City Adoption of Federal Performance Measurement Requirements

Abstract

Performance measurement and management have become pervasive across levels of government and areas of programmatic emphasis. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement program, facing cuts and reorganization under the second Bush administration, adopted enhanced performance measurement as a tool to increase program-wide accountability. Entitlement cities vary in terms of organizational characteristics, including local goals, that affect their perception of, adoption of, and ultimately the success of HUD's federal performance measurement requirements. Goal incongruence is thought to shape city satisfaction with new federal performance measurement and reporting requirements. This article utilizes data from an original survey of CDBG program administrators and U.S. Census data to determine which factors affect city adoption of HUD performance measurement requirements. Results indicate varied satisfaction and effectiveness among local grant administrators using HUD-imposed measures and can be used to inform other intergovernmental grant programs.

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