There are seven different types of PARTs. How do we know which PART form to use to assess a given program?
Seven different PART worksheets are available reflecting the fact that Federal programs deliver goods and services using different mechanisms (see Part Guidance, p. 12). The seven PART types are Direct Federal, Competitive Grant, Block/Formula Grant, Research and Development, Capital Assets and Acquisition, Credit, and Regulatory. Each type of PART includes the 25 basic questions that comprise the Direct Federal PART, plus selected questions tailored to that program type to help further flesh out the PART analysis. Most programs fall primarily into one of the seven types. The PART types apply to both discretionary and mandatory programs. For example, both Medicare and many education programs are formula/block grants even though one is mandatory and the other discretionary.
