Abstract
This study examines the impact of federal funding levels on the program spending of faith-based and community organizations in Kentucky. Prior research indicates that organizations could increase spending on overall program expenses or decrease program spending relative to administrative costs as a result of greater reporting demands from federal funders. Three models of program spending are proposed: increased program spending relative to administrative costs (program enhancement effect), decreased program spending relative to administrative costs (administrative enhancement effect), and no net effect (neutral program-spending effect). The analysis supports the program enhancement effect and estimates that federal funding has a positive relationship with increased program spending relative to other expenses in faith-based and community organizations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 44-62 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Public Budgeting and Finance |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics
- Public Administration