Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Guidance
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
08/19/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2021
23
25
575
1,250
0
0
Title V Section 511(e)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act, requires grantees under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program for states and jurisdictions submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the program and activities carried out under the program, including such data and information as the Secretary shall require. Section 511 further states that the requirements for the MIECHV grants to tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations are to be consistent, to the greatest extent practicable, with the requirements for grantees under the MIECHV program for states and jurisdictions.
The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, has awarded grants for the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Tribal Home Visiting) since 2010. The Tribal Home Visiting discretionary grants support cooperative agreements to conduct community needs assessments; plan for and implement high-quality, culturally-relevant, evidence-based home visiting programs in at-risk tribal communities; establish, measure, and report on progress toward meeting performance measures in six legislatively-mandated benchmark areas; and participate in rigorous evaluation activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting among Native populations.
Tribal Home Visiting grantees have been notified that in every year of their grant, after the first year, they must comply with the requirement for submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary and during the final year of their grants, a Final Report to the Secretary that should feature activities carried out under the program during the past reporting period. In order to assist grantees with meeting the requirements, ACF created guidance for grantees to use when writing their annual and final reports. The guidance has and will continue to provide sections where grantees must address the following:
- Update on Home Visiting Program Goals and Objectives
- Update on the Implementation of Home Visiting Program in Targeted Community(ies)
- Progress toward Meeting Legislatively Mandated Benchmark Requirements
- Update on Rigorous Evaluation Activities
- Home Visiting Program Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Efforts
- Administration of Home Visiting Program
- Technical Assistance Needs
The current request updates the guidance to remove guidance about the final report, as that guidance is undergoing further updates and will be submitted separately for review and approval.
There are only minor changes to the Tribal MIECHV Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary. The Guidance for Submitting a Final Report to the Secretary has been removed, and will be submitted for approval as a separate instrument. For that reason, the estimated time per response has reduced to only be specific to the annual reports.
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.
THV ARS Supporting Statement 2021_8.16.21_Fnl.docx
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