Survey of VAWA-funded Discretionary Grantees about Program Evaluation Practices and Results

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1122-XXXX Survey of VAWA-funded Discretionary Grantees about Program Evaluation Practices and Results	Form	New	Repair queued
1122-NEW Eval PracticesSurvey Sup State.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-12-04	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
237568	Survey of VAWA-funded Discretionary Grantees about Program Evaluation Practices and Results	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 201905-1122-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OVW	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey of VAWA-funded Discretionary Grantees about Program Evaluation Practices and Results
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 03/05/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2019
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Established in 1995, OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices that combat domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW administers both formula-based and discretionary (i.e., competitively awarded) grant programs, established under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation. Recipients of OVW funds work through a coordinated community response to support victims and hold perpetrators accountable. OVW is implementing a new effort to better measure the effectiveness of VAWA-funded grant projects. A critical step in that effort is to understand how grantees evaluate their approaches to—and identify promising practices for—serving victims of domestic/sexual violence and administering justice in their cases. Therefore, the purpose of this collection is to find out if VAWA-funded discretionary grantees have conducted, or are currently conducting, evaluations of their programs and what the results of those evaluations were. This information will assist OVW and VAWA MEI in enhancing OVW’s grantee performance monitoring system. OVW’s current system collects a large quantity of data, not all of which is optimally useful for monitoring VAWA-funded projects and gauging grantees’ success. A survey to understand how grantees themselves assess their effectiveness will help OVW understand which practices are showing promise in the field, and it will help OVW determine how performance reporting requirements could be revised to better capture indicators of success and reduce reporting burden on grantees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 34 USC 12291 et seq. Name of Law: Violence Against Women Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 14399	04/10/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 31103	06/28/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Survey of VAWA-funded Discretionary Grantees about Program Evaluation Practices and Results	1122-XXXX	OVW Discretionary Grantee Evaluation Survey

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: OVW is implementing a new effort to better measure the effectiveness of VAWA-funded grant projects. A critical step in that effort is to understand how grantees evaluate their approaches to—and identify promising practices for—serving victims of domestic/sexual violence and administering justice in their cases. Therefore, the purpose of this collection is to find out if VAWA-funded discretionary grantees have conducted, or are currently conducting, evaluations of their programs and what the results of those evaluations were. This information will assist OVW and VAWA MEI in enhancing OVW’s grantee performance monitoring system. This is a new survey

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/06/2019

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