Commerce Department Doubles Grants to Coastal Habitat Restoration

Federal News Network

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s grant programs for coastal habitat restoration have different metrics for success, depending on the project – oyster reef restoration will have different metrics than dam removal and fish passage projects. 

Acceptance of Strategic Planning in Northern European Municipalities

Public Administration Review/Bert George et al

“To avoid strategic plans becoming “empty” rhetoric that end up in a closet, we need to consider how we design strategic planning and involve stakeholders, how managers respond to that design, and whether that response might influence their commitment to the ensuing strategic plan.”

Sarasota Should Use “Performance Budgeting”

Sarasota Herald Tribune/John Mercer

John Mercer, the “godfather” of performance measurement in the 1980s, now lives in Florida and is recommending performance measures and performance budgeting for his new hometown of Sarasota.

Resource of the Week:  Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR)

U.S. Department of Labor

CLEAR’s mission is to make research on labor topics more accessible to practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public more broadly so that it can inform their decisions about labor policies and programs. CLEAR identifies and summarizes many types of research, including descriptive statistical studies and outcome analyses, implementation, and causal impact studies.