Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report	Form	Modified	Available
Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report	Form	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement Part A_SCG_Final Draft_Revised 06042026.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-06-05	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
261024	Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report	Form	Modified	NA
261024	Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report	Form	Modified	N/A

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1810-0788	ICR Reference No: 202606-1810-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-1810-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OESE	Agency Tracking No: ED-2026-SCC-2080
Title: Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/24/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2027
Responses	3,051	10,053
Time Burden (Hours)	6,270	40,636
Cost Burden (Dollars)	243,966	0

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Abstract: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) provided $1 billion in funding to State educational agencies (SEAs), to be distributed under Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The BSCA specified that SEAs must make competitive subgrants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), as determined by the SEA, for activities that support safe and healthy students under section 4108 of the ESEA. The U.S. Department of Education designated BSCA section 4108 funds as the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) program. This is a revised information-collection request for the SCG program's performance reporting requirement. Under the Education Department’s General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR, Section 75.720), grantees must submit annual performance reports unless the Secretary allows less frequent reporting. Accordingly, this information collection request removes the annual reporting requirement and replaces it with a final report. Additionally, this revised information collection request reduces the number of proposed data items to be collected from grantees in their final report. This change decreases reporting burden by 34,366 hours and ensures that SEA grantees provide only the critical information needed, including: 1) the identification of the LEAs awarded SCG funds, and 2) how the SEA and its LEAs used SCG funds. This proposed information collection request balances reducing burden on grantees while collecting the essential information included in Attachment A for non-unitary systems and Attachment B for unitary systems.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 159 11003 Name of Law: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 35195	06/10/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 60605	09/24/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Stronger Connections Grant Program Annual Performance Report	N/A, NA	N/A ,   NA

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,051	10,053	0	-7,002	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,270	40,636	0	-34,366	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	243,966	0	0	243,966	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: We estimate that this data collection will result in 6,270 burden hours and 3,051 responses for the public. Previously, the estimated burden was 40,636, representing a reduction of burden hours by 34,366. The previous total responses were estimated to be 10,053, representing a decrease of 7,002.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $52,282

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/24/2026

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