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 |
Rating |
| Department of Agriculture |
Economic Research Service |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Grants for Economic Opportunities and Quality of Life for Rural America |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Grants for Nutrition and Health |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
On-going Pest and Disease Management Program |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Pest and Disease Exclusion |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Plant and Animal Health Monitoring Programs |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Rural Water and Wastewater Grants and Loans |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Single Family Housing Loan Guarantees |
Effective |
| Department of Agriculture |
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) |
Effective |
| Department of Commerce |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Effective |
| Department of Commerce |
Census Bureau: Current Demographic Statistics |
Effective |
| Department of Commerce |
Census Bureau: Economic Census |
Effective |
| Department of Commerce |
Census Bureau: Survey Sample Redesign |
Effective |
| Department of Commerce |
National Institute of Standards and Technology Laboratories |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Air Force Aircraft and Weapons Readiness |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Air Force Combat-Related Readiness |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Air Force Depot Maintenance |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Army Depot Maintenance |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Army Land Forces Readiness |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Cooperative Threat Reduction |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Defense Basic Research |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Defense Contract Management Agency |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Department of Defense Depot Maintenance: Ship |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Department of Defense Training and Education Programs - Basic Skills and Advanced Training |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Depot Maintenance - Naval Aviation |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Energy Conservation Investment |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Marine Corps Depot Maintenance |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Marine Corps Ground Forces Readiness |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Military Force Management |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Navy Ship Readiness |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Navy/Marine Corps Air Readiness |
Effective |
| Dept of Defense--Military |
Strategic Offensive Capabilities |
Effective |
| Department of Education |
Adult Education State Grants |
Effective |
| Department of Education |
Institute of Education Sciences Research |
Effective |
| Department of Education |
National Assessment for Educational Progress |
Effective |
| Department of Education |
National Center for Education Statistics |
Effective |
| Department of Education |
Reading First State Grants |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
Basic Energy Sciences |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
Biological and Environmental Research |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Production Program |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Nonproliferation and International Security |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Global Threat Reduction Initiative Program |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Naval Reactors |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Pit Manufacturing and Certification Campaign |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
National Nuclear Security Administration: Readiness Campaign |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
Nuclear Physics |
Effective |
| Department of Energy |
Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Administration on Aging |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
CDC: Global Immunizations |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Health Centers |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Indian Health Service Health Care Facilities Construction |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Indian Health Service Resource and Patient Management System |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Medicare Integrity Program |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
National Institutes of Health - Buildings and Facilities |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
National Institutes of Health - Extramural Research Programs |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
National Institutes of Health - Intramural Research |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
National Institutes of Health: Research Training |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Office of Child Support Enforcement |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Refugee Transitional and Medical Services |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Runaway and Homeless Youth |
Effective |
| Dept of Health & Human Service |
Ryan White HIV/AIDS |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Customs and Border Protection: Automation Modernization |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Customs and Border Protection: Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office Assistance to Firefighters Grants |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Grants and Training Office National Exercise Program |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Science and Technology: Biological Countermeasures |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Secret Service: Domestic Protectees |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Secret Service: Financial and Infrastructure Investigations |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Secret Service: Foreign Protectees and Foreign Missions |
Effective |
| Dept of Homeland Security |
Secret Service: Protective Intelligence |
Effective |
| Dept of Housing & Urban Develp |
Homeless Assistance Grants (Competitive) |
Effective |
| Dept of Housing & Urban Develp |
Indian Housing Loan Guarantees |
Effective |
| Dept of Housing & Urban Develp |
Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Bureau of Reclamation - Hydropower |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Bureau of Reclamation - Safety of Dams Program |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Bureau of Reclamation - Science and Technology Program |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Fish and Wildlife Service - Fisheries |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Minerals Management Service - Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Regulation and Compliance |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Office of Surface Mining - Federal Managed Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
Office of Surface Mining - State Managed Regulation of Surface Coal Mining |
Effective |
| Department of the Interior |
US Geological Survey - Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing |
Effective |
| Department of Justice |
Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Effective |
| Department of Justice |
Department of Justice General Legal Activities |
Effective |
| Department of Justice |
Federal Detention Activities |
Effective |
| Department of Justice |
United States Trustees |
Effective |
| Department of Labor |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Anti-Terrorism Assistance |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Capital Security Construction Program |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund and Other Programs |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Contribution to the United Nations Development Programme |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Contributions For International Peacekeeping Activities |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Export Control Assistance |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Foreign Service Institute |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Global Educational and Cultural Exchanges |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Humanitarian Demining |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Humanitarian Migrants to Israel |
Effective |
| Department of State |
International Boundary and Water Commission |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Migration and Refugee Assistance -- Other Population, Refugee and Migration Programs |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Migration and Refugee Assistance -- Protection |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Non-Security Embassy Construction Program |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Refugee Admissions to the US |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Security Assistance for the Western Hemisphere |
Effective |
| Department of State |
South Asia Military Assistance |
Effective |
| Department of State |
State/PKO Global Peace Operations Initiative |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Support for East European Democracy/Freedom Support Act |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Terrorist Interdiction Program |
Effective |
| Department of State |
US Embassy Compound Security Upgrades |
Effective |
| Department of State |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Visa and Consular Services |
Effective |
| Department of State |
Worldwide Security Upgrades |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
FAA Research, Engineering & Development |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Federal Transit Administration - Formula Grant Programs |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Federal Transit Administration - State Administered Public Transit Grant Programs |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Maritime Administration - State Maritime Schools |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Maritime Administration Ship Disposal Program |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Maritime Security Program |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Grant Program |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation - Operations and Maintenance |
Effective |
| Department of Transportation |
Transit Research |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Administering the Public Debt |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Collect the Revenue Program |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Protection and Accountability |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Financial Management Service Collections |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Financial Management Service Debt Collection |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Financial Management Service Payments |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
National Bank Supervision |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
New Currency Manufacturing |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
Thrift Institution and Savings Association Supervision |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
U.S. Mint: Coin Production |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
U.S. Mint: Numismatic Program |
Effective |
| Department of the Treasury |
U.S. Mint: Protection Program |
Effective |
| General Services Admin |
Asset Management of General Services Administration-Owned Real Property |
Effective |
| General Services Admin |
General Services Administration - New Construction |
Effective |
| General Services Admin |
General Services Administration - USA Services |
Effective |
| General Services Admin |
General Services Administration Charge Card Services |
Effective |
| Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin |
NASA Aeronautics Technology |
Effective |
| Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin |
Solar System Exploration |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Capability Enhancement of Researchers, Institutions, and Small Businesses |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Construction and Operations of Research Facilities |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Fundamental Science and Engineering Research |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Investment in Research Infrastructure and Instrumentation |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Polar Research Tools, Facilities and Logistics |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Science and Engineering Centers Programs |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Support for Individual Researchers |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Support for Research Institutions |
Effective |
| National Science Foundation |
Support for Small Research Collaborations |
Effective |
| Office of Personnel Management |
Inspector General Oversight of Federal Health Benefits Program |
Effective |
| Small Business Administration |
Disaster Loan Program |
Effective |
| Broadcasting Board of Governor |
Audience Development for US International Broadcasting |
Effective |
| Broadcasting Board of Governor |
Broadcasting to Africa |
Effective |
| Broadcasting Board of Governor |
Broadcasting to Latin America |
Effective |
| Broadcasting Board of Governor |
Engineering and Technical Services for US International Broadcasting |
Effective |
| Broadcasting Board of Governor |
Programming Support for US International Broadcasting |
Effective |
| Consumer Product Safety Comm |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
Effective |
| Federal Trade Commission |
Trade Regulation |
Effective |
| National Credit Union Admin |
Regulation of Federal Credit Unions |
Effective |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Decommissioning and Low Level Waste |
Effective |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Fuel Facilities Licensing & Inspection |
Effective |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
High-Level Waste Repository |
Effective |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Nuclear Materials Users Licensing & Inspection |
Effective |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Reactor Inspection and Performance Assessment |
Effective |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing and Inspection |
Effective |
| African Development Foundation |
African Development Foundation |
Effective |
| Railroad Retirement Board |
Rail Industry Pension Fund |
Effective |
| Railroad Retirement Board |
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund |
Effective |
| Securities & Exchange Comm |
Regulation of Major Securities Market Participants |
Effective |
| Securities & Exchange Comm |
Regulation of the Investment Management Industry |
Effective |
| Smithsonian Institution |
Smithsonian Institution Facilities Capital |
Effective |
| Smithsonian Institution |
Smithsonian Institution Operations and Maintenance |
Effective |
| Tennessee Valley Authority |
Tennessee Valley Authority - NOx Emissions Reduction |
Effective |
| Tennessee Valley Authority |
Tennessee Valley Authority Resource Stewardship |
Effective |
| Peace Corps |
Peace Corps: International Volunteerism |
Effective |
| Trade and Development Agency |
US Trade and Development Agency |
Effective |
