[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR22.307]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 22_RURAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_Roles and Responsibilities of State Governments
 
Sec. 22.307  Program evaluation.

    The Department of Agriculture is responsible for continuous program 
evaluation to determine if individual projects and the entire program is 
cost effective in terms of reaching rural development goals. As a 
result, USDA is responsible for conducting and reporting an annual 
evaluation of selected rural development projects and the overall rural 
development program. USDA shall include as a part of its evaluation 
Federal Regional Council assessment of the effectiveness of interagency 
coordination and delivery of services within the overall rural 
development program. States and multicounty districts are encouraged to 
participate in the joint preparation of such program evaluations. Copies 
of such evaluations should be supplied to the Administrator, Rural 
Development Service, Department of Agriculture and to the Federal 
Regional Councils, in sufficient time so as to arrive not later than 
July 1. The initial evaluation, due July 1, 1974, in addition to the 
requirements listed below, should include a background statement and 
should summarize first year program efforts and results. Annual 
evaluation should:
    (a) Describe the process used in planning, project selection and 
priority setting, and the criteria and process used in evaluating 
program effectiveness.
    (b) Describe the specific objectives of the programs.

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    (c) Describe and assess the cost and effectiveness of projects being 
pursued within individual multicounty jurisdictions.
    (d) Express observations, conclusions and recommendations based on 
such evaluations which may contribute to the development of better 
management, coordination and planning procedures.