The information collected by the
Project Outcome Assessment Survey (POAS) is needed for two main
reasons: 1) to collect crucial information required to report on
the Administration for Native Americans' (ANA) established
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measures, and 2) to
properly abide by ANA's congressionally-mandated statute (42 United
States Code 2992 et seq.) found under the section titled
‘Evaluation’ in the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as
amended, which states that ANA will evaluate projects assisted
through ANA grant dollars “including evaluations that describe and
measure the impact of such projects, their effectiveness in
achieving stated goals, their impact on related programs, and their
structure and mechanisms for delivery of services.” The information
collected with this survey will fulfill ANA's statutory
requirement. Revisions are required as ANA removed several
questions it deems superfluous and not reviewed by analysts. This
allows for more in depth qualitative questions to be added, as well
as clarifying some remaining questions which were ambiguous. The
Native American Programs Act of 1974 states under the section
titled Evaluation that, “the projects assisted under this title
shall be evaluated in accordance with this section not less
frequently than at 3-year intervals.” ANA assesses at least
one-third of its grant portfolio each year to meet the assigned
mandate. This mandate eliminates the need to use sampling methods
as all ANA projects will be evaluated over a three-year
period.
US Code:
42
USC 2992 Name of Law: Native American Programs Act
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;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.