OPRE Evaluation - National and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants [descriptive evaluation, impact evaluation, cost-benefit analysis study, pilot study]
ICR 201904-0970-006 · OMB 0970-0462 · Historical Active
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OPRE Evaluation - National and Tribal Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants [descriptive evaluation, impact evaluation, cost-benefit analysis study, pilot study]
Note that based on the findings from the pilot test, ACF should submit the revised, final Intermediate Follow-up Survey to OMB as a non-substantive change request before fielding it.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
21,040
0
31,300
9,780
0
11,044
0
0
0
The National and Tribal Evaluations of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program, known as the HPOG 2.0 Evaluation is funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The HPOG 2.0 Evaluation includes evaluations of tribal grantees (Tribal Evaluation) and non-tribal grantees (National Evaluation).This statement supports the request for a third revision to the data collection plans for the HPOG 2.0 Evaluation, previously approved under OMB Clearance No. 0970-0462. For the National Evaluation, this information collection request covers instruments for the descriptive evaluation, the impact evaluation, and the cost-benefit analysis study. The eight instruments included in this request are:
Five instruments for the descriptive evaluation (Instruments 13-17):
- Screening Interview Guide, Second-round Interviews,
- Second-round Telephone Interview Guide,
- Program Operator Interview Guide for systems study,
- Partner Interview Guide for systems study, and
- Participant In-depth Interview Guide.
Two instruments for the impact evaluation (Instruments 18 and 19):
- Intermediate Follow-up Survey,
- Phone-based Skills Assessment Pilot
One instrument for the cost-benefit analysis study (Instrument 20):
- Program cost survey
This is an additional information collection request under OMB #0970-0462. The burden estimates include estimates for the eight new data collection tools that are the subject of this information collection request.
This request also includes an additional 94 burden hours associated with the previously approved Short-term Follow-up Survey. The increase is due to the fact that the final enrollment targets were still estimates at the time that the package for approval of the Short-term Follow-up Survey (Instrument #12) was submitted for review. The total enrollment for the cohorts included in that sample was slightly higher than 13,000 estimated, thus there will be slightly more completed interviews.
Under the first round HPOG 1.0 impact study ACF added a long-term follow-up study to measure impacts six years after random assignment (approved under OMB Control # 0970-0394). ACF may opt to do the same for the second round of HPOG grants as part of the HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation impact study. In order to ensure that the interviewers can reach the study participants for any subsequent information collection efforts, it is important to maintain updated contact information once the initial 36-month follow-up period ends. Therefore, ACF seeks approval increase the burden for the previously approved contact update form (Instrument 5b).
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.
Instrument 20: Program cost survey