Supporting
Statement B for the
Office
of Adolescent Health
Annual Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF)
Performance Data Collection
Submitted to
Office of Management and Budget
Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
Submitted by
Department of Health and Human Services
Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Office of Adolescent
Health
Contact person: Tara Rice
February 8, 2016
INTRODUCTION
The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) is requesting an extension through March 31, 2018 of the OMB # 0990-0416 “Office of Adolescent Health Annual Pregnancy Assistance Fund Performance Measure Collection,” currently approved through March 31, 2017. There are no changes to the data that will be collected. The only addition is that three grantees have been added to the program, increasing the number of grantees reporting on the measures from 17 to 20.
All 20 Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) grantees will be reporting data. There will not be sampling of grantees.
B2. Procedures for the Collection of Information
The measures for all grantees (pertaining to participant reach and demographics, services and referrals) and the category-specific measures are collected by aggregating data obtained from the staff implementing the program. The training and partnerships items are tracked and summarized from the grantees’ records. All of these measures are entered into the web portal. Grantees may either directly enter data into answer fields on the website or upload a spreadsheet that gets processed by the programming team.
B3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Non-response
Because completion of performance measures is a funding requirement for these cooperative agreements, we have had nearly a 100% grantee response rate. This requirement was stipulated in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. To maximize response rates, the program office sends out periodic email reminders to grantees in advance of the final due date. Grantees who have not reported data by the deadline receive additional reminders once the data collection period has ended.
B4. Tests of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken
These measures have been reported successfully over the past three years.
B5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data
The agency official responsible for receiving and approving contract deliverables is:
Amy Farb
240-453-2836
Amy.Farb@hhs.gov
Office of Adolescent Health/HHS
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
700
Rockville, MD 20852
The persons who designed the data collection are:
Tara Rice
240-453-8123
Office of Adolescent Health
1101 Wootton Pkwy., Ste. 700
Rockville, MD 20852
Barri Burrus
919-597-5109
barri@rti.org
RTI International
3040 E. Cornwallis
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Christina Fowler, PhD, Task 3/Performance Measures Lead
919-316-3447
cfowler@rti.org
RTI International
3040 E. Cornwallis
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Eric Peele
(919) 316-3898
epeele@rti.org
RTI International
3040 E. Cornwallis Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Ellen Wilson
919-316-3337
ewilson@rti.org
RTI International
3040 E. Cornwallis
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Kathleen Krieger
919-541-6175
kkrieger@rti.org
RTI International
3040 E. Cornwallis
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Lorrie Gavin, PhD, Scientist
CDC Division of Reproductive Health
770-488-6284
The persons who will collect the data are:
The 20 PAF grantees
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