The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
requests approval of this overarching generic clearance to allow
ACF to conduct a variety of formative data collections. ACF
programs promote the economic and social well-being of families,
children, individuals and communities. Many ACF program offices
need to learn more about funded program services so that an
understanding of program or grantee processes and potential for
improvements can inform ACF decision-making and program support.
Under this generic clearance, ACF would engage in a variety of
formative data collections with respondents such as: current or
prospective service providers, training or technical assistance
(T/TA) providers, grantees, contractors, current and potential
participants in ACF programs or similar comparison groups, experts
in fields pertaining to ACF programs, key stakeholder groups
involved in ACF projects and programs, individuals engaged in
program re-design or demonstration development for evaluation,
state or local government officials, or others involved in or
prospectively involved in ACF programs. The goals of the generic
information collections (GenICs) under this approval are to: obtain
information about program and grantee processes or needs, and to
inform the following example activities, among other activities: •
Delivery of targeted assistance and workflows related to program
implementation or the development or refinement of program and
grantee processes, and the development and refinement of
recordkeeping and communication systems. • Planning for provision
of programmatic or evaluation-related training or technical
assistance (T/TA). • Obtaining grantee or other stakeholder input
on the development of program performance measures. • Use of
rapid-cycle testing activities to strengthen programs in
preparation for summative evaluation. • Development of learning
agendas and research priorities. ACF envisions using a variety of
techniques such as semi-structured discussions, focus groups,
surveys, templates, open-ended requests, and telephone or in-person
interviews, in order to reach these goals.
US Code:
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USC 1310 Name of Law: Social Security Act, SEC. 1110
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 OFA Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
NonSub Change Request - FCL GenIC_0970-0531_4.8.20.docx
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