NonSub Change - CED-P PPR DEI Elements

To: Kelsi Feltz

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From: Jessica Hale

Office of Community Services

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Date: February 10, 2025

Subject: NonSubstantive Change Request – Administration for Children and Families Information Collection Updates in Response to Executive Order Ending Racial and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing

This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to the Community Economic Development-Planning (CED-P) Grant Performance Progress Report, an approved information collection under the Generic Performance Progress Reports (OMB #0970-0490) to be responsive to recent Presidential Actions.

Background

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Community Services (OCS) launched planning grants for the Community Economic Development (CED) in fiscal year 2023. The CED-Planning program aims to build the capacity of local community development corporations (CDC) to develop job creation projects for individuals in low-income communities.

OCS has developed the CED-Planning PPR 2024 to monitor the progress and planning activities of grant recipients involved in Community Economic Development-Planning (CED-P) projects. It requests updates on project activities and challenges as well as information on specific capacity-building activities such as community and stakeholder engagement, economic development visioning, and the identification of funding opportunities. The PPR was approved in November 2024, under OMB Control # 0970-0490. The reporting requirements were developed by the OCS to monitor project progress toward program goals, identify training and technical assistance needs, and to inform program management and oversight.

OCS is requesting in changes in response to Executive Order Ending Racial and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.

Overview of Requested Changes

OCS requests to remove item B3 in the “General Project Updates” section, which requested updates on equity related activities. OCS updates the “Item” numbers for items following the equity item to ensure they are sequential. Finally, OCS removes the reference to equity in the instructions.

Time Sensitivities

In an effort to be responsive to the new administration’s requests, ACF has implemented these updates for respondents. To ensure ACF comes into compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act as soon as possible, ACF requests immediate approval.