This ICR will be used to evaluate the
efficacy of the Evaluation of the Young Parents Demonstration
Project (YPDP), a grant program designed to provide educational and
occupational skills training that fosters family economic
self-sufficiency to young parents (both mothers and fathers) and
expectant parents ages 16-24, including, as applicable, those in
high-risk categories such as victims of child abuse, children of
incarcerated parents, court-involved youth, youth at risk of court
involvement, homeless and runaway youth, Native American youth,
migrant youth, youth in or aging out of foster care, and youth with
disabilities. The YPDP grantees are required to develop a mentoring
model, which includes an intensive professional staff mentoring
specifically for education, employment, and training and
specifically for pregnant and parenting teens and young parents.
They are to implement this intervention as an additional level of
services above and beyond the existing services they currently
provide that are specifically intended to increase an individual's
education, job training and employment.
The burden and cost estimate
has changed above for two reasons. First, the evaluation will no
longer conduct the 36-month follow-up survey. Second, the
evaluation team found it to be important to conduct a second set of
visits to the sites to ensure they track any changes to
implementation since 12 months after random assignment and to
clarify any information as needed. It will help ensure that the
evaluation can fully explain the programs’ implementation and the
impacts observed for YPDP participants.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.