NCJ Number
61323
Editor(s)
E CHELIMSKY
Date Published
1979
Length
1003 pages
Annotation
INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF 14 FEDERAL AGENCIES TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON FEDERAL PROGRAM INSTITUTIONALIZATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
Abstract
THE VOLUME OF INTERVIEWS IS AN APPENDIX TO A REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS OF A 1978 SYMPOSIUM HELD IN ARLINGTON, VA. TWENTY-NINE INTERVIEWS INVOLVED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AGENCIES: ADMINISTRATION ON AGING (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE); DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION; OFFICE OF EDUCATION WITHIN DHEW; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE); NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION; AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE EFFECT ON LOCAL PROGRAMS WITH FEDERAL FUNDING RESULTING FROM CHANGE IN PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND OTHER POLITICAL OCCURRENCES; REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS SUCH AS INNOVATIVENESS, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVES; INTERRUPTIONS IN GOOD PROGRAMS CAUSED BY DRYING UP OF FEDERAL FUNDS; SUCCESSFULNESS OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; AVERAGE LIFE OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND SUBSEQUENT ABSORPTION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; TYPES OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN LOCAL AGENCIES; AND SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE POLICIES.