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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Replacement
Funding for Title X Family Planning
Service Grant to the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health
Office of Population Affairs,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Population
Affairs (OPA) announces that $714,000
in fiscal year 2014 funds are being
awarded for a replacement family
planning service grant to the
Massachusetts Department of Public
Health for Berkshire, Franklin,
Hampshire, and Hampden counties.
This grant will establish and operate
voluntary family planning service
projects, which shall provide family
planning services to all persons desiring
such services, with priority for services
to persons from low-income families.
DATES: The replacement grant will be for
the current period: July 1, 2014–March
31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be directed
to: Office of Population Affairs, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Department of Health and Human
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
700, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
programmatic questions, please contact
Susan Moskosky, MS, WHNP–BC,
Acting Director, Office of Population
Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Suite 700, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone:
(240) 453–2888.
For administrative requirements,
please contact Alice Bettencourt,
Director, Office of Grants Management,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
550, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (240)
453–8822.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title X of the Public Health Service
Act authorizes the Secretary of Health
and Human Services (HHS) to award
grants for projects to provide family
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planning services to any person desiring
such services, with priority given to
individuals from low-income families.
Section 1001 of the Act, as amended,
authorizes grants ‘‘to assist in the
establishment and operation of
voluntary family planning projects
which shall offer a broad range of
acceptable and effective family planning
methods and services (including natural
family planning methods, infertility
services, and services for adolescents).’’
Title X regulations further specify
‘‘these projects shall consist of the
educational, comprehensive medical,
and social services necessary to aid
individuals to determine freely the
number and spacing of their children’’
(42 CFR 59.1). Family planning services
include clinical family planning and
related preventive health services;
information, education, and counseling
related to family planning; and, referral
services as indicated. In addition,
section 1001 of the statute requires that,
to the extent practicable, Title X service
providers shall encourage family
participation in family planning
services projects. Section 1008 of the
Act, as amended, stipulates that ‘‘None
of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used in programs where
abortion is a method of family
planning.’’
II. Title X Statute and Regulations
Requirements regarding the provision
of family planning services under Title
X can be found in the statute (Title X
of the Public Health Service Act, 42
U.S.C. 300 et seq.) and in the
implementing regulations which govern
project grants for family planning
services (42 CFR part 59, subpart A). In
addition, sterilization of clients as part
of the Title X program must be
consistent with 42 CFR part 50, subpart
B (‘‘Sterilization of Persons in Federally
Assisted Family Planning Projects’’).
Title X of the Public Health Service Act
authorizes the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to award grants
for projects to provide family planning
services to any person desiring such
services, with priority given to
individuals from low-income families.
Authority: Section 1001 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act. The
administrative and funding instrument
to be used for this program will be a
grant. The replacement grant will be
funded with a nine-month project
period. Only one award in the amount
of $714,000 will be made with the
anticipated start date of July 1, 2014.
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III. Justification for the Exception to
Competition
The replacement grant award is for
the maintenance and continuity of Title
X services for residents of Hampden,
Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampshire
counties in Western Massachusetts. Due
to the termination and subsequent
relinquishment of the grant to Tapestry
Health, resulting in the absence of Title
X services in a particularly vulnerable
part of the state, there was a critical
need to ensure these services would
continue to be offered. The State of
Massachusetts Department of Public
Health’s (MDPH) experience in
administering a federal grant, familiarity
with the requirements of the Title X
program and the ability to provide
services quickly and with minimal
interruption identified it as the optimal
candidate to provide these services
under the current constraints.
Dated: July 2, 2014.
Susan B. Moskosky,
Acting Director, Office of Population Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Replacement Funding for Title X Family Planning
Service Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
AGENCY: Office of Population Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) announces that $714,000
in fiscal year 2014 funds are being awarded for a replacement family
planning service grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties. This grant
will establish and operate voluntary family planning service projects,
which shall provide family planning services to all persons desiring
such services, with priority for services to persons from low-income
families.
DATES: The replacement grant will be for the current period: July 1,
2014-March 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be directed to: Office of Population Affairs,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 700, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For programmatic questions, please
contact Susan Moskosky, MS, WHNP-BC, Acting Director, Office of
Population Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Suite 700, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (240) 453-2888.
For administrative requirements, please contact Alice Bettencourt,
Director, Office of Grants Management, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD
20852. Phone: (240) 453-8822.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title X of the Public Health Service Act authorizes the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for projects to
provide family planning services to any person desiring such services,
with priority given to individuals from low-income families. Section
1001 of the Act, as amended, authorizes grants ``to assist in the
establishment and operation of voluntary family planning projects which
shall offer a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning
methods and services (including natural family planning methods,
infertility services, and services for adolescents).'' Title X
regulations further specify ``these projects shall consist of the
educational, comprehensive medical, and social services necessary to
aid individuals to determine freely the number and spacing of their
children'' (42 CFR 59.1). Family planning services include clinical
family planning and related preventive health services; information,
education, and counseling related to family planning; and, referral
services as indicated. In addition, section 1001 of the statute
requires that, to the extent practicable, Title X service providers
shall encourage family participation in family planning services
projects. Section 1008 of the Act, as amended, stipulates that ``None
of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used in programs
where abortion is a method of family planning.''
II. Title X Statute and Regulations
Requirements regarding the provision of family planning services
under Title X can be found in the statute (Title X of the Public Health
Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) and in the implementing regulations
which govern project grants for family planning services (42 CFR part
59, subpart A). In addition, sterilization of clients as part of the
Title X program must be consistent with 42 CFR part 50, subpart B
(``Sterilization of Persons in Federally Assisted Family Planning
Projects''). Title X of the Public Health Service Act authorizes the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for
projects to provide family planning services to any person desiring
such services, with priority given to individuals from low-income
families. Authority: Section 1001 of the Public Health Service (PHS)
Act. The administrative and funding instrument to be used for this
program will be a grant. The replacement grant will be funded with a
nine-month project period. Only one award in the amount of $714,000
will be made with the anticipated start date of July 1, 2014.
III. Justification for the Exception to Competition
The replacement grant award is for the maintenance and continuity
of Title X services for residents of Hampden, Berkshire, Franklin, and
Hampshire counties in Western Massachusetts. Due to the termination and
subsequent relinquishment of the grant to Tapestry Health, resulting in
the absence of Title X services in a particularly vulnerable part of
the state, there was a critical need to ensure these services would
continue to be offered. The State of Massachusetts Department of Public
Health's (MDPH) experience in administering a federal grant,
familiarity with the requirements of the Title X program and the
ability to provide services quickly and with minimal interruption
identified it as the optimal candidate to provide these services under
the current constraints.
Dated: July 2, 2014.
Susan B. Moskosky,
Acting Director, Office of Population Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-16109 Filed 7-9-14; 8:45 am]
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