NonSub Change - Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Racial Equity Semi Annual Performance Progress Report

To: Jordan Cohen

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From: Tracy Fields

Children’s Bureau

Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Date: April 21, 2022

Subject: NonSubstantive Change Request – Generic Performance Progress Report - Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Racial Equity SemiAnnual Performance Progress Report (OMB control Number: 0970-0490)

This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to the approved generic information collection GenIC: Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families Racial Equity SemiAnnual Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Performance Progress Report (SAPR). This GenIC is approved under the Generic Performance Progress Report (OMB control Number: 0970-0490).

Background

CB currently collects performance and progress data from grantees through SAPRs. Appendix B of the SAPR requests information on the programmatic and evaluation activities conducted by the grantee during the reporting period as well as activities planned for the next reporting period. The data collection request tailors the standard ACF Performance Progress Report Appendix B to request information that is specific to the Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families grantees.

Grantees have been provided a race equity supplement to support the development and/or enhancement of Community Collaboration programs, activities, and services to address racial disparity and promote racial equity and inclusion in child welfare and family systems, especially in underserved communities. Funds may be used for purposes such as community assessment, training/education, data collection and analysis, and enhancing existing collaboratives with focus on increasing community engagement around equity and improved access.

CB would like to gather additional performance and progress data from each grantee around a similar set of questions related to the implementation and outcomes from activities conducted through the supplemental funding. The collection of this additional information would be utilized to determine the success of current activities and potential funding opportunities for future related activities, future TA products and/or for planning content for future annual grantees meetings. Data would be collected in conjunction with the currently approved SAPRs.

Overview of Requested Changes

We propose to add six new questions to account for how grantees used the supplemental funding in the previous six months. The questions are:

• What activities using your supplemental funding were implemented during the reporting period?

• Were any adjustments needed to activities that you had initially planned in your request for supplemental funding?

• Did you collaborate with any partners during the reporting period as a component of the work? If so, what functions/roles did those partnerships play?

• What, if any, challenges were experienced during the reporting period related to your planned activities (e.g., implementation timeframes, contracting, partnership delays)? How did you address these challenges?

• What has been the community response to implementing these activities? Any lessons learned?

• What additional race equity activities, if any, would you consider if there were additional supplement resources available?