Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA, 22273 [2016-08649]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.564]
Announcement of the Award of a
Single-Source Expansion Supplement
Grant to the Washington State
Department of Social and Health
Services in Lacey, WA
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of the award of a singlesource expansion supplement grant to
the Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services in Lacey,
WA, to support the development of
additional dissemination tools such as
reports and web-based trainings on the
lessons learned and early findings from
the Evaluation of Behavioral
Interventions for Child Support Services
of the Behavioral Interventions for Child
Support Services (BICS) Demonstration.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE),
Division of Program Innovation,
announces the award of a single-source
program expansion supplement grant in
the amount of $34,568 to the
Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services in Lacey, WA, to
support the development of additional
dissemination tools such as reports and
web-based trainings on the lessons
learned and early findings from the
Evaluation of the Behavioral
Interventions for Child Support Services
of the Behavioral Interventions for Child
Support Services (BICS) Demonstration.
In FY 2014, OCSE competitively
awarded a cooperative agreement to the
Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services to conduct a 5-year
evaluation of OCSE’s national
demonstration called Behavioral
Interventions for Child Support Services
(BICS) under Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) number HHS–
2014–ACF–OCSE–FD–0822. Under this
FOA, a total of $1.7 million of 1115
funds are made available over the five
year project period to conduct this
evaluation. The Washington State
Department of Social and Health
Services was the only grantee that
received funding under this FOA.
DATES: The period of support for this
supplement is September 30, 2015
through September 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Antelo, Senior Program
Specialist, Office of Child Support
SUMMARY:
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Enforcement, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone:
202–401–5099; Email: Lauren.Antelo@
acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FY
2014, OCSE competitively awarded a
cooperative agreement to the
Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services to conduct a 5-year
evaluation of OCSE’s national
demonstration called Behavioral
Interventions for Child Support Services
(BICS).
This supplement will allow the
Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services to develop
additional dissemination tools such as
reports and web-based trainings on the
lessons learned and early findings from
the evaluation of Behavioral
Interventions for Child Support Services
Demonstration.
The cost of the BICS evaluation is
larger than originally budgeted because
the process mapping and project design
phase has been significantly slower than
anticipated for the grantees. This has led
to the need for increased technical
assistance to the BICS grantees by the
evaluation grantee. Additionally, as a
result of the mapping and design phase,
OCSE anticipates an increased number
of interesting findings that will be of
benefit to the greater child support field.
The supplement funds will allow
Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services to provide
increased technical assistance to the
BICS demonstration sites, and support
the development additional
dissemination tools such as reports and
web-based trainings on the lessons
learned and early findings from the
Evaluation of BICS.
Specifically, the Washington State
Department of Social and Health
Services will explore the development
of innovative, user-friendly tools such
as podcasts and infographics that will
provide research findings and learning
to the child support community in a
way that is easily accessible to
interested program administrators and
policy officials. These tools will also
continue to build the evidence-base in
what works in the delivery of child
support services.
Statutory Authority: Section 1115 of
the Social Security Act authorizes funds
for experimental, pilot, or
demonstration projects that are likely to
assist in promoting the objectives of Part
D of Title IV.
Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.564]
Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement
Grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
in Lacey, WA
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source expansion supplement
grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
in Lacey, WA, to support the development of additional dissemination
tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned
and early findings from the Evaluation of Behavioral Interventions for
Child Support Services of the Behavioral Interventions for Child
Support Services (BICS) Demonstration.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Division of Program Innovation,
announces the award of a single-source program expansion supplement
grant in the amount of $34,568 to the Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA, to support the development of
additional dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings
on the lessons learned and early findings from the Evaluation of the
Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services of the Behavioral
Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS) Demonstration.
In FY 2014, OCSE competitively awarded a cooperative agreement to
the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to
conduct a 5-year evaluation of OCSE's national demonstration called
Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS) under
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number HHS-2014-ACF-OCSE-FD-
0822. Under this FOA, a total of $1.7 million of 1115 funds are made
available over the five year project period to conduct this evaluation.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services was the
only grantee that received funding under this FOA.
DATES: The period of support for this supplement is September 30, 2015
through September 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Antelo, Senior Program
Specialist, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-401-5099; Email:
Lauren.Antelo@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FY 2014, OCSE competitively awarded a
cooperative agreement to the Washington State Department of Social and
Health Services to conduct a 5-year evaluation of OCSE's national
demonstration called Behavioral Interventions for Child Support
Services (BICS).
This supplement will allow the Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services to develop additional dissemination tools
such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned and
early findings from the evaluation of Behavioral Interventions for
Child Support Services Demonstration.
The cost of the BICS evaluation is larger than originally budgeted
because the process mapping and project design phase has been
significantly slower than anticipated for the grantees. This has led to
the need for increased technical assistance to the BICS grantees by the
evaluation grantee. Additionally, as a result of the mapping and design
phase, OCSE anticipates an increased number of interesting findings
that will be of benefit to the greater child support field.
The supplement funds will allow Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services to provide increased technical assistance to
the BICS demonstration sites, and support the development additional
dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the
lessons learned and early findings from the Evaluation of BICS.
Specifically, the Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services will explore the development of innovative, user-friendly
tools such as podcasts and infographics that will provide research
findings and learning to the child support community in a way that is
easily accessible to interested program administrators and policy
officials. These tools will also continue to build the evidence-base in
what works in the delivery of child support services.
Statutory Authority: Section 1115 of the Social Security Act
authorizes funds for experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects
that are likely to assist in promoting the objectives of Part D of
Title IV.
Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-08649 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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