The Administration on Aging (AoA),
part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), will use the
proposed set of data collection tools to monitor grantees receiving
“Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through
Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME)” cooperative
agreements. Most recently, through funding provided by 2019
Prevention and Public Health Funds, ACL awarded 11 cooperative
agreements for a three-year project period beginning May 1, 2019.
Grantee agencies represent a variety of organization types,
including state agencies (aging and public health), area agencies
on aging, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Grantees are
tasked with two primary goals: (1) significantly increase the
number of older adults and adults with disabilities who participate
in CDSME and self-management support programs and (2) develop a
sustainable infrastructure for these proven interventions. The most
widely disseminated CDSME is the Chronic Disease Self-Management
Program (CDSMP), originally developed at Stanford University. In
addition to the English version of the CDSMP, which is appropriate
for any type of chronic condition, other evidence-based
self-management education programs have been developed for
individuals with diabetes, chronic pain, or HIV, those with cancer
or cancer survivors, for Spanish-speaking individuals, and in an
internet format. Additionally, self-management support programs
spanning topics such as behavioral health, physical activity, and
medication management are supported through this funding
initiative. Grantees collect information at both the workshop and
participant level. Specific to the workshop, information on
workshop type, location, start/end date, etc. is collected. At the
participant level, de-identified demographic and health status
information is collected. AoA funds the National Council on Aging
(NCOA) to serve as the National CDSME Resource Center and provide
technical assistance (TA) to grantees as well as the broader
network of organizations implementing CDSME and self-management
support programs. NCOA created an online database that grantees and
other program sites use to provide data on their workshops. This
system allows AoA to regularly monitor grantee performance status,
including data analysis, maps, comparative charts, and
identification of high- and low-performing grantees in order to
identify and target technical assistance needs. AoA will use this
set of data collection tools to monitor 29 grantees that were
awarded cooperative agreements in response to the “Empowering Older
Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease
Self-Management Education Programs” funding opportunities competed
in 2017, 2018, and 2019. These data collection tools will also be
used for future CDSME cooperative agreements. AoA will use the
information to: 1) comply with reporting requirements mandated by
the authorizing statutes; 2) collect data for performance measures
used in the justification of the budget to Congress and by program,
state, and national decision makers; 3) effectively manage the
CDSME program at the federal, state, and local levels; 4) identify
program implementation issues and technical assistance needs; 5)
identify best practices to serve as the basis for developing
resources to help grantees learn from and replicate these
practices; and 6) provide information for reports to Congress,
other government agencies, stakeholders, and to the public about
grantee progress. Data will be collected from grantee staff and
program staff/volunteers involved in delivering CDSME workshops, as
well as individuals who participate in CDSME workshops
There is an adjustment increase
of 10,283 respondents and a program change increase of 2,789 annual
burden hours. ACL is not requesting renewal of Host/Implementation
Organization Information Form or performance report instructions.
ACL intends to continue using an online data entry system for the
program and participant survey data. In addition to non-substantive
formatting edits, minor changes were made to the program
information cover sheet and participant information survey. All
changes proposed are based on feedback from a focus group that
included a sub-set of current grantees, as well as consultation
with subject matter experts.
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.