Assignment #2 Program Budget, Implementation, and Evaluation AnalysisDue Class 8 (20%) The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to review a programs budget, implementation, and evaluation issues that are established due to a social welfare policy. Using the Assignment #2 Worksheet, students will: 1. Identify a federal- or state-level social welfare PROGRAM associated with a POLICY (any and all identifying information). Include a URL to the policy. 2. Using the Chapin and Lewis (2023) Policy Analysis Framework, briefly describe the programs goals, benefits and services, and beneficiaries. 3. Identify which federal and/or state agency administers the policy. 4. Discuss how funding is allocated to the policys implementation. 5. Describe the funding amounts for the most current fiscal year and two (2) years prior. State whether these amounts have increased, decreased, or remained the same. SWO 404 Social Welfare Policy Page 22 6. Describe who delivers the policys benefits and services to end-users. 7. Discuss how the current budget amounts influence implementation of the program. 8. Describe how funding allocations may affect different groups of beneficiaries. 9. Describe the mechanisms used to evaluate the policy, such as the outcome measures and data collected. 10. Identify who is given the evaluative reports. 11. Based on the implementation and evaluative measures, discuss whether you think this policy achieves its goals. Cite evidence to justify your rationale. You can use information from Assignment #1 (if applicable), but you cannot use the exact same content. Please use the Assignment #2 Worksheet for this assignment and remember to adhere to APA formatting (7th edition) for in-text citations and references.
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