Readiness and Response Program	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Community Mental Health Services Block Grant	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Developmental Disabilities Grant Programs	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Free Clinics Medical Malpractice Coverage	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Health Care Patient Safety	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Medicaid	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Nursing Education Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Organ Transplantation	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Poison Control Centers	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Refugee Social Services	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Rural Health Activities	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Shelter and Care for Unaccompanied Alien Children	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	State Children's Health Insurance Program	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Substance Abuse Treatment Programs of Regional and National Significance	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Trauma-EMS Systems Program	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Tribally-Operated Health Programs	Adequate
Dept of Health & Human Service	Urban Indian Health Program	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Coast Guard: Defense Readiness	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Coast Guard: Drug Interdiction	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Coast Guard: Marine Safety	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Coast Guard: Search and Rescue	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office Technical Assistance Program	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office Training Program	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: U.S. Fire Administration	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Disaster Recovery	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency: Disaster Response	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Law Enforcement Training Center	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Federal Protective Service	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Homeland Security Operations Center	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Homeland Security Operations and Analysis: Classified Programs	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Office of Investigations	Adequate
Dept of Homeland Security	Science and Technology: Standards Development for Homeland Security Technology	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	American Dream Downpayment Initiative	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	FHA Single-Family Mortgage Insurance	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Family Self-Sufficiency Program	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Healthy Homes	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Housing Counseling	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Indian Community Development Block Grant Program	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	Tribal Housing Activities Loan Guarantees	Adequate
Dept of Housing & Urban Develp	University Partnership Grants: Historically Black Colleges and Universities	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - Economic Development Guaranteed Loans	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - Forestry Management	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - Human Services	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - K-12 School Construction	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - K-12 School Operations	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - Law Enforcement	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - Natural Resource Programs	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs - Tribal Colleges	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Land Management - Energy and Minerals Management	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Land Management - Realty and Ownership Management	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Land Management - Recreation Management	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Land Management - Resource Management	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation - Recreation and Concessions	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation -- Water Management & Environmental Mitigation	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation Water Management - Operation and Maintenance	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation: California Federal Bay-Delta (CALFED)	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley Project Improvement Act	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Department of the Interior - Central Utah Project	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Fish and Wildlife Service - Habitat Conservation	Adequate
Department of the Interior	Fish and Wildlife Service - National Wildlife Refuge System	Adequate
Department of the Interior	National Park Service - Concessions Management	Adequate
Department of the Interior	National Park Service - Cultural Resource Stewardship	Adequate
Department of the Interior	National Park Service - Facility Maintenance	Adequate
Department of the Interior	National Park Service - Park Police	Adequate
Department of the Interior	National Park Service - Technical Assistance	Adequate
Department of Justice	Crime Victims' Programs	Adequate
Department of Justice	Cybercrime	Adequate
Department of Justice	Drug Enforcement Administration	Adequate
Department of Justice	FBI Counterterrorism Program	Adequate
Department of Justice	FBI Intelligence	Adequate
Department of Justice	Firearms Programs -- Integrated Violence Reduction Strategy	Adequate
Department of Justice	Juvenile Justice Programs	Adequate
Department of Justice	National Institute of Justice	Adequate
Department of Justice	Prison Construction	Adequate
Department of Justice	Radiation Exposure Compensation	Adequate
Department of Justice	US Marshals Service- Protection of the Judicial Process	Adequate
Department of Justice	Vaccine Injury Compensation Program	Adequate
Department of Justice	Weed and Seed	Adequate
Department of Justice	White Collar Crime	Adequate
Department of Labor	Department of Labor - Bureau of International Labor Affairs	Adequate
Department of Labor	Dislocated Worker National Emergency Grants	Adequate
Department of Labor	Employment Service	Adequate
Department of Labor	Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program	Adequate
Department of Labor	Job Corps	Adequate
Department of Labor	Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program	Adequate
Department of Labor	Mine Safety and Health Administration	Adequate
Department of Labor	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	Adequate
Department of Labor	Office of Federal Contract Compliance	Adequate
Department of Labor	Office of Labor-Management Standards	Adequate
Department of Labor	Permanent Labor Certification Program	Adequate
Department of Labor	Work Incentive Grants	Adequate
Department of Labor	Workforce Investment Act - Adult Employment and Training	Adequate
Department of Labor	Workforce Investment Act - Dislocated Worker Assistance	Adequate
Department of Labor	Workforce Investment Act - Native American Programs	Adequate
Department of State	Andean Counterdrug Initiative	Adequate
Department of State	Contributions to International Fisheries Commissions	Adequate
Department of State	Economic Support Fund - Human Rights and Democracy Fund	Adequate
Department of State	Economic Support Fund for Africa	Adequate
Department of State	Interagency Cooperative Administrative Support Services	Adequate
Department of State	International Information Programs	Adequate
Department of State	International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Programs, Africa/Asia	Adequate
Department of State	International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Programs, South Asia	Adequate
Department of State	International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Programs, Western Hemisphere	Adequate
Department of State	President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief: Global Fund	Adequate
Department of State	President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief: Other Bilateral Programs	Adequate
Department of State	Public Diplomacy	Adequate
Department of State	Security Assistance for Near East Asia	Adequate
Department of Transportation	FAA Air Traffic Services	Adequate
Department of Transportation	FAA Facilities and Equipment	Adequate
Department of Transportation	Highway Infrastructure	Adequate
Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Consumer Product Safety	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	Bank Secrecy Act Analysis	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	Financial and Technical Assistance	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	Internal Revenue Service Retirement Savings Regulatory Program	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Service	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	International Development Association	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	New Markets Tax Credit	Adequate
Department of the Treasury	Treasury Technical Assistance	Adequate
Department of Veterans Affairs	Veterans Medical Care	Adequate
Department of Veterans Affairs	Veterans Pension	Adequate
Department of Veterans Affairs	Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program	Adequate
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works	Corps of Engineers: Environmental Stewardship	Adequate
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works	Corps of Engineers: Hydropower	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Alaska Native Village Water Infrastructure	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Brownfields Revitalization	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Clean Water State Revolving Fund	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Drinking Water Protection Program	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Drinking Water Research	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA Climate Change Programs	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA Enforcement of Environmental Laws (Civil)	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA Enforcement of Environmental Laws (Criminal)	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA Great Lakes Program	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA Human Health Research	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA Oil Spill Control	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	EPA's Recycling, Waste Minimization, and Waste Management Program	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Endocrine Disruptors	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Global Change Research	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Land Protection and Restoration Research	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	National Ambient Air Quality Standards Research	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Regional Haze Programs	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grants	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Ocean, Coastal, and Estuary Protection	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Pesticide Registration	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Pesticide Reregistration	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Public Water System Supervision Grant Program	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Stratospheric Ozone Protection	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Superfund Remedial Action	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Toxic Air Pollutants - Regulations and Federal Support	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	U. S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Underground Injection Control Grant Program	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Water Pollution Control Grants	Adequate
Environmental Protection Agy	Water Quality Research	Adequate
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - Assisted Acquistion Services (AAS) Portfolio	Adequate
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - General Supplies and Services (GSS) Portfolio	Adequate
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - Travel Management	Adequate
General Services Admin	General Services Administration - Vehicle Acquisition	Adequate
Intl Assistance Programs	Africa Child Survival and Health	Adequate
Intl Assistance Programs	Food Aid for Emergencies and Development (Public Law 480 Title II)	Adequate
Intl Assistance Programs	International Disaster Assistance	Adequate
Intl Assistance Programs	US Agency for International Development Climate Change Program	Adequate
Intl Assistance Programs	USAID's Development Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa	Adequate
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	Constellation Systems	Adequate
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	NASA Advanced Capabilities in Space Exploration	Adequate
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	NASA Astronomy and Astrophysics Research	Adequate
Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin	Space Shuttle	Adequate
Office of Personnel Management	Federal Employees Group Life Insurance	Adequate
Office of Personnel Management	Federal Employees Health Benefits	Adequate
Office of Personnel Management	Federal Employees Retirement	Adequate
Office of Personnel Management	Federal Personnel Background Investigations	Adequate
Office of Personnel Management	Human Capital Program	Adequate
Office of Personnel Management	Merit System Compliance	Adequate
Small Business Administration	8(a) Business Development Program	Adequate
Small Business Administration	Small Business Surety Bonds	Adequate
Appalachian Regional Comm	Appalachian Regional Commission	Adequate
Corp for Natl & Commun Service	AmeriCorps State and National Grants	Adequate
Corp for Natl & Commun Service	AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America	Adequate
Court Services/Offender Superv	District of Columbia: Community Supervision Program	Adequate
Denali Commission	Denali Commission	Adequate
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Courts	Adequate
Natl Archives & Records Admin	National Archives and Records Administration: Records Services Program	Adequate
United States Interagency Coun	U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness	Adequate
Millennium Challenge Corporati	Millennium Challenge	Adequate
Office of Natl Drug Control	Drug-Free Communities Support Program	Adequate
Office of Natl Drug Control	High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas	Adequate