On June 9th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an announcement seeking public comment on a proposed research study to examine best practices of intermediary organizations that serve faith and community based organizations. The purpose of the study is to look at the role intermediaries play in helping these groups build capacity to serve low-income families, identify innovative practices, examine methods for evaluation, and establish benchmarks to assess performance. The proposed survey is available at OMB Watch's site. HHS recommends that public comments be filed by July 8th, and sent to: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 725 17th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20503 ATTN: Desk Officer for ACF. EMail: lauren_wittenburg@omb.eop.gov The project will involve up to 10 intermediary organizations and up to 4 faith-based and community organizations. It will be conducted by Branch Associates of Philadelphia, PA and ABT Associates of Cambridge, MA.