Generic PPR Submission Form - PDG B-5 Renewal Grant Annual Performance Progress Report

Request for Approval under the clearance of the “Generic Performance Progress Report” (OMB Control Number: 0970-0490)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant Performance Progress Report

PURPOSE: The purpose of this Performance Progress Report is to help the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) assess the progress of the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) renewal grantees. The PDG B-5 Renewal Grants seek to assist States in the coordination of their existing early childhood programs and services and funding streams in a mixed delivery model. This Performance Progress Report is tailored to the specific goals and objectives of the PDG B-5 Renewal Grants and will allow ACF to collect useful data from grantees in a uniform and systematic manner. ACF intends to analyze gathered data to provide a descriptive snapshot of grantees and assess progress over time. This Performance Progress Report will be collected annually and supplement the standard ACF required PPR (OMB #0970-0406), which is collected with more frequency.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: Information will be solicited from PDG B-5 Renewal Grantees (anticipated award December 2019). Eligible grantees include any State or Territory awarded a Fiscal Year 2018 PDG B-5 Initial Grant under funding opportunity number HHS-2018-ACF-OCC-TP-1379 or under PDG program that existed between 2014-2018. Currently, there are 47 states and territories eligible to apply for the PDG B-5 Renewal Grant. As of November 2021, there are 28 grants in process.

CERTIFICATION:

I certify the following to be true:

1. The collection is in compliance with HHS regulations.

2. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

3. Information gathered is meant primarily for program improvement and accountability.

Name and Title: Richard Gonzales, Project Manager-Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5), Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families

To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION:

1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [X] No

2. If Yes, will any information that is collected be included in records that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

3. If Yes, has an up-to-date System of Records Notice (SORN) been published? [ ] Yes [ ] No

BURDEN HOURS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	Annual No. of Responses per Respondent	Burden per Response	Annual Burden Hours
State, local, or tribal governments	28	1	300 minutes	140 hours
Totals				140 hours

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $50,000.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)

[ ] Web-based

[X] E-mail

[ ] Paper mail

[ ] Other, Explain:

Please make sure that all instruments, instructions, and scripts are submitted with the request.