Statistical Issues in Allocating Funds by Formula (2003) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Appendix C: Sources of Information
Appendix C: Sources of Information
Pages 129-137
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 129... ...
In the last category, the panel looked at the system for determining dues payments by members of the United Nations, a system with many of the same features observed in formula-based programs for allocating funds. This appendix describes the sources of information that we were able to identify and use.
|
From page 130... ...
The programs in the CFDA are categorized by 15 types of assistance, of which Category A, "formula grants," is the most pertinent to the panel's work. The catalog describes the programs in Category A as "allocations of money to States or their subdivisions in accordance with distribution formulas prescribed by law or administrative regulation, for activities of a continuing nature not confined to a specific project." The 2001 version lists 172 formula grant programs in Category A, funded by nearly every federal department and a wide range of agencies within the departments.
|
From page 131... ...
Earlier in its work, the staff developed a database to assist the Panel on Formula Allocations in its review of the statistical aspects of fund allocation formulas and procedures using the FY 1999 version of the CFDA. Data elements included: federal agency responsible for the program, functional areas (one or more of 20 categories used in the catalog)
|
From page 132... ...
provided similarly detailed information about the formulas for those programs. However, not all of the programs' formulas were listed in such detail.
|
From page 133... ...
Although FFIS is not specifically designed to provide detailed information about formulas, it can be a useful tool for research on formula allocation programs. Program-Specific Sources of Information To further its understanding of the statistical aspects of formula allocation procedures, the panel focused attention on a few of the larger federal programs and some others with unusual features.
|
From page 134... ...
Some examples of research publications include a report from the Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas (National Research Council, 2000) for the Title I education program, the RAND Corporation report on the substance abuse and mental health block grant programs (Burnam et al., 1997)
|
From page 135... ...
A paper on Canada's equalization program, with its formula-based allocation of federal funds to seven provinces, was commissioned and presented at the panel's fifth meeting (Taylor et al., 20021. Australia's program of income tax sharing with its states was of particular interest because of the role played by the Commonwealth Grants Commission, a permanent body established to provide advice
|
From page 136... ...
The United Nations and other international organizations are also in the business of allocating resources to their constituents, national governments. The panel commissioned a paper, also presented at its fifth meeting, describing the evolution and current status of the UN's scale of assessments (Suzara, 20021.
|
From page 137... ...
2002 A study on the formulation of an assessments scale methodology: The United Nations experience in allocating budget expenditures among member states. Journal of Official Statistics Special Issue (September)
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.