NonSub Change - EO Updates OPRE DivEcInd Grant Reviewer Opportunities

To: Kelsi Feltz

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From: Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Date: June 6, 2025

Subject: NonSubstantive Change Requests – Administration for Children and Families Information Collection Updates in Response to recent Presidential Actions

This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to Administration for Children and Families (ACF) information collections in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions. ACF is submitting multiple requests with very similar updates.

Background

In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple EOs and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of DEI-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections.

Overview of Requested Changes

ACF has implemented changes to remove language related to DEI and update gender collected data to denote sex as a biological variable in current approved information collection requests to comply with the directives.

This request is specific to only these updates and includes the following information collection:

OMB #	ICR Title	Updated ICs	Gender or DEI-related Updates
0970-0477	Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Division of Economic Independence Information Collection for Prospective Grant Reviewer Opportunities	Division of Economic Independence Information Collection for Prospective Grant Reviewer Form	Gender and DEI

Time Sensitivities

In an effort to be responsive to the new administration’s requests, ACF has implemented many of these updated ICs in the field. To ensure ACF comes into compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act as soon as possible, ACF requests immediate approval.