Online Survey for Non-MTW PHAs

Appendix C. Online Survey Instrument for Non-MTW PHAs

Online Survey Instrument for Non-MTW PHAs

Respondent is the PHA Executive Director and one or more designated staff.

Introduction

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this brief survey for the MTW Cohort 1 Evaluation. We are sending the survey to all PHAs that applied to Cohort 1 but were assigned to the Control group.

This survey has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The OMB control number is XXXX-XXXX, expiring XX-XX-XXXX. We expect the survey to take less than 30 minutes to complete.

The study team will use the information you provide for research purposes only. Only members of the study team will see your individual responses. Feel free to share the survey with other staff as needed to answer the questions. You may also skip questions that you cannot answer.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Abt Project Director, Larry Buron, at Larry_Buron @abtassoc.com or (301) 634-1735.

Thank you for completing the survey!

Questions

1. In [YEAR OF COMPLETING THE SURVEY], you identified the following activities that your agency had implemented with the goal of increasing PHA or program cost efficiency, increasing resident self-sufficiency, and/or increasing housing choice for residents. (These are activities you would have implemented under the regular program rules or with waivers from HUD.)

• Implemented activity 1:_______________

• Implemented activity 2:_______________

• Implemented activity 3:_______________

• Implemented activity 4:_______________

2. Are these activities still active (or are the policies still in place) or have they been discontinued?

• Implemented activity 1: [check “active/underway,” “discontinued,” or “other (explain)”]

• Implemented activity 2: [check “active/underway,” “discontinued,” or “other (explain)”]

• Implemented activity 3: [check “active/underway,” “discontinued,” or “other (explain)”]

• Implemented activity 4: [check “active/underway,” “discontinued,” or “other (explain)”]

3. Have you implemented any new activities (including program and policy changes) with the goal of increasing PHA or program cost efficiency, increasing resident self-sufficiency, or increasing housing choice for residents? (These are activities you would have implemented under the regular program rules or with waivers from HUD.)

• Yes

• No (Skip to Q7)

4. Please briefly describe each new activity you have implemented to increase PHA or program cost efficiency:

• New implemented activity 1:_______________

• New implemented activity 2:_______________

• New implemented activity 3:_______________

• N/A

5. Please briefly describe new each activity you have implemented to increase resident self-sufficiency:

• New implemented activity 1:_______________

• New implemented activity 2:_______________

• New implemented activity 3:_______________

• N/A

6. Please briefly describe each activity you have implemented to increase housing choices for residents:

• New implemented activity 1:_______________

• New implemented activity 2:_______________

• New implemented activity 3:_______________

• N/A

7. In the coming year, do you plan to implement any new activities (including program and policy changes) with the goal of increasing PHA or program cost efficiency, increasing resident self-sufficiency, or increasing housing choice for residents? (These are activities you would implement under the regular program rules or with waivers from HUD.)

• Yes

• No (Skip to Q11)

8. Please briefly describe each activity you plan to implement to increase PHA or program cost efficiency:

• Planned activity 1:_______________

• Planned activity 2:_______________

• Planned activity 3:_______________

• N/A

9. Please briefly describe each activity you plan to implement to increase resident self-sufficiency:

• Planned activity 1:_______________

• Planned activity 2:_______________

• Planned activity 3:_______________

• N/A

10. Please briefly describe each activity you plan to increase housing choices for residents:

• Planned activity 1:_______________

• Planned activity 2:_______________

• Planned activity 3:_______________

• N/A

11. Please use the space below to enter any thoughts you’d like to share with the study team regarding the MTW demonstration or your agency’s efforts to increase cost efficiency, self-sufficiency, or housing choice.

Thank you very much for completing this survey. A member of the study team will follow up with you in the next two weeks.

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