Evaluation of the HUD-DOJ Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Evaluation of the HUD-DOJ Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-22
Final - PFS PSH OMB Package Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-10-15
Final - PFS 3rd OMB Package Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2024-10-15
60-Day Notice Evaluation of the HUD–DOJ Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
271643	HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners (Quarterly Time Use Survey) Other-HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners (Quarterly Time Use Surve	New
271642	HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners (Annual Web-based Partnership Survey) Other-HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners (Annual Web-based Partner	New
249339	Time Use Study Data Collection Other-Time Use Study Data Collection	Removed
249338	Annual Partnership Survey Other-Annual Partnership Survey	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2528-0319	ICR Reference No: 202405-2528-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202101-2528-004
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PD&R	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Evaluation of the HUD-DOJ Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/23/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2024
Responses	133	156
Time Burden (Hours)	89	184
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: In 2016, the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into an innovative interagency collaboration that combines DOJ’s mission to promote safer communities by focusing on the reentry population with HUD’s mission to end chronic homelessness. This collaboration resulted in the Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration, with $8.68M awarded in June 2016 to seven communities to develop permanent supportive housing (PSH) for persons cycling between the jail or prison systems using Pay for Success (PFS) as a funding mechanism. The PFS Demonstration grant supports activities throughout the PFS lifecycle. In January 2017, HUD awarded the evaluation contract to the Urban Institute, to assess whether PFS is a viable model for scaling supportive housing to improve outcomes for a re-entry population. The overarching goal of this formative evaluation is to learn how the PFS model is implemented in diverse settings with different structures, populations, and community contexts. Throughout the evaluation, two data collection instruments (Annual Partnership Survey and Time Use Survey) have been used to collect information regarding the implementation of the PFS PSH demonstration directly from staff at demonstration partner agencies in each of the study sites. The first OMB approval was in October 2018, the second approval was in 2021, and now the third approval is sought this year. This information collection renewal request includes: (1) the HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners Annual Web-based Partnership Survey (referred to as the Partnership Survey), which is focused on the development and functioning of partnerships and community-level collaborations that may benefit the target population, and (2) the HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners Quarterly Time Use Survey (referred to as the Time Use Survey), which is being conducted as part of a study of the staff time that is used to develop each PFS project, through the phases of its PFS life cycle of feasibility analysis, transaction structuring, and project implementation. The authority to collect information is in Sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-609) (12 U.S.C. §§ 1701z-1; 1701z-2(d) and (g)). Please see Appendix A for the relevant section of HUD’s statutory authority.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701z-1 Name of Law: Research and Demonstrations
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 54029	06/28/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 84375	10/22/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Partnership Survey
HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners (Annual Web-based Partnership Survey)
HUD-DOJ PFS Key Project Partners (Quarterly Time Use Survey)
Time Use Study Data Collection

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	133	156	0	-23	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	89	184	0	-95	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This data collection is part of the ongoing national evaluation, managed by the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at HUD, which is designed to help HUD and DOJ assess whether PFS is a viable model for scaling supportive housing to improve outcomes for a re-entry population. The Urban Institute has used the information collected to document and assess how the PFS model is implemented in diverse settings with different structures, populations, and community contexts across the demonstration sites. The Urban Institute has analyzed and presented their findings in four reports documenting the sites’ progress implementing the demonstration and used the data collected to explain each site’s experience in terms of implementing the PFS model and the time spent. HUD has published the completed reports to share the initial and interim findings with members of the public, organizations, and communities that are interested in PFS, PSH, and helping individuals returning from jails and prisons to obtain in stable housing and avoid reincarceration.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $32,184

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/23/2024

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