2020 August Grantee Survey on COVID-19 Response Efforts

OMB CN: 0970-0531

Exp. 05/31/2021

The purpose of this survey is to provide the Administration for Native Americans with information on your experiences with combating COVID-19 and adapting. Your participation is voluntary, and the information provided will be kept private.

1. What is your project’s current staffing situation?

• Project staff are mainly working in-person on-site

• Project staff are mainly full-time telework

• Project staff are working both in-on-site and teleworking

• The project has experienced staff furloughs and has fewer staff currently working on the project than before the pandemic

• The project has had difficulty hiring or refilling needed staff positions in the last 90 days

• The tribe or organization that administers the project has temporarily closed

• Other: (Comments:)

2. Approximately, what percent of your staff are currently working in-person on-site?

   • 0%

   • 1% to 24%

   • 25% to 49%

   • 50% to 74%

   • 75% to 99%

   • 100%

3. What adjustments have you had to make to or difficulties you encountered in managing your project or grant activities due to COVID-19? Select all that apply.

   • Activities had to be placed on hold or delayed, but have since restarted

   • Grant activities placed on hold and are still on hold.

   • Difficulty meeting non-federal match due to cancelled events, meetings, volunteer hours, etc.

   • Budget modifications or no-cost extensions needed due to cancelled or changed events or activities

   • Changes in staffing due to tribal or organizational office including financial, administrative, or other necessary staff furloughed

   • Businesses or partnerships no longer available for needed services

   • School or university closures affecting in-person classes or events

   • Travel restrictions limiting activities, training, or consultants

   • Changes to planned outreach and recruitment practices

   • Changing or canceling activities to protect vulnerable populations such as Elders

   • Locating sources of funding for the project

   • Other (Comments:)

4. What are your major challenges/needs in continuing your project, service delivery, telecommunications, infrastructure, health care, and/or remote working? Select all that apply.

   • Access to technology or reliable internet

   • Access to healthcare services

   • Access to mental health or counseling support

   • Access to space or ability to social distance safely in workplace

   • Limited or no transportation available

   • Access to supplies

   • Limited or no child care available for staff or project participants

   • Other (Comments:)

5. Are there any specific resources, strategies, remote delivery of services, or innovations that your project has found helpful in navigating the COVID-19 crisis?

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BURDEN: The purpose of this information collection is to provide feedback to the Administration for Native Americans regarding grantees’ experiences responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a voluntary collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB # is 0970-0531 and the expiration date is 05/31/2021. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please contact Amy.Zukowski@acf.hhs.gov.