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
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2022
2,269
111,349
1,722
6,920
0
0
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