Appendix D Study Notification from Regional Offices to State Agencies

OMB Number: 0584-0524

Expiration Date: 09/30/2019

Appendix D Study Notification from Regional Offices to State Agencies

State Agency Director

[Organization Name]

[Address]

Dear [State Agency Director],

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is conducting a research study of Administrative Review and Training (ART) grants through a contract with Abt Associates and Insight Policy Research. This study will help FNS understand the effects of the ART grant interventions on program integrity and administrative procedures, examine long-term sustainability of grant-funded activities and describe challenges to ART grant implementation and sustainability.

I am writing to request your participation. Specifically, the study team would like to interview a representative from your State Agency who was involved in planning or implementing the ART grant and are knowledgeable about the goals and outcomes of the grant. The interview will take approximately 60 minutes.

During the interview, you will be asked to recommend five School Food Authorities (SFAs) to be contacted for interviews regarding the projects funded with ART grants. Prior to the interview, please consider who would be the three best SFAs to contact, as the other two will serve as alternates

A study team member will contact you shortly to provide further details about the interview and answer any of your questions. If you have specific questions about the study itself, please contact the FNS study director, Conor McGovern, via email at [email protected].

Thank you in advance for your assistance. 

Sincerely,

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