The MCH Block Grant is a formula grant under which funds are awarded to all 59 States and jurisdictions upon their submission of an acceptable plan to meet the health services needs of the target populations of mothers, infants, children, and children with special health care needs. The data collected from grantees are necessary to manage and monitor the use of grant funds.
The current inventory for this activity in a year in which States do not report on the findings of a Five-year Needs Assessment is 14,514 hours. Given the transformative changes contained in this version of the MCH Block Grant to States Application/Annual Report Guidance, burden to the States is expected to be reduced by 50% (7,257 hours). For a year in which States report on the Five-year Needs Assessment, burden is expected to decrease from 22,332 hours to 11,169 hours. It is recognized that the full extent of the anticipated burden reduction will be realized over time, as States become more familiar with the new instructions and reporting requirements and with the development and implementation of a new electronic Web-based data entry and Web-reports system.
$1,352,957
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jodi Duckhorn 301 443-1984
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.