Children's Bureau Grantee Feedback Survey

THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The control number for this project is 0970-0401. The control number expires on 05/31/2021.

Grants Management Survey for Discretionary Grantees

Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children’s Bureau (CB), supports CB divisions by providing information services to its grantees and disseminating information and lessons learned based on grantee findings. We are conducting this voluntary survey to gather feedback from CB grantees so that we can best serve you.

1. Which grant cluster do you currently belong to?

☐ Youth At-Risk of Homelessness (YARH2)

☐ Childhelp Program

☐ Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)

☐ Community Collaboration

☐ Strengthening Child Welfare Systems

2. What is your role on your CB discretionary grant project?

☐ Project Director

☐ Project Coordinator

☐ Evaluator

☐ Finance Manager

☐ Other (Please describe):________________________________

3. Approximately, how many total years has your agency/organization been a recipient of a CB discretionary grant (i.e., your current CB grant and any previous ones)?

☐ 0-1 year

☐ 2-4 years

☐ 5-9 years

☐ 10+ years

4. Please indicate if you have had difficulty understanding or completing any of the following CB grant requirements. (Check all that apply and explain the difficulty you experienced.)

☐ Programmatic requirements (e.g., SAPRs, required forms) (Please explain):

☐ Payment management system requirements (Please explain):

☐ Grants management requirements (e.g., issues related to your budget, fiscal reporting, and other administrative requirements) (Please explain):

☐ Other grantee requirements (Please explain):

☐ None of the above, I have not experienced any difficulties with CB grant requirements

5. What information was most helpful in learning how to navigate the requirements for your federal grant? (Check all that apply.)

☐ Grants Solutions quick sheets?

☐ Grantee meeting sessions focused on filling out required forms?

☐ Individual meetings with the FPO

☐ Individual meetings with the Grants Management Specialist

☐ Individual meetings with the Payment Liaison Specialist

☐ Other (Please describe):_______________________________

6. Please indicate if you had any difficulty navigating the following grant management systems. (Check all that apply and explain the difficulty you experienced in the space(s) provided.)

☐ GrantSolutions. (Please explain):

☐ Payment Management System. (Please explain):

☐ Other (Please describe): (Please explain):

☐ None of the above, I did not experience any difficulty with these systems

☐ None of the above, I do not access these systems

7. Based on your experience, what information (and in what format) about federal requirements and its grants management systems do you think would be the most helpful for a new grantee in your role?

8. Please let us know if you have any additional comments or suggestions regarding ways the Children’s Bureau can enhance grantees’ access to information.

Thank you for your time and feedback!

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