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Information Collection Request

Evaluation of the Family Unification Program

ICR 202108-0970-015 · OMB 0970-0514 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supplementary Document
2021-08-25
Supporting Statement B
2021-08-25
Supporting Statement A
2021-08-25
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
232070 Modified
232069 Modified
232060 Modified
232059 Modified
232058 Modified
232057 Modified
232056 Modified
232055 Modified
232054 Modified
232053 Modified
232052 Modified
232051 Modified
232050 Modified
232049 Modified
232048 Modified
232047 Modified
232046 Modified
232045 Modified
232044 Removed
232043 Removed
232042 Removed
ICR Details
0970-0514 202108-0970-015
Received in OIRA 202106-0970-005
HHS/ACF OPRE
Evaluation of the Family Unification Program
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 08/27/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 09/30/2021
2,768 8,073
355 849
0 0
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a three-year extension without change of a currently approved information collection (OMB No. 0970-0514). Although considerable research over the past several decades documents the overlap between child welfare involvement and homelessness, very little is known about the effectiveness of housing vouchers aimed at improving child welfare outcomes and reducing housing instability. The Family Unification Program (FUP), a program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides child welfare–involved families with permanent Housing Choice Vouchers. Public housing authorities (PHAs) collaborate with public child welfare agencies (PCWAs) and the local continuum of care (CoC) to administer the program. ACF’s Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is conducting a rigorous evaluation of FUP to build the evidence on the effectiveness of housing vouchers for child welfare involved families. This evaluation includes an impact study to assess the effects of program participation on outcomes of interest and an implementation study to describe and document how the FUP program is implemented in the participating grantee sites. This evaluation is a part of a larger project to help ACF build the evidence base in child welfare through rigorous evaluation of programs, practices, and policies. It also contributes to HUD’s understanding of how housing can serve as a platform for improving quality of life. The purpose of the extension is to complete the ongoing data collection related to the FUP evaluation. Data collection activities include interviews with agency heads, program leaders, leaders at partner organizations, and parents; focus groups with front-line staff; and collection of program and administrative data. There are no changes proposed to the approved data collections. Instrument and Appendix files have been updated to reflect updated naming conventions and to include the actual OMB #.
US Code: 42 USC 626 Name of Law: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  86 FR 30608 06/09/2021
86 FR 48153 08/27/2021
No
  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 2,768 8,073 0 -5,305 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 355 849 0 -494 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
OMB previously approved the burden associated with the implementation and impact components of the FUP evaluation. This request updates the burden estimates to accurately reflect the status of the study and the estimates for the next three years. For example, completed data collection has been removed and adjustments have been made based on actual recruitment numbers. There are no changes proposed to the approved data collections. Instrument and Appendix files have been updated to reflect updated naming conventions and to include the actual OMB #.
$227,049
No
    Yes
    No
No
No
No
Yes
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
  No
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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
08/27/2021