As part of its national service
delivery system, MBDA awards cooperative agreements and grant
awards through broad agency announcements each year to fund the
provision of business development services to eligible minority
business enterprises (MBEs). The recipient of each grant award is
competitively selected to participate in one of the MBDA’s
programs. In accordance with the Government Performance Results Act
(GPRA), MBDA requires all grant participants to report basic client
information, service activities and progress on attainment of
program goals via the Online CRM/Performance database. The data
inputs into the CRM/Performance database originate from client
intake forms used by each participant to collect information about
each minority business enterprise that receives technical business
assistance from the servicing grant participants. This data
provides the baseline from which the CRM/Performance database is
populated. The Online CRM/Performance Database is used to regularly
monitor and evaluate the progress of the MBDA programs, to provide
the Department and OMB with a summary of the quantitative
information required to be submitted about government supported
programs, and to implement the GPRA. This information is also
summarized and included in the MBDA Annual Performance Report,
which is made available to the public.
EO: EO
11625 Name/Subject of EO: Prescribing additional arrangements for
developing/coordinating national program for MBEs
Change to expand the use of
forms to new programs and funding mechanisms such as broad agency
announcements. Agency will use current forms to collect data in all
programs.
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.