Administration for Native Americans (ANA) 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity Focus Group

OMB # is 0970-0401

Exp. date is 06/30/2024

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BURDEN: The purpose of this information collection is to provide feedback to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) regarding the experience applicants and potential applicants have in applying for an Administration for Native Americans grant. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a voluntary collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB # is 0970-0401 and the expiration date is 06/30/2024. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please contact [email protected].

Administration for Native Americans (ANA) 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity Focus Group

1. Please introduce yourself - name, where you are from, and what you currently do?

2. What has been your experience with ANA grant applications?

3. Can you talk about a time when you had a positive experience with the ANA NOFO? b. What worked for you?

4. What has been a challenge in working with the ANA NOFOs? b. What was not clearly understood in the NOFO? c. How can ANA simplify the NOFO?

5. [ANA will define equitable or ask each focus group to define equitable] a. Keeping in mind that ANA funding is competitive, how could ANA funding be more equitable?