OPRE Evaluation - National and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants [descriptive evaluation, impact evaluation, cost-benefit analysis study, pilot study]
ICR 202011-0970-004
OMB: 0970-0462
Federal Form Document
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OPRE Evaluation - National
and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of the Health
Profession Opportunity Grants [descriptive evaluation, impact
evaluation, cost-benefit analysis study, pilot study]
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
The Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG) Program provides healthcare occupational training for
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients and other
low-income people. OMB has approved various data collection
activities for a longitudinal evaluation of HPOG 2 National and
Tribal Evaluation under OMB #0970-0462. As a result of the recent
COVID-19 outbreak, most HPOG programs have had to adapt their
programs in numerous ways—reduce class sizes, shift to virtual
classes, suspend training temporarily, relax certification
requirements or hands-on coursework, etc. The employment landscape
has also changed for participants enrolling and participating in
healthcare training programs during COVID-19, relative to those
trained prior to the pandemic. In order to understand the effect of
COVID-19 on the HPOG 2.0 Program, it will be important to
understand the experiences of those enrolled after the onset of the
pandemic compared to those who enrolled pre-pandemic. ACF is
considering fielding a survey with a cohort of study participants
enrolled during the COVID-19 Pandemic to better understand how
COVID-19 effected the HPOG Program. In the event ACF decides to
fund the additional survey, it is important to notify study
participants who enrolled after the onset of the pandemic period
that they are part of a special cohort of study participants and
may be selected to participate in a follow-up survey data
collection effort. ACF will submit the survey instrument and
supporting materials as part of a complete information collection
request, including a public comment period, to OMB once the design
work is complete. Currently, ACF seeks approval from OMB for minor
changes related to the currently approved forms: • Welcome to the
Study Packet and Contact Update Form (Instrument 5a) • Participant
Contact Update Letter and Form (Instrument 5b)
As a result of the recent
COVID-19 outbreak, most HPOG programs have had to adapt their
programs in numerous ways—reduce class sizes, shift to virtual
classes, suspend training temporarily, relax certification
requirements or hands-on coursework, etc. The employment landscape
has also changed for participants enrolling and participating in
healthcare training programs during COVID-19, relative to those
trained prior to the pandemic. In order to understand the effect of
COVID-19 on the HPOG 2.0 Program, it will be important to
understand the experiences of those enrolled after the onset of the
pandemic compared to those who enrolled pre-pandemic. ACF is
considering fielding a survey with a cohort of study participants
enrolled during the COVID-19 Pandemic to better understand how
COVID-19 effected the HPOG Program. In the event ACF decides to
fund the additional survey, it is important to notify study
participants who enrolled after the onset of the pandemic period
that they are part of a special cohort of study participants and
may be selected to participate in a follow-up survey data
collection effort. At this point, ACF seeks approval from OMB for a
small burden increase for the Participant Contact Update Letter and
Form (Instrument 5b) and the Welcome to the Study Packet and
Contact Update Form (Instrument 5a), originally approved in June
2017, so they can begin outreach to study participants. The
increase in the number of respondents results in an increase of
1,984 hours annualized over the remainder of the approval period
for consistency with other burden estimates under this
clearance.
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.
HPOG 2.0 Supporting Statement B_Revised_NonSubChange_November 2020_Tracked to ACF_Revised_clean.docx
Attachment Y 60-Day Federal Register Notice.pdf
Attachment H_HPOG- Model.pptx
Instrument 5a: HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation Welcome to the Study Packet