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The Children and Families Administration has submitted a generic performance progress report for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review. This notice opens a 30-day public comment period, closing on April 13, 2026.

What changed

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a generic performance progress report. This submission is a standard procedural step for federal agencies to obtain clearance for data collection instruments and reporting requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The notice specifically pertains to a generic template that may be used across various ACF programs.

This document initiates a 30-day public comment period, ending on April 13, 2026. Interested parties, including government agencies and potentially other stakeholders involved in programs administered by ACF, are encouraged to submit comments regarding the proposed generic performance progress report. While this is a procedural submission, feedback on the clarity, utility, and burden of such reports is solicited. No specific penalties are mentioned, but non-compliance with OMB review processes can lead to delays in program operations.

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  1. Review the proposed generic performance progress report for potential impact on agency operations or reporting burdens.
  2. Submit comments to the Administration for Children and Families by April 13, 2026.

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Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report

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| | 2026-03-13 | Request for public comments. | Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report |
| | 2025-12-29 | Request for public comments. | Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report |

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AGENCY:

Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION:

Request for public comments.

SUMMARY:

This notice describes the proposal to extend data collection under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This overarching generic currently allows ACF program offices to collect performance and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive funding from ACF under a grant or cooperative agreement. This generic mechanism provides the opportunity for ACF program offices to tailor requests for performance and progress data to specific funding recipients. There are no proposed changes to the purpose or use of the overarching generic. Burden estimates have been reduced to reflect current priorities to minimize reporting burden.

DATES:

Comments due April 13, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAViewICR?​ref_​nbr=​202603-0970-005. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description: ACF is primarily a grant-making agency that promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities with partnerships, funding, guidance, training and technical assistance.

Prior to the use of this umbrella generic for program-specific PPRs, all ACF discretionary grant and cooperative agreement awards used the standard ACF PPR (#0970-0406) for post award reporting. Historically, the standard ACF PPR form required funding recipients to only respond to a common set of—and more recently just one—broad question(s), which can result in qualitative or incomplete information.. This one-size-fits-all approach did not adequately collect the specific data needed for particular grant programs or allow program offices to assess continuous quality improvement. Different grant programs vary in purpose, target population, and activities. Therefore, a need for program offices to customize performance measurements was identified and the generic program-specific PPR was developed.

ACF program offices have benefited from the ability to create and use a program-specific PPR that is more effective and includes specific data elements that reflect a specific program's indicators, demographics, priorities and objectives.

A generic program-specific PPR that can be tailored for program-specific needs allows program offices to collect useful data in a uniform and systematic manner. The reporting format allows program offices to gather uniform program performance data from each grantee, allowing aggregation at the program level to calculate outputs and outcomes, providing a snapshot and allowing for longitudinal analysis.

Data from a tailored program-specific PPR that demonstrates a program's successes and challenges have been useful for accountability purposes, such as required reports to Congress. Moreover, it has been useful for program management and oversight, such as identifying grantees' technical assistance needs and ensuring ( printed page 12419) compliance with federal and programmatic regulations and policies. To review currently approved PPRs under this generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAICList?​ref_​nbr=​202601-0970-003.

Respondents: ACF funding recipients.

Annual Burden Estimates

The following burden estimates include burden associated with currently approved individual requests included with this extension request and an estimate of burden for potential new requests under this generic.

  • Burden associated with currently approved individual requests has been updated to reflect current estimates for number of respondents, time per response, and reporting cadence.
  • Burden estimates for potential new requests reflect a decrease in estimated burden associated with future information collections. The average number of responses per year has been reduced to 2 responses and the average time per response estimate has been reduced from 6 to 5 hours.

Potential New Requests

| Information collection | Number of
respondents | Annual
number of

responses per

respondent | Average
burden hours

per response | Annual
burden

hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Program Specific PPRs | 900 | 2 | 5 | 9,000 |

Ongoing Currently Approved Requests

| Generic PPR title | Number of
respondents | Annual
number of

responses per respondent | Average
burden hours

per response | Annual
burden

hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Administration for Native Americans (ANA) American Rescue Plan Emergency Language (ARP EL) Progress Report and Post Project Report | 30 | 2 | 0.75 | 45 |
| Community Economic Development—Planning (CED-P) Grant Recipient Performance Progress Report (PPR) | 31 | 4 | 2 | 248 |
| Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot Quarterly Reporting Requirements | 252 | 4 | 3.11 | 3,136 |
| Employer Engagement Program Performance Data | 24 | 2 | 5 | 240 |
| Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program Data Indicators | 27 | 2 | 2 | 108 |
| Family Violence Prevention and Services: Grants to support Culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CSDVSA) Programs | 35 | 2 | 10 | 700 |
| Family Violence Prevention and Services: Grants to support Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Children (SSAPC) | 55 | 2 | 10 | 1,100 |
| Family Violence Prevention and Services: Grants to the National Domestic Violence Hotline | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40 |
| Family Violence Prevention and Services: National, Special Issue, and Culturally Specific Resource Centers | 19 | 2 | 8 | 304 |
| Head Start Collaboration Office Annual Report | 54 | 1 | 4 | 216 |
| Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Grant Program Performance Indicators | 8 | 1 | 6 | 48 |
| Instructions for the Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Children Program Home Study and Post-Release Service Grant Recipient Program Indicators | 25 | 4 | 0.63 | 63 |
| Microenterprise Development (MED) Program Indicators | 29 | 2 | 2 | 116 |
| Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise (RFCCMED) Program Performance Data | 15 | 4 | 2 | 120 |
| Office of Refugee Resettlement Services to Afghan Survivors of Combat (SASIC) Program Performance Data Point Tool & User Guide | 24 | 1 | 5 | 120 |
| Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant Annual Performance Progress Report—2025 Revision | 28 | 1 | 8 | 224 |
| Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) Indicators | 18 | 2 | 2.3 | 83 |
| Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program Indicators | 20 | 2.7 | 6 | 324 |
| Refugee Resettlement Refugee Career Pathways (RCP) Program Performance Data | 30 | 2 | 5 | 300 |
| Regional Partnership Grant Program Semi Annual ACF Performance Progress Report | 23 | 2 | 16.5 | 759 |
| Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees (STAR) Annual Program Data Points (PDP) Tool and User Guide | 28 | 1 | 3 | 84 |
| Wilson-Fish TANF Coordination Project Performance Report Part A and B | 7 | 2 | 6 | 84 |
| Rural Community Development (RCD) Program Performance Report (PPR) | 10 | 2 | 2.5 | 50 |
| Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Tribal Engagement and Capacity Monthly Snapshot (TECS) | 68 | 12 | .25 | 204 |
| | Total
respondents | Average #
annual

responses | Average
burden hours

per response | Total ongoing annual burden hours |
| | 862 | 2.6 | 5 | 8,716 |
( printed page 12420) Authority: 45 CFR 75.342; 45 CFR 75.301, Pub. L. 111-352, section 12.

Mary C. Jones,

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.

[FR Doc. 2026-04968 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-04968 (91 FR 12418)

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