OPRE Evaluation: Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Other Related Populations [Experimental impact study and an Implementation study]
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/21/2022
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Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2022
2,269
111,349
1,722
6,920
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This Information Collection Request (ICR) is for an extension to continue ongoing approved data collection activities and add additional activities for the sample enrolled in the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Related Populations. This data collection will provide information about the effectiveness of employment coaching programs in helping TANF and other low-income populations achieve economic independence. The proposed extension for the second follow-up survey data collection under OMB #0970-0506 will allow for continued follow-up in the evaluation sites. The extension is necessary to complete the second follow-up survey. There are no changes to the previously approved information collection.
The approved data collections for this study provide information about program impacts for the first 21 to 24 months after study enrollment. However, it is possible that the programs continue to generate impacts beyond this period, particularly given that three employment coaching interventions included in the study continue to provide services beyond the period covered by the second follow-up survey. The proposed new information collection through a third follow-up survey under OMB #0970-0506 will provide information about participants at least four years after random assignment. This activity will provide rigorous evidence on whether the coaching interventions are effective, for whom, and under what circumstances over the longer term. The information collected at a later follow-up point will be used to assess how employment coaching might have a continued effect on participants long after they have left coaching programs.
Qualitative analysis of completed approved data collections related to the implementation study suggest the importance of the relationship between the coach and program participant and certain program features, such as participation incentives. The proposed new information collection through follow-up semi-structured interviews with management, staff, supervisors, and participants under OMB #0970-0506 will enable additional input from employment coaching program staff and participants on the processes and perceptions of employment coaching. The proposed new data collection instruments will provide descriptive information about how coaches form trusting relationships with their participants and other key topics that have emerged as important in analysis of previously collected study data.
US Code:
42 USC 613
Name of Law: Section 413 of the Social Security Act, as amended by the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act
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.
Attachment V Notifications_v3_clean.docx
Semi-structured participant interviews, MyGoals