SAMHSA Seeks Input on PATH Homeless Program Data Collection
Published Date: 4/17/2026
Notice
Summary
SAMHSA is asking for public feedback on their plan to collect information for evaluating the PATH program, which helps people transitioning out of homelessness. This evaluation happens every three years and affects states, territories, and local groups receiving PATH funds. The goal is to make sure the program works well without causing too much paperwork, with comments due soon and no new costs expected.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
States Must Complete PATH Web Survey
If you are a State PATH Contact (SPC) or work for a PATH grantee, SAMHSA will contact the SPCs for all 56 grantees (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and 4 U.S. territories) to complete a Web Survey once per triennial (every 3 years) evaluation cycle. The Web Survey captures information about provider selection, populations served, services provided, data reporting, and coordination with Continuums of Care.
Web Survey Question Count Reduced
SAMHSA shortened the State PATH Contact (SPC) Web Survey from 82 questions to 49 questions to reduce respondent burden. The survey will be administered once per triennial evaluation cycle to the SPCs for all 56 grantees.
Selected Grantees Will Host Site Visits
SAMHSA will conduct site visits with a purposive sample of PATH grantees: five grantees will be selected per triennial evaluation cycle and each selected grantee will have one to two PATH providers visited. Site visits include semi-structured discussions with grantee and provider staff and focus groups with current or former PATH consumers (100 consumers total in the estimate).
Estimated Total Respondent Burden and Cost
SAMHSA estimates the PATH evaluation will require 361 responses totaling 578.5 hours of respondent time and a total respondent labor cost of $15,896.39. The notice lists hourly wage rates used and line-item hours/costs for each survey and site-visit activity.
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