HHS Hunts Grant Reviewers with Unchanged Boring Forms
Published Date: 1/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The Administration for Children and Families wants to keep using their Reviewer Recruitment Forms to find qualified people to review grants and reports. They’re not changing the forms but updated how much time it takes to fill them out. If you’re interested, you can share your thoughts by March 30, 2026—no big costs or hassles involved!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Reviewer Form Burden Reduced
The Administration for Children and Families will continue using its Reviewer Recruitment Forms and says the forms themselves are unchanged. ACF reduced its expected number of respondents by 50% and shortened the estimated time per response from 30 minutes to 20 minutes (0.33 hours); potential new requests estimate 1,500 respondents at 0.33 hours each (495 total burden hours). Comments on this notice are due March 30, 2026, and the forms are voluntary and described as low-burden.
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