ACF Extends Routine Monitoring Paperwork Again
Published Date: 7/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is asking to extend approval for their program monitoring info collection, which helps keep an eye on how federal funds are used by recipients. No big changes are coming, but updated paperwork estimates mean they’re keeping things fresh. If you get federal funds from ACF, this affects you, and public comments are open until August 21, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Ongoing ACF Monitoring Paperwork Burden
If you receive federal funds from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), ACF will continue collecting monitoring information under its generic clearance. The notice lists a total ongoing annual burden of 4,127 hours across 2,063 respondents for currently approved monitoring forms (examples include Head Start incident reporting and Refugee Microenterprise case file requirements).
Potential New Monitoring Forms Burden
ACF estimates future requests for new program monitoring forms would involve 2,000 respondents, 3 responses per respondent, at 1.85 hours per response, totaling 11,100 annual burden hours. The notice also states the estimated annual burden for potential new requests is 31 percent less than the currently approved umbrella generic.
Monitoring Data Used Internally, Some Aggregate Public Reporting
ACF says the information collected under this generic is used primarily for internal oversight, evaluation, and stewardship of federal funds, but aggregate data may be included in public materials such as reports to Congress or program office documents. If you supply monitoring information as an ACF funding recipient, some aggregated results about recipient activities could appear in public reports.
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