The Department consists of three divisions and one office: the Administrative and Research Office (ARO), the Budget, Program Planning and Management Division (BPPMD), Financial Administration Division (FAD) and the Office of Federal Awards Management (OFAM). Below is a brief description of each division and office. ARO: plans, directs, and coordinates programs, services, and functions for the Department. The ARO provides services in budget, organizational management, procurement, financial accounting management, and systems analyses and formulates policies, procedures, and guidelines in support of the department’s programs and attached agencies. ARO also administers a personnel management program and assists in all functional areas of personnel management to the Department’s administration, programs, and employees. BPPMD: optimizes the expenditure of all public funds by assisting State agencies in improving the operational effectiveness of their programs and the effectiveness of agency budgeting. The BPPMD is also responsible for preparing and monitoring the State’s short- and long-range financial plans and strategies. The BPPMD coordinates studies and evaluations of the effectiveness of State programs; analyzes and assists departments in improving management systems, policies, and procedures; develops both a format and procedure for a statewide program structure; reviews requests for reorganization; and provides fiscal and budgetary support in statewide collective bargaining negotiations. The BPPMD also coordinates the State’s capital improvement program; carries out the budgetary and fiscal policies and statutory requirements of State government; reviews program plans and coordinates preparation of the executive budget that is submitted to the Legislature; and supervises and controls the budget appropriations authorized by the Legislature.
