DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Statutory Requirements
The Administration on Aging (AoA) funds discretionary grants under Title IV of the Older Americans Act, P.L. 89-73, enacted July 14, 1965, last amended on October, 2006, P.L. 109-365, (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). Based on guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services, AoA has developed a template for Program Announcements to solicit applications for funding under Title IV. AoA currently has OMB approval for the template now used. This request is for an extension of the OMB approval.
Purpose and Use of Information
AoA Program Officers use the Program Announcement and Grant Application Instructions template as a guide for the development of solicitations for new funding opportunities. Prospective applicants prepare their applications based on this announcement.
Electronic Submission
The information must be submitted in electronic form via www.grants.gov.
Duplication
No other data source collects this or similar information.
Methods to Minimize Burden on Small Entities
There is minimal burden in applying for Title IV discretionary funding where applications are typically limited to 20 pages.
Consequences of Less Frequent Collection
Applicants submit only one application for each funding opportunity.
There are no special circumstances related to this request.
A notice of the intention of the Administration on Aging to continue to use the current Program Announcement template for Older Americans Act Title IV funding opportunities published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2006. No substantive comments or recommendations concerning the proposed information collection were received.
No payment is provided.
Information provided in a Program Application is confidential and only becomes public if an application is funded.
This request does not involve questions of a sensitive nature.
Estimated Number of Respondents---------------------------300
Frequency of Response-----------------------------------------1 time
Estimated Annual Hour Burden-------------------------------14,400 hours (Annual hour burden derived from the following estimates: 300 respondents prepare 1 application; each application takes an average of 48 hours to complete; 300x48=14,400 hours).
Estimated Annual Costs for Respondents: N/A
Our estimate is that any costs incurred by the respondent are negligible.
Estimated Annualized Federal Government Cost
Program Officer preparation of Program Announcement------------------100 hours (assuming 10 separate announcements)
Posting of Application of announcements on www.grants.gov--------------2 hours
Project Officer review of applications/arranging independent review----900 hours
Program and Grants Officer follow-up with applicants---------------------690 hours
TOTAL GOVERNMENT HOURS----------------------------------------- 1,692 hours
GOVERNMENT SALARIES
GS-13-1, annual salary of $77,353 and an hourly rate of $37.06,
which equates to 100 hours x $37.06-----------------------------------------------------$3,706
GS-7-1, annual salary of $36,671 and an hourly rate of $17.57,
which equates to 2 hours x $17.57 -----------------------------------------------------------$35
GS-13-1, annual salary of $77,353 and an hourly rate of $37.06,
which equates to 900 hours x $37.06 ---------------------------------------------------$33,354
GS-13-1, annual salary of $77,353 and an hourly rate of $37.06,
which equates to 690 hours x $37.06 ----------------------------------------------------$25,571
TOTAL COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-----------------------------------$62,666
Adjustments in the burden hours were made as a result of a revision in the number of responses anticipated and the hours anticipated to review each response.
AoA normally issues a press release on newly funded projects. In addition, a Compendium of Active Grants is posted on www.aoa.gov each year.
The Administration on Aging has no reason not to display the expiration date of OMB approval for this collection of information.
There are no exceptions to the certification statement
I certify that the form submitted for approval is necessary for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; that the proposed data collection represents the minimum burden on respondents consistent with the need for information; that the information collected is not available from any other source; that the request complies with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974, and is consistent with applicable OMB and agency policy directives.
__________________________________________ __________________
John Wren Date
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Supporting Statement for Form OMB 83 |
| Author | gcase |
| Last Modified By | ELong |
| File Modified | 2007-01-03 |
| File Created | 2007-01-03 |