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Program Assessment Rating Tools (PART) Status
The tables below summarize the ratings for the Agency's seven FY 2004 - 2006 PART reviews. The Agency's goal is to have completed PARTs for 100 percent of its programs by the end of the FY 2008 cycle, and to have OMB-approved performance and efficiency measures for all PART'ed programs.
FY 2004 PART Programs
Strategic Goal 4/5 - Democracy and Human Rights/
Economic Prosperity and Security
| Program Name |
USAID Development Assistance - Population |
| Rating |
- CY 2002: Moderately Effective
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development - Global Health (GH)
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The program has been highly effective in increasing contraceptive use in assisted countries.
- The program does not allocate resources across regions and countries in an optimal
way to respond to highest need.
- The program should continue to provide resources at the FY 2003 level, and take steps
to better align resource allocations with country needs through new performance budgeting efforts.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
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Strategic Goal 6 - USAID Social and Environmental Issues
| Program Name |
Global Climate Change (GCC) |
| Rating |
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development - Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT)
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The program is managed well. The real issue for the program is redefining
its role in foreign policy.
- Only one of the program's performance measures is measurable and has a
cumulative target linked to an outcome. The program would benefit from improved
measures.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
- The GCC program is in the process of developing a new strategy to update its goals.
- The GCC program is improving measurability by developing methodologies to measure
carbon sequestration (awarded cooperative agreement 9/03 to NGO with expertise in
carbon measurement).
- The GCC program reflects Administration's priorities by actively participating in
bilateral climate change discussions with the Department of State, and is a member
of the negotiating team in international climate change negotiations.
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Strategic Goal 7 - Humanitarian Response
| Program Name |
USAID Public Law 480 Title II Food Aid |
| Rating |
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development - Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance (DCHA)
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- Overall changes in the wellbeing of hungry people are difficult to measure.
- Emergency food aid, which provides food to prevent or reduce discrete and
protracted famines, has demonstrated adequate progress.
- The program would be more cost-effective if several congressional mandates
were eliminated, such as cargo preference requirements.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
- Development of a Food for Peace Office of Strategic Plan provides indicators
that will better measure the well being of those receiving food aid.
- Working closely with the Department of Transportation, USDA, and others, USAID
aggressively is pursuing ways to strike a balance in relief of cargo preferences
and purchase of minimal tonnage of food aid requirements and other congressional
mandates.
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FY 2005 PART Programs
Strategic Goal 1 - Regional Stability
| Program Name |
USAID Transition Initiatives |
| Rating |
- CY 2003: Moderately Effective
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development - DCHA/Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI)
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The assessment found that the program is strong overall.
- OTI's performance measurement is strong at the individual program/country level,
but there is no aggregate measurement of OTI's effectiveness across the board.
- USAID will closely monitor the development of OTI's short and long-term baselines,
timeframes, and targets to ensure their timely completion.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
- Currently working to put systems in place to aggregately measure OTI's
effectiveness.
- Developing a system to ensure timely completion of OTI's monitoring
process at the mission level.
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Strategic Goal 4/5 - Democracy and Human Rights/
Economic Prosperity and Security
| Program Name |
USAID Child Survival and Health —
Latin America
and Caribbean (LAC) Region |
| Rating |
- CY 2003: Results Not Demonstrated
- CY 2004: Moderately Effectively
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development - LAC Bureau
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The program is closely aligned with U.S. foreign policy priorities in the region.
- The program cannot adequately demonstrate progress in achieving results due to
the lack of LAC regional performance measures and targets. At the country, or
operating unit level, however, targets are, with few exceptions, being met or exceeded.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
- LAC has implemented a system of regional common performance indicators that will
facilitate the setting of ambitious annual and long-term performance targets, the
measurement of results, and an annual budgeting process that is directly integrated with performance.
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| Program Name |
USAID Development Assistance — LAC Region |
| Rating |
- CY 2003: Results Not Demonstrated
- CY 2004: Moderately Effective
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development - LAC
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The program is closely aligned with U.S. foreign policy priorities in the region.
- The program cannot adequately demonstrate progress in achieving results due to
the lack of LAC regional performance measures and targets. At the country, or
operating unit level, however, targets are, with few exceptions, being met or exceeded.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
- LAC has implemented a system of regional common performance indicators that will
facilitate the setting of ambitious annual and long-term performance targets, the
measurement of results, and an annual budgeting process that is directly integrated
with performance.
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FY 2006 PART Programs
Strategic Goal 8 - Management and Organizational Excellence
| Program Name |
USAID Operating Expenses/Capital Investment Fund |
| Rating |
- CY 2004: Moderately Effective
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| Lead Bureau |
- Agency for International Development
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The evaluation highlighted the importance of USAID continuing its efforts
to improve financial, human capital, and information technology management.
- While USAID's on-going business transformation initiatives have already
resulted in significant achievements, challenges remain including
institutionalizing performance management in decision-making.
- Performance data is insufficiently used by managers when making resource
allocation decisions. The data that is available highlights a number of
areas in which further reform efforts are required.
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| Actions Taken/Planned |
- Continue to develop and operationalize meaningful performance measures and
utilize them in the management of agency operations. This will include
ensuring that operating units and their managers are held accountable for
results through regular reviews and performance reporting, and that the use
of performance data becomes a routine part of making resource allocation
decisions.
- Focus reform efforts on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of agency
operations, including continuing to develop the capability to take advantage
of further regionalization, centralization, cross-servicing, or other alternative
approaches to the bilateral model of program delivery.
- Implement comprehensive analysis-based workforce planning process encompassing
USDH and non-USDH positions funded by trust, program or OE. Use results from the
performance management plan to make key human capital program decisions and to
drive improvements.
- Expand the use of performance based contracting.
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FY 2007 PART Programs
Strategic Goal 7 - Humanitarian Response
| Program Name |
USAID International Disaster and Famine Assistance (IDFA) |
| Rating |
Still awaiting OMB final score |
| Lead Bureau |
Agency for International Development - DCHA/OFDA |
| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
TBD |
| Actions Taken/Planned |
TBD |
Strategic Goal 4/5 - Democracy and Human Rights/
Economic Prosperity and Security
| Program Name |
USAID Child Survival and Health — Africa Region |
| Rating |
Adequate |
| Lead Bureau |
U.S. Agency for International Development - Africa |
| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
Still awaiting OMB final score |
| Actions Taken/Planned |
Still awaiting OMB final score |
Primary school students in Iringa region, Tanzania
Photo: Daniiel Schwartz
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