Building Usage, Improvement, and Learning with Data in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs (BUILD HMRF)

2020-2025

The purpose of the Building Usage, Improvement, and Learning with Data in HMRF programs (BUILD HMRF) project is to provide technical assistance to ACF’s fourth cohort (2020 — 2025) of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grantees through:  

  • fostering high quality data collection;
  • supporting continuous quality improvement efforts; and
  • conducting cross-site performance measures analysis.

To accomplish this, OPRE is collaborating closely with the program office and funder, ACF’s Office of Family Assistance, and all HMRF grantees, to:

  • implement, maintain, and enhance a data collection system (nFORM) with updated tools and processes;
  • provide ongoing support to HMRF grantees and build capacity for performance monitoring and data-driven program improvement; and
  • provide cross-grantee analyses to support ACF performance monitoring and reporting and advance understanding of HMRF programs, services, and outcomes.

This project is being conducted by Mathematica.

Point(s) of contact: Rebecca Hjelm and Harmanpreet Bhatti

Information collections related to this project have been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under OMB #0970-0566. Related materials are available at Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Performance Measures and Additional Data Collection page on RegInfo.gov.

The most currently approved documents are accessible by clicking on the ICR Ref. No. with the most recent conclusion date. To access the information collections (E.g. interviews, surveys, protocols), click on View Information Collection (IC) List. Click on View Supporting Statement and Other Documents to access other supplementary documents.

Information collections related to this project have also been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under ACF’s Generic Clearances. Related materials are available at the following pages on RegInfo.gov:

Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531)

Umbrella FastTrack Generic for Customer Service Feedback (OMB #0970-0401)

The project plans to archive the data in FY26.

 

Related Resources

Explore snapshots highlighting key elements of early Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grant recipients, including who grant recipients enrolled, how they recruited clients, the services they provided, and implementation highlights.

Read about workshop and client factors that predict participation in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grant program workshops.

Explore findings from selected local evaluations carried out by Healthy Marriage grantees in the 2015-2020 grantee cohort.

Explore staffing and partnering approaches that healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood (HMRF) grantees can consider for strengthening implementation of programs.

Explore a digital, interactive overview of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees that received five-year grants from the Administration for Children and Families in September 2015.

Explore a series of Continuous Quality Improvement resources, including tip sheets, templates, and worksheets, that were created for the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grant recipients.