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help Early Head Start improve services
to infants and toddlers and their
families. Baby FACES uses a
longitudinal age cohort study design
that selected all children in the spring
of 2009 that were within a four month
peri-natal window. These children will
be followed in the study until they are
age 3 unless they leave the Early Head
Start before reaching that age.
Materials for the wave 4 program visit
data collection effort, previously
submitted to OMB, covered peri-natal
and age 1 cohort data collections. Data
collection for the age 1 cohort will be
completed by October 31, 2011. ACF
anticipates collecting data for an
additional 12 months in order to
complete data collection for the perinatal cohort.
Respondents: Program Directors,
teachers and home visitors of sampled
children, parents of sample children,
sampled children.
Estimates of Annualized Burden Hours
As in the first three waves, the
proposed data collection does not
impose a financial burden on
respondents. Respondents will not incur
any expenses other than the time spent
completing the interviews, reports and
direct assessments.
The estimated annual burden for
study respondents—parents, children,
and program staff—is listed in the table
below.
Response times are the same as
reported in the initial OMB statement.
The times were derived from previous
studies using the same instruments with
a similar population and confirmed
with our population during earlier
rounds of data collection. The number
of respondents is based on the number
of perinatal cohort members as of spring
2010 (our most recent round of data
collection).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
135
89
27
41
68
68
135
135
1
1
1
1
2.6
136
1
1
1
1
1
.75
.25
.167
1
.25
135
89
27
31
44
1,544
135
34
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours .....................................................
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Parent Interview ...............................................................................................
Program Director Interview ..............................................................................
Child Care Provider Interview ..........................................................................
Home Visitor Interview .....................................................................................
Primary Caregiver/Home Visitor Child Rating .................................................
Family Service Tracking ..................................................................................
Child Direct Assessment .................................................................................
Parent-Child Interaction ...................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
2,039
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: March 28, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Announcement of Award
AGENCY:
Children’s Bureau, ACYF, ACF,
HHS.
Announcement of the Award of
a Single-Source Expansion Supplement
Grant to the Regents of the University of
Michigan, at Anne Arbor, MI, for the
Quality Improvement Center on the
Representation of Children in the Child
Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep).
ACTION:
CFDA Number: 93.652.
Legislative Authority: Adoption
Opportunities Program, section 203 of the
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95–
266), as amended by the Keeping Children
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and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–
36).
Amount of Award: $250,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2009
through September 29, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Children’s
Bureau (CB) announces the award of a
single-source program expansion
supplement grant to the Regents of the
University of Michigan at Anne Arbor,
MI, Quality Improvement Center on the
Representation of Children in the Child
Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep), to
support additional and enhanced
evaluation of the QIC-ChildRep research
and demonstration projects.
The Regents of the University of
Michigan was awarded a cooperative
agreement in FY 2009 as the result of a
competition to establish the QICChildRep. The purpose of the QICChildRep is to improve the quality of
legal representation for children and
youth in child welfare cases so that
States and Tribes achieve the best
safety, permanency and well-being
outcomes for children and youth.
Under the cooperative agreement, the
QIC-ChildRep develops knowledge
about effective strategies to provide
competent and effective representation
for children and youth in child welfare
cases, promotes the certification of
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lawyers as specialist is child welfare,
develops and implements child
representation research and
demonstration projects to promote
evidence-based, evidence-informed
practice improvements and effective
child representation, establishes and
maintains a national information
sharing network to disseminate
information on promising practices;
evaluates the impact of selected projects
implementing the child representation
models on outcomes for children and
families who have competent and
effective child representation, and
identifies barriers and recommends
need changes in laws, policies,
procedures and/or practice. The
supplemental funds will be used to
provide additional training, technical
assistance, and support to each research
and demonstration site to fully
implement and maintain rigorous onsite and cross-site evaluation plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail
Collins, Children’s Bureau, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20047. Telephone: 202–205–8552,
e-mail: gail.collins@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: March 23, 2011.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Request for Public Comment on
Proposed Funding Opportunity
Announcement for Special Initiative
Concerning the Assets for
Independence Program
Office of Community Services,
ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Public Comment.
AGENCY:
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C.F.D.A. Number: 93.602
Statutory Authority: The Assets for
Independence Act (Title IV of the
Community Opportunities, Accountability,
and Training and Educational Services Act of
1998, as amended, Pub. L. 105–285, 42 U.S.C.
604 note) authorizes the Department of
Health and Human Services to award grants
to support Assets for Independence (AFI)
projects and to research and evaluate the
effectiveness of the AFI program and
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs).
In FY 2011, the Office of
Community Services (OCS) will
coordinate with the Administration on
Native Americans (ANA) to implement
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the Native Asset Building Initiative,
through which the two offices will
support Tribes and Native organizations
in planning and implementing
comprehensive asset-building projects.
The initiative will feature special grants
through the Assets for Independence
(AFI) program. These grants will be in
addition to the annual AFI grants that
OCS will award in FY 2011. In contrast
to the annual awards, though, the
eligibility criteria to be listed for these
AFI grants in the ‘‘Native Asset Building
Initiative’’ will vary from the annual AFI
awards’ eligibility criteria. This is
because the criteria used to determine
eligibility for these special initiative
awards will be more consistent with
those used to determine eligibility in the
ANA grant program with which OCS is
coordinating. Consequently, the
eligibility for the special AFI grants will
be limited to Native 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Native Americans;
Federally recognized Tribal
governments or Alaska Native Villages,
as defined in the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, that are joint applicants
with a 501(c)(3) Native non-profit
organization; and Native non-profit
organizations designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury as Community
Development Financial Institutions and
Native non-profit credit unions
designated by the National Credit Union
Administration as low-income credit
unions that demonstrate a collaborative
relationship with a local community
based organization whose activities are
designed to address poverty and the
needs of community members for
economic independence and stability.
Other entities will not be eligible for
awards under this initiative, but will
continue to be eligible for awards under
the annual AFI funding opportunity
announcement that was published
issued for FY 2011 through FY 2013 on
February 24, 2011 on https://
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/
HHS-2011-ACF-OCS-EI-0137.
It is estimated that OCS will award up
to 10 AFI program grants under Native
Asset Building Initiative, with overall
funding of approximately $2,500,000
toward the initiative. It is anticipated
that each recipient of these special AFI
grants will also receive a separate ANA
award for their project.
In addition to these special AFI
awards, we estimate that $15,000,000 in
grants will be awarded in FY 2011
under the annual AFI funding
opportunity announcement published
on February 24, 2011.
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Proposed Funding Opportunity
Announcement; Native Asset Building
Initiative
In FY 2011, OCS will coordinate with
the Administration on Native
Americans (ANA) on the Native Asset
Building Initiative to support Tribes and
Native organizations in planning and
implementing comprehensive asset
building projects. OCS and ANA are
providing this support through a joint
funding opportunity and training and
technical assistance.
The OCS component of the joint
funding opportunity will feature special
Assets for Independence (AFI) program
grants the eligibility for which will be
limited to entities that are eligible for
ANA grants. Therefore, eligibility for the
special AFI grants will be limited to
Native 501(c)(3) non-profits serving
Native Americans; Federally recognized
Tribal governments or Alaska Native
Villages, as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, that are joint
applicants with a 501(c)(3) Native nonprofit organization; Native non-profit
organizations designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury as Community
Development Financial Institutions and
Native non-profit credit unions
designated by the National Credit Union
Administration as low-income credit
unions that demonstrate a collaborative
relationship with a local communitybased organization whose activities are
designed to address poverty and the
needs of community members for
economic independence and stability.
Other entities will not be eligible to
submit applications for the AFI grants
under the Native Asset Building
Initiative. It is estimated that OCS will
award up to ten AFI program grants
under the initiative, with overall
funding of approximately $2,500,000.
The ANA component of the Native
Asset Building Initiative will feature a
new funding opportunity through the
Social and Economic Development
Strategies (SEDS) program as well. The
SEDS grants will provide funding for
each project’s operational and staffing
costs, as well as support for financial
literacy education training, capacity
building, and other asset building
activities.
The OCS AFI grants will provide
funding to support the provision of
Individual Development Accounts
(IDA), or matched savings accounts,
component of each selected applicant’s
comprehensive asset building project.
The AFI grantees will also provide
funding to support limited
administrative costs related to the IDA
component. AFI is a demonstration of
the use of IDAs and related strategies
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Announcement of Award
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion
Supplement Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan, at Anne
Arbor, MI, for the Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of
Children in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep).
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CFDA Number: 93.652.
Legislative Authority: Adoption Opportunities Program, section
203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform
Act of 1978, (Pub. L. 95-266), as amended by the Keeping Children
and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-36).
Amount of Award: $250,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2009 through September 29, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's
Bureau (CB) announces the award of a single-source program expansion
supplement grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan at Anne
Arbor, MI, Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children
in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep), to support additional and
enhanced evaluation of the QIC-ChildRep research and demonstration
projects.
The Regents of the University of Michigan was awarded a cooperative
agreement in FY 2009 as the result of a competition to establish the
QIC-ChildRep. The purpose of the QIC-ChildRep is to improve the quality
of legal representation for children and youth in child welfare cases
so that States and Tribes achieve the best safety, permanency and well-
being outcomes for children and youth.
Under the cooperative agreement, the QIC-ChildRep develops
knowledge about effective strategies to provide competent and effective
representation for children and youth in child welfare cases, promotes
the certification of
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lawyers as specialist is child welfare, develops and implements child
representation research and demonstration projects to promote evidence-
based, evidence-informed practice improvements and effective child
representation, establishes and maintains a national information
sharing network to disseminate information on promising practices;
evaluates the impact of selected projects implementing the child
representation models on outcomes for children and families who have
competent and effective child representation, and identifies barriers
and recommends need changes in laws, policies, procedures and/or
practice. The supplemental funds will be used to provide additional
training, technical assistance, and support to each research and
demonstration site to fully implement and maintain rigorous on-site and
cross-site evaluation plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail Collins, Children's Bureau, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: 202-205-8552, e-
mail: gail.collins@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: March 23, 2011.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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