The purpose of the Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families (AMCS) project is to understand how states and local communities are coordinating services across sectors to most efficiently and effectively serve low-income children and their families.
On October 22, 2019, OMB approved site visits with staff from six state and local-level coordinated services approaches. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we need to shift the mode of data collection from in-person site visits to âvirtual site visitsâ and have also added prompts to understand how operations have been affected by COVID-19. The proposed changes are prompted by the public health crisis and our desire to understand any adjustments coordinated services approaches have made as a result of COVID-19, and gather that information in a way that maintains health and safety of participants and the research team.
US Code:
42 USC 9858(a)(5)
Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as amended by the CCDBG Act of 2014
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.
NonSub Change Request AMCS Full Package June 2020 v2.docx
APPENDIX 1. 60 Day FRN - AMCS_2.5.19.pdf
Instrument 2: Parent Focus Group Protocol