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Information Collection Request

Understanding the Intersection Between TANF and Refugee Cash Assistance Services

ICR 201512-0970-002 · OMB 0970-0469 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Appendix A - TANF-RCA State Refugee Coordinator Survey_ revised 12-16-2015.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2015-12-18 Available
TANF-RCA Memo to OMB_Nonsubstantive Change.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change Uploaded 2015-12-18 Available
TANF-RCA Supporting Statement_Part B_8-7-15.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2015-08-11 Available
TANF-RCA Supporting Statement_Part A_8-7-15.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2015-08-11 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
217842 Focus Group Guide for Service Recipients Other-Focus Group Guide Unchanged
217841 Site Visit Interview Guide for Other Community-Based Organization Staff Other-Interview Guide Unchanged
217840 Site Visit Interview Guide for Voluntary Agency Staff Other-Interview Guide Unchanged
217839 Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Refugee Cash Assistance Managers and Staff Other-Interview Guide Unchanged
217838 Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Managers and Staff Other-Interview Guide Unchanged
217837 Survey of State Refugee Coordinators and Wilson-Fish Program Coordinators Other-Survey Modified
ICR Details
0970-0469 201512-0970-002
Historical Active 201508-0970-007
HHS/ACF
Understanding the Intersection Between TANF and Refugee Cash Assistance Services
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 12/23/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/22/2015
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2017 12/31/2017 12/31/2017
142 0 142
187 0 187
0 0 0
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests OMB clearance for data collection activities for a study aimed at understanding the intersection between Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) services (hereafter, TANF-RCA Study). The goal of this project is to help ACF better understand how the variety of systems that assist refugees collaborate to promote common goals of self-sufficiency and employment, and how refugees' experiences might differ depending on the structure of the state and local program arrangements. Six data collection instruments are proposed for the site selection process and field assessment: (1) Survey of State Refugee Coordinators and Wilson-Fish Program Coordinators; (2) Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Managers and Staff; (3) Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Refugee Cash Assistance Managers and Staff; (4) Site Visit Interview Guide for Voluntary Agency Staff; (5) Site Visit Interview Guide for Other Community-Based Organization Staff; (6) Focus Group Guide for Service Recipients. The proposed data collection activities described in this justification will collect data about state policies and practices; how TANF, RCA, and associated services are provided; the respective roles of the various agencies and organizations in serving participants; how the agencies and organizations integrate services internally and/or collaborate with other organizations; refugee populations served; approaches to addressing the particular barriers refugees face; promising practices and strategies for assisting refugees; gaps in services; local labor market conditions; and experiences of refugees accessing services through these programs.
US Code: 42 USC 613 Name of Law: Social Security Act: Research, Evaluations and National Studies
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  80 FR 10695 02/27/2015
80 FR 48537 08/13/2015
No
  Total Approved 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 142 142 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 187 187 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
$136,761
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 [email protected]
  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.
12/22/2015