Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Projects Under the “Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program” Funded in 2012, 29325-29326 [2015-12312]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 98 / Thursday, May 21, 2015 / Notices in-service training programs, and similar activities. Types of Priorities When inviting applications for a competition using one or more priorities, we designate the type of each priority as absolute, competitive preference, or invitational through a notice in the Federal Register. The effect of each type of priority follows: Absolute priority: Under an absolute priority, we consider only applications that meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(3)). Competitive preference priority: Under a competitive preference priority, we give competitive preference to an application by (1) awarding additional points, depending on the extent to which the application meets the priority (45 CFR part 75); or (2) selecting an application that meets the priority over an application of comparable merit that does not meet the priority (45 CFR part 75). Invitational priority: Under an invitational priority, we are particularly interested in applications that meet the priority. However, we do not give an application that meets the priority a preference over other applications (45 CFR part 75). This notice does not preclude us from proposing additional priorities, requirements, definitions, or selection criteria, subject to meeting applicable rulemaking requirements. Note: This notice does not solicit applications. In any year in which we choose to use this priority, we invite applications through a notice in the Federal Register. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of ACL published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 May 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dated: May 18, 2015. John Tschida, Director, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. [FR Doc. 2015–12308 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Projects Under the ‘‘Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program’’ Funded in 2012 Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In 2012, ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), issued a special funding opportunity known as the ‘‘Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program’’ (Part A). The Part A grants were awarded to eight states (CT, MA, MD, NH, OR, VT, WI and WA) to develop a NWD System in their state so the federal partners could leverage the experience and models emerging in these states to serve as the basis for the development of national standards. The one year extension will enable the 8 Part A state grantees to continue their work with ACL, CMS and VHA specifically to further refine the tools, metrics and key elements of a NWD System and pilot the Person Centered Counseling training program. SUMMARY: Estimated Project Period— September 30, 2015 through September 30, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Program Name: No Wrong Door System/Aging and Disability Resource Centers Award Amount: • $135,000 to Connecticut Department of Social Services • $135,000 to Maryland Department of Aging • $135,000 to Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs • $135,000 to New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services • $135,000 to State of Oregon • $135,000 to Vermont Agency of Human Services DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29325 • $135,000 to Washington State Department of Social & Health Services • $135,000 to Wisconsin Department of Health Services Project Period: 9/30/2015 to 9/30/ 2016 Award Type: Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this funding opportunity is contained in Title IV of the Older Americans Act (OAA) (42U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, P.L. 109–365. Title II Section 202b of the OAA (Pub. L. 109–365) specifically authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Aging to work with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: ‘‘implement in all states Aging and Disability Resource Centers.’’ Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 Discretionary Projects I. Program Description ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have supported state efforts to create ‘‘one-stop-shop’’ access programs for people seeking long term services and supports (LTSS) through a No Wrong Door (NWD) System. A NWD System makes it easy for people of all ages, disabilities and income levels to learn about and access the services and supports they need. A NWD System also provides states with a vehicle for better coordinating and integrating existing multiple access functions associated with their various state administered programs that pay for LTSS. Justification: In order to achieve original goals of the funding opportunity, ACL with its federal partners will utilize this additional time and funds to continue to work with the Part A grantees using a learning collaborative approach to pilot the Person Centered Counseling training program and further refine the key elements for the NWD System, along with a set of tools, metrics, and best practices, all states could use to develop a single ‘‘high performing’’ NWD system of Access to LTSS that would effectively serve all populations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments regarding this action, contact Lori Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for Consumer Access and SelfDetermination, Office of Integrated Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20001; telephone E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 29326 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 98 / Thursday, May 21, 2015 / Notices order to provide for a smooth and orderly process for our applicants. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: June 11, 2015. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 25, 2015. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 20, 2015. (202) 357–3443; fax (202) 357–3469; email Lori.Gerhard@acl.hhs.gov. Dated: May 18, 2015. Kathy Greenlee, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2015–12312 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Applications for New Awards; National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)—Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Overview Information: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)—Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC)— Outcomes Measurement for Home and Community Based Services. Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133B–6. Applications Available: May 21, 2015. Note: On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was effective immediately. One provision of WIOA transferred the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) from the Department of Education to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, NIDRR’s name was changed to the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). For FY 2015, all NIDILRR priority notices will be published as ACL notices, and ACL will make all NIDILRR awards. During this transition period, however, NIDILRR will continue to review grant applications using Department of Education tools. NIDILRR will post previously-approved application kits to grants.gov, and NIDILRR applications submitted to grants.gov will be forwarded to the Department of Education’s G–5 system for peer review. We are using Department of Education application kits and peer review systems during this transition year in tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 May 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology. The Program’s activities are designed to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through welldesigned research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topical areas as specified by NIDILRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, family members, policymakers and other research stakeholders. Additional information on the RRTC program can be found at: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/rrtc/ index.html#types. Priorities: There are two priorities for the grant competition announced in this notice. The General RRTC Requirements priority is from the notice of final priorities for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6132). Priority two is from the notice of final priority for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. Absolute Priorities: For FY 2015 and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, these PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 priorities are absolute priorities. Under 45 CFR part 75 we consider only applications that meet these program priorities. These priorities are: Priority 1—General RRTC Requirements. Note: The full text of this priority is included in the notice of final priorities for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6132) and in the application package for this competition. Priority 2—RRTC on Outcomes Measurement for Home and Community Based Services. Note: The full text of this priority is included in the notice of final priority published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register and in the application package for this competition. Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 764(b)(2). Applicable Regulations: (a) The Department of Health and Human Services General Administrative Regulations in 45 CFR part 75 (b) Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 45 CFR part 75 Subpart F; (c) 45 CFR part 75 Non-procurement Debarment and Suspension; (d) 45 CFR part 75 Requirement for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance); (e) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 350; The notice of final priorities for the RRTC Program published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6132); and (g) The notice of final priority for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. II. Award Information Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Estimated Available Funds: $875,000. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2015 and any subsequent year from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition. Maximum Award: $875,000. We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding the Maximum Amount. The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register. Estimated Number of Awards: 1. The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: 60 months. We will reject any application that proposes a project period exceeding 60 months. The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

Agencies

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29325-29326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12312]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-competing 
Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Projects Under the 
``Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program'' Funded in 2012

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In 2012, ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 
issued a special funding opportunity known as the ``Part A: The 
Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program'' (Part A). The Part A grants 
were awarded to eight states (CT, MA, MD, NH, OR, VT, WI and WA) to 
develop a NWD System in their state so the federal partners could 
leverage the experience and models emerging in these states to serve as 
the basis for the development of national standards. The one year 
extension will enable the 8 Part A state grantees to continue their 
work with ACL, CMS and VHA specifically to further refine the tools, 
metrics and key elements of a NWD System and pilot the Person Centered 
Counseling training program.

DATES: Estimated Project Period--September 30, 2015 through September 
30, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Program Name: No Wrong Door System/Aging and Disability Resource 
Centers
    Award Amount:

 $135,000 to Connecticut Department of Social Services
 $135,000 to Maryland Department of Aging
 $135,000 to Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
 $135,000 to New Hampshire Department of Health & Human 
Services
 $135,000 to State of Oregon
 $135,000 to Vermont Agency of Human Services
 $135,000 to Washington State Department of Social & Health 
Services
 $135,000 to Wisconsin Department of Health Services

    Project Period: 9/30/2015 to 9/30/2016
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

    Statutory Authority:  The statutory authority for grants under 
this funding opportunity is contained in Title IV of the Older 
Americans Act (OAA) (42U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the Older 
Americans Act Amendments of 2006, P.L. 109-365. Title II Section 
202b of the OAA (Pub. L. 109-365) specifically authorizes the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging to work with the Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: ``implement in all 
states Aging and Disability Resource Centers.''

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 
Discretionary Projects

I. Program Description

    ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have 
supported state efforts to create ``one-stop-shop'' access programs for 
people seeking long term services and supports (LTSS) through a No 
Wrong Door (NWD) System. A NWD System makes it easy for people of all 
ages, disabilities and income levels to learn about and access the 
services and supports they need. A NWD System also provides states with 
a vehicle for better coordinating and integrating existing multiple 
access functions associated with their various state administered 
programs that pay for LTSS.
    Justification: In order to achieve original goals of the funding 
opportunity, ACL with its federal partners will utilize this additional 
time and funds to continue to work with the Part A grantees using a 
learning collaborative approach to pilot the Person Centered Counseling 
training program and further refine the key elements for the NWD 
System, along with a set of tools, metrics, and best practices, all 
states could use to develop a single ``high performing'' NWD system of 
Access to LTSS that would effectively serve all populations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments 
regarding this action, contact Lori Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for 
Consumer Access and Self-Determination, Office of Integrated Programs, 
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20001; telephone

[[Page 29326]]

(202) 357-3443; fax (202) 357-3469; email Lori.Gerhard@acl.hhs.gov.

    Dated: May 18, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-12312 Filed 5-20-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.