[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79016-79017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.595]


Announcement of the Intent To Award a Single-Source Grant to the 
University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of a Single-Source award.

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SUMMARY: ACF/OPRE announces the intent to award a grant in the amount 
of $499,514 to the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. 
The purpose of this award is to develop alternative statistical methods 
for adjusting Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseload 
data to account for states' programmatic differences and examine the 
relative effectiveness of state programs.

DATES: The proposed period of performance is January 1, 2021 to 
December 31, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Girley Wright, Senior Program Analyst, 
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-401-5070; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The University of Maryland plans to develop 
several alternative statistical methods for comparing TANF outcomes 
across states and complete two reports. The first report will describe 
the results of applying the selected models to each of the TANF 
performance measures, the sensitivity of the analyses to assumptions 
and model specifications, the sufficiency of the existing federal TANF 
data, and the usefulness of supplemental, state-level TANF data. The 
second report will describe the grantee efforts to convene cross-state, 
peer-to-peer performance improvement exchanges, including the results 
of an evaluation of states' efforts. The results of this award will 
increase ACF's ability to answer questions about how well TANF helps 
recipients increase their employment and earnings and move toward self-
sufficiency. The Office of Family Assistance in coordination with OPRE 
would find this analysis informative and useful for ongoing TANF 
performance management efforts.


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    Statutory Authority: Social Security Act, Title IV, Section 
413(a), 42 U.S.C. Sec.  613(a).

Elizabeth Leo,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-26970 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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