Government Wants Your Opinion on Home Modification Survey
Published Date: 1/13/2025
Notice
Summary
HUD wants to keep collecting info to check how well the Older Adult Home Modification Grant Program is working. This program helps nonprofits and local groups make homes safer for older adults. You’ve got until March 14, 2025, to share your thoughts, and this won’t cost anyone extra money—just a little time to comment!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to Help Low-Income Older Homeowners
Congress authorized HUD to make grants to nonprofit organizations, States, local governments, or public housing agencies for safety and functional home modification repairs to meet the needs of low-income elderly homeowners so they can remain in their primary residence.
Mandatory Grantee Reporting Burden
Grantees (Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes grantees/recipients) must complete evaluation forms and surveys. HUD estimates up to 25 grantee respondents annually, averaging 7.75 hours per grantee, with total annual grantee burden costs of $17,688 and total grantee costs over three years of $53,065.
Voluntary Client Evaluation Burden
If you participate as a client in HUD's evaluation, HUD estimates you will spend about 2.83 hours on surveys and interviews on average. HUD estimates 1,677 client respondents annually, with total annual client burden costs of $11,522 and total client costs over three years of $34,566; participation by clients is voluntary.
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