Citizenship and Integration
Direct Services Grant Program
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/19/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2023
1,675
1,405
51,450
42,940
22,750
15,000
In recent years USCIS has been
authorized to expend funds that are collected for adjudication and
naturalization services and deposited into the Immigration
Examination Fee Account for the Citizenship and Integration Grant
Program (CIGP). See, e.g., Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,
Title V, sec. 538. USCIS is implementing an assessment of the
effectiveness and an ongoing evaluation of citizenship education
and naturalization outcomes for grant program participants. To
support this assessment, USCIS needs to collect and analyze the
responses to a number of data elements as outlined on the attached
survey. USCIS publicly reports the success of grant recipients. The
grant recipient survey will provide the information necessary to
monitor the grant program including accomplishments, progress
meeting goals, progress of the sub-awardee organization (if
applicable), identify challenges in meeting goals, staff and/or
organizational development activities, student assessment and
progress, and promising practices.
There will be an increase in
the total estimated annual hour burden. This result stems from an
increase in the average burden per response for the Grant
Application from 40 hours to 42 hours due to an increase in the
instructional information required by DHS. In addition, the
increase in the annual hour burden for both the Grant Application
and Grant Post-Award Evaluation resulted from an increase in the
projected number of respondents. There will be in increase in the
estimated annual cost burden due to an adjustment in the agency
estimated costs that respondents would incur when preparing their
application for the grant and an increase in the projected number
of respondents. There are no program changes for the estimated
annual cost burden.
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.