80 FR 33270 - Office of Community Services; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)

The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services (OCS) will host a virtual Tribal Consultation to consult on the Assets for Independence (AFI) program proposed Performance Progress Report (PPR).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14312]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Community Services; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Office of Community Services (OCS) will host 
a virtual Tribal Consultation to consult on the Assets for Independence 
(AFI) program proposed Performance Progress Report (PPR).

DATES: July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Consultation will be via webinar/teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Lehman, Program Manager, 
Assets for Independence, Office of Community Services, email 
[email protected] or phone (202) 401-6614. To register for 
the consultation, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GLXK9W6. If you 
do not have access to the internet, you can register to participate in 
the consultation by phone by calling (866) 778-6037. If you are not 
able to participate in this consultation, but want to submit testimony 
on this issue, please mail it to the following address no later than 
July 10, 2015: Jeannie L. Chaffin, Office of Community Services, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AFI is a competitive, discretionary grant 
program that enables eligible organizations to implement and 
demonstrate an assets-based approach for supporting low-income 
individuals and their families. Tribal governments that apply jointly 
with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations are eligible for AFI grants. 
For more information on the AFI program, go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/resource/assets-for-independence-program-summary.
    OCS is proposing to create an AFI program specific PPR to replace 
two current AFI reports: The Semiannual Standard Form Performance 
Progress Report (SF-PPR) and the annual data report. The AFI PPR would 
collect data on project activities and attributes similar to the 
reports that it is replacing. OCS plans to use the data collected in 
the AFI PPR to prepare the annual AFI Report to Congress, to evaluate 
and monitor the performance of the AFI program overall and of 
individual projects, and to inform and support technical assistance 
efforts. The AFI Act (Title IV of the Community Opportunities, 
Accountability, and Training and Educational Services Act of 1998, 
Public Law 105-285, [42 U.S.C. 604 note]) requires that organizations 
operating AFI projects submit annual progress reports, and the AFI PPR 
would fulfill this requirement.
    OCS has proposed that the AFI PPR would be submitted quarterly: 
Three times per year using an abbreviated short form and one time using 
a long form. Both draft data collection instruments are available for 
review at http://idaresources.acf.hhs.gov/AFIPPR, along with additional 
details about this proposal.

    Dated: June 8, 2015.
Jeannie L. Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-14312 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-26-P