📊Review of Regional Partnership Grants for Child Welfare Programs
The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting an extension with changes to the approved information collection: Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970- 0527). The proposed information collection will be used in a national cross-site evaluation of the seventh cohort of CB's RPG. The cross-site evaluation will use a survey, interviews, focus groups, and data on participant enrollment, services, and outcomes.
Learn More🏥Evaluation of Child Welfare Technical Assistance Initiatives
This collection relates to survey instruments to be administered in conjunction with technical assistance (TA) delivered to legal and judicial staff who participate in strategic planning workshops and attorneys and judicial trainings with a Children's Bureau (CB) TA provider. This is a revision and extension to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0576) to remove instruments that are no longer in use, revise the title of the collection, and to revise the name of the TA provider in the instruments still in use.
Learn More🎨NEA Creative Forces Grant Program Evaluation and Participation Notice
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the National Endowment for the Arts is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection through a mixed-methods evaluation of the Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Grant Program. The evaluation uses primary and secondary data, and includes interviews, case study site visits, a Participant Survey for individuals who participate in community arts programs, and an Arts Engagement Facilitator Survey for those leading the arts activities. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
Learn More📊Request for Public Comments on SRAE Data Collection Initiative
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an overarching generic clearance to collect data from programs delivered by Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant recipients on behalf of the SRAE National Evaluation. The generic mechanism will allow ACF to rapidly respond to research and evaluation opportunities that would not otherwise be feasible under the timelines associated with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The opportunities may relate to innovative implementation strategies and program components in use by SRAE grant recipients as they arise, and in particular, for youth subpopulations served by grant recipients. The purpose of the data collections submitted under the generic will be to inform ACF programming by building evidence about what innovations work to improve programming and outcomes across the SRAE grant recipients and the youth they serve.
Learn More🎓NSF's Evaluation of Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.
Learn More🌊NOAA Bay Watershed Education Program Information Collection Notice
The Department of Commerce, through NOAA, is inviting public comments on an information collection initiative related to the Bay Watershed Education and Training Program. This program aims to enhance environmental education and stewardship among various stakeholders, including businesses and educational institutions, by assessing and improving funded projects across several regions.
Learn More🧪NSF Proposal Review Panel Meeting on Materials Research
The National Science Foundation announces a meeting for the Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research, focusing on evaluating the performance of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The meeting will include presentations, discussions, and recommendations regarding ongoing projects and their compliance with NSF funding objectives.
Learn More💰NIH Closed Meetings
The Department of Health and Human Services announces closed meetings by the National Institutes of Health to review grant applications for various scientific study sections. These meetings intend to focus on evaluating proposals that may involve confidential trade secrets and personal information. The meetings will be conducted virtually and are closed to the public.
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