The PART Process
nProgram Assessment Rating Tool
•“The PART was developed to assess and improve program performance so that the Federal government can achieve better results. A PART review helps identify
a program’s strengths and weaknesses to inform funding and management decisions aimed at making the program more effective.”
nThe NOAA Ecosystem Matrix program
will
be “PART-ed” this year
•COP sits within Ecosystem Matrix, as does much of NMFS
•NMFS was “PART-ed” last year, with a rating of “adequate”