by Meghan Maury
Form of the Week: Health Center Program Forms. These forms provide HRSA with information necessary for funding eligibility determinations and for program oversight of the Health Center Programs, which collectively serve tens of millions of low-income people, people in rural areas, and other underserved populations. HRSA is making dramatic revisions to this collection, including removing several forms altogether and modifying content collected on other forms. For example, HRSA is removing the "Community Characteristics" form, which historically collected information about the demographic characteristics of people served by the program. Based on the supplemental information provided, it appears that by removing this form HRSA will no longer collect data for these programs on characteristics of people served by topics like race, ethnicity, income level, type of insurance, sexual orientation and gender identity, homelessness or housing instability, language spoken, veteran or migrant status, and more.
Comments due May 22.
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Health
Assurance of Compliance. Companies that get funding from HHS use this form to affirm their compliance with several civil rights laws. In this iteration, HHS is removing language about protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, adding language about religious discrimination and religious freedom, adding language on consequence for non-compliance under the False Claims Act, and expanding the definition of "program or activity" to encompass all operations of entities receiving federal funds even if only part of the entity receives the funds.
Comments due May 26.
Housing
Housing Discrimination Complaint Form. HUD uses this form to collect pertinent information from persons or entities who wish to file housing discrimination complaints with HUD/FHEO under the Fair Housing Act. Although the listing and supporting statements don't give any indication that the form is being changed, the online version of the form no longer includes information about sexual orientation, gender identity, or protections under the Violence Against Women Act.
Comments due June 8.
Democracy
2026 Election Administration and Voting Survey. The EAVS asks election officials questions concerning voting and election administration, including the following topics: voter registration; overseas and military voting; voting by mail; early in-person voting; polling operations; provisional voting; voter participation; election technology; election policy; and other related issues.
Comments due May 25.
Education
FERPA and PPRA E-Complaint Forms. ED uses the information collected on these forms to investigate, review, and process complaints extends to allegations of violations of FERPA by any recipient of ED funds under a program administered by the Secretary (e.g., schools, school districts, postsecondary institutions, state educational agencies, and other third parties that receive Department funds).
Comments due May 26.Direct Loan Program Promissory Notes and Related Forms. These forms are used by people applying for Direct Education Loans to confirm their commitment to the terms of the loan agreement. In this listing, ED indicates they are revising the forms to comply with statutory changes in the OBBBA, but no supplemental materials are available that specify what those changes are.
Comments due June 8.
Labor and Employment
Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The CWS collects data about people with contingent jobs—those that people do not expect to last or that are temporary—and workers in alternative employment arrangements, such as independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract firms. BLS is making changes to the sections of the survey that focus on platform work and people who hold multiple jobs.
Comments due May 26.
Food Access
Food Price Data Collection in the Non-Contiguous States and U.S. Territories. Accurate food price data are crucial for informing federal nutrition and agricultural policies such as the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), which estimates the cost of a healthy diet. The purpose of this study is to fill a gap in existing food price data by collecting and estimating the prices of foods and beverages in the TFP market basket in seven States and Territories: Alaska, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Comments due June 8.
Data Sharing
GSA and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement. GSA is modifying 16 of its records systems - which hold information on federal government employees child care subsidies, travel, credit ratings, and more - to allow for sharing with the Department of Treasury "for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds, including funds disbursed by a state... in a state-administered, federally funded program."
Comments due May 22.HUD and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement. HUD is modifying its TRACS records system - which includes detailed personally identifiable information about rental assistance contracts, tenants and property owners - to allow for sharing data with the Department of Treasury "to review payment and award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds, including funds disbursed by a state... in a state-administered, federally funded program."
Comments due May 26.