This study provides an update on the major topics covered in the required, core public budgeting and financial management courses offered by NASPAA accredited programs in the U.S. and explores how NASPAA competencies are addressed in these courses. Based on a survey of 39 NASPAA accredited programs and a content analysis of 60 course syllabi, this…

The Inter-University Consortium for Doctoral Courses in Public Budgeting, Finance, and Financial Management is the first collaborative project for online doctoral courses in public affairs. This article provides an account of the consortium's initiation, establishment, and operation for the pilot round. The consortium fills a niche in doctoral…

Little information exists about the structure and content of grant writing courses offered in the United States. To fill this gap, we used multiple data sources, including a content analysis of syllabi from 93 graduate-level grant writing courses in the United States, and an online survey that sought insight into (a) the ways in which textbooks…