The Office of Community Services
designed the CSBG Annual Report to support a multi-level
Performance Management Framework. The data provided in the CSBG
Annual Report is used at the local, state, and national levels to
improve performance and track results from year-to-year and to
assure accountability for critical activities and outcomes at each
level of the CSBG Network. ACF encourages the use of principals
outlined in the Government Performance and Results (GPRA) and
Modernization Act to use the data collected in the CSBG Annual
Report for improvement to achieve breakthrough results for people
with low-incomes and the communities in which they live. At the
local eligible entity level, the information in the CSBG Annual
Report supports agency efforts to set and measure progress on
targets for individual, family, and community outcomes resulting
from locally determined services and strategies to address
locally-identified community needs. At the state level, the CSBG
Annual Report supports oversight and technical assistance, and
promotes accountability for critical state functions such as State
Plan development, monitoring, grant administration, training and
technical assistance, and state-level communications and linkages.
At the federal level, receipt and review of CSBG Annual Reports
will permit necessary oversight and accountability for CSBG grant
funds and provide necessary information for the Secretary’s
Accountability and Performance Requirements as outlined in Section
678E(b) of the CSBG Act. Combined with information from the CSBG
State Plan and other information from federal monitoring and
oversight, the Annual Reports from States will provide necessary
information to report to Congress as required under Section
678E(b)(2) regarding: • how funds were actually spent by the state
and eligible entities in the state, including a breakdown of funds
spent on administrative costs and on the direct delivery of local
services by eligible entities; • information on the number of
entities eligible receiving CSBG funds, the number of low-income
persons served, and necessary demographic data on the low-income
populations served by eligible entities as is determined by the
Secretary to be feasible; • a summary of each state’s performance
results, and the results for the eligible entities, • other
information necessary for grant administration, accountability, and
transparency purposes consistent with the CSBG performance
management framework; and • use of CSBG funds to provide training
and technical assistance to eligible entities. Upon approval of
this OMB clearance, OCS will collect Module 1 for the fourth time,
and Modules 2 – 4 for the second time. OCS uses this information to
oversee CSBG and state progress on the performance management
framework elements, including state accountability measures and the
continuous improvement of eligible entity organizational standards.
Additionally, OCS uses this information to develop the CSBG Report
to Congress, provide training and technical assistance, and to
manage a new performance management website. The performance
management website is expected to launch in 2020. The website will
support the analysis of trends and data at the national-, state-
and local-levels and the identification of priority areas for
training, technical assistance, monitoring, and evaluation that can
be supported through reserved federal funds as required under
Section 674(b)(2) of the CSBG Act and outlined in sections 678A
through 678F of the Act.
There are minor changes to the
information collection since the last OMB approval that will allow
the continuous improvement of the data collected. These updates are
detailed in section A1 of the Supporting Statement. Burden
estimates have changed due to a change in the number of
sub-grantees and an update to the estimated time to complete. These
updates are explained in section A12 of the Supporting
Statement.
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.
Form 1 CSBG Annual Report: Sub-Grantees
GDL_CSBG_AR M2-4 Form Revision Summary.docx
CSBG State Accountability Measures.pdf
CSBG Annual Report: Sub-Grantees