The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) measures the performance of every Federal program and holds the U.S. Government accountable for improvement. This tool:
- Evaluates the effectiveness of Federal programs in a consistent way
- Identifies each program's accomplishments as well as areas needing improvement
- Reports the ratings to the public
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Federal agencies worked together to create PART, a list of questions about a Federal program's performance and management. Answers to these questions determine a program's overall rating. After each assessment is completed, a program improvement plan is defined for the next performance assessment.
PART Goals
The C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program continues and expands upon the preceding Federal program, the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Until new goals are determined, the long-term goals of the preceding Federal program will be continued. These annual goals include:
- Helping 4,500 people to receive a bone marrow or cord blood transplant by the year 2010. (This is an increase of 95% over 2003.)
- Assisting 636 people from diverse racial and ethnic heritages to receive a bone marrow or cord blood transplant by the year 2010. (This is an increase of 100% over 2003.)
- Improving patient outcomes one year after transplant.
To view the OMB's evaluation of these goals, see Program Assessment, National Bone Marrow Donor Registry (succeeded by C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program).
Performance standards and measurements were incorporated into each of the four Federal contracts to ensure progress toward achieving these long-term goals.