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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Numbers: 93.592, 93.136, 16.582]
Announcing the Award of a SingleSource Program Expansion
Supplement Grant to the National
Resources Center on Domestic
Violence, Inc. (NRCDV) in Harrisburg,
PA
Family and Youth Services
Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of the award of a singlesource program expansion supplement
grant of $686,000 under the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act
(FVPSA) Technical Assistance (TA)
Project to the National Resources Center
on Domestic Violence, Inc. (NRCDV) to
support training and technical
assistance activities. This is a
collaboration between the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Administration for
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),
Family and Youth Services Bureau
(FYSB), FVPSA; HHS/Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control (NCIPC), Division of
Violence Prevention (DVP); and the
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of
Victims of Crime (OVC).
AGENCY:
ACF/ACYF/FYSB/DFVPS, in
collaboration with CDC/NIPC/DVP
announce the award of $686,000 to
NRCDV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The grantee is a technical assistance
(TA) provider that assists FVPSA
service providers to build the capacity
of domestic violence programs,
continuums of care, homeless service
providers, and housing service
providers.
SUMMARY:
The period of support for the
single-source program expansion
supplement is September 30, 2015
through September 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shawndell Dawson, Senior Program
Specialist, Family Violence Prevention
and Services Program, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone:
202–205–1476; Email:
Shawndell.Dawson@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supplemental award funds will support
the grantee in providing training and
technical assistance (T/TA) to domestic
violence service providers, continuums
of care, homeless service providers, and
housing service providers. In addition to
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the $250,000 from ACF/ACYF/FYSB/
DFVPS, the supplemental award
consists of $186,000 contributed by
CDC/NIPC/DVP and $250,000
contributed by DOJ/OVC.
In accordance with an inter-agency
agreement, the CDC/NIPC/DVP has
provided national-level support and
coordination for Intimate Partner
Violence (IPV) prevention TA. In
accordance with this inter-agency
agreement, ACF/DFVPS has
supplemented the T/TA cooperative
agreement that funds the NRCDV
through September 30, 2016. ACF and
CDC staffs will meet regularly and
facilitate ongoing communication to
coordinate the delivery of national
training and technical assistance.
This award will expand the scope of
the NRCDV’s TA assistance activities to
include activities concerned with the
prevention of IPV by: (1) Coordinating
engagement with national-level
partners, including foundations, for the
purpose of enhancing communication
related to IPV prevention; (2) engaging
in planning to facilitate dialogue that
will include the sharing of tools and
lessons learned among state domestic
violence coalitions engaged in IPV
primary prevention efforts; (3)
continuing to identify and disseminate
information on lessons learned and key
findings from state domestic violence
coalitions that have implemented IPV
primary prevention activities through
www.PreventIPV.org, and other means;
(4) maintaining a virtual workspace to
assist in the sharing of resources among
state and territorial domestic violence
coalitions that are engaged in IPV
primary prevention activities; and (5)
facilitating regular, ongoing
communication between the IPV
Prevention Council, ACF/DFVPS and
CDC/DVP.
In addition to the prevention
activities, the grantee will coordinate
national domestic violence, housing,
and homelessness technical assistance
by: (1) Providing comprehensive
trauma-informed and culturally relevant
TA for continuums of care, homeless
service providers, housing service
providers, domestic violence programs,
and culturally specific community
based organizations; (2) creating a
virtual learning network for domestic
violence programs and housing service
providers; (3) documenting the housing
needs, challenges, and best practice
models of culturally specific and
historically marginalized communities,
including African American, Latina,
Asian/Pacific Islander, and LGBTQ
communities; (4) coordinating national
webinars to raise awareness about best
practices, research, and new resources;
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(5) developing factsheets, white papers,
and/or a conceptual framework for
meeting the housing needs of domestic
violence survivors and their children.
In accordance with an inter-agency
agreement, the DOJ/OVC has provided
obligation authority for $250,000 to
ACF/DFVPS to provide national-level
support and coordination for domestic
violence and housing TA. In accordance
with this inter-agency agreement, ACF/
DFVPS has supplemented the T/TA
cooperative agreement that funds the
NRCDV through September 30, 2016.
DOJ/OVC and ACF/DFVPS staffs will
meet regularly and facilitate ongoing
communication to coordinate the
delivery of national T/TA.
The solicited application underwent
objective review by a federal panel that
use criteria related to the project’s
approach, the organization’s capacity,
and the development of costs in the
proposed budget.
Statutory Authority: Section 310 of the
Family Violence Prevention and Services
Act, as amended by Section 201 of the
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, Public
Law 111–320. The statutory authority for the
additional funds from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention is 42 U.S.C.
247b(k)(2) and 42 U.S.C. 280b–1 of the Public
Health Service Act. The statutory authority
for the additional funds from the Department
of Justice (DOJ), Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC), is 42 U.S.C. 10603(c)(1)(A), 42 U.S.C.
10603(c)(4), and 28 U.S.C. 530C. 42 U.S.C.
10603(c)(1)(A) authorizes the OVC Director to
make grants for demonstration projects,
program evaluation, compliance efforts, T/
TA services.
Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of
Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA NUMBER: 93.550]
Announcement of the Award of a
Single-Source Expansion Supplement
Grant to National Safe Place Network
in Louisville, KY
Family and Youth Services
Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of the award of a singlesource expansion supplement grant to
support the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Training and Technical
Assistance Center (RHYTTAC) operated
by the National Safe Place Network to
AGENCY:
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expand the original scope of approved
activities.
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF), Family and Youth
Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of
Adolescent Development and Support
(DADS), announces the award of a
single-source expansion supplement
grant of $852,000 to the National Safe
Place Network located in Louisville, KY,
to support costs associated with the
expansion of the scope of approved
activities under its award for the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training
and Technical Assistance Center
(RHYTTAC).
SUMMARY:
The period of support under this
supplement is September 30, 2015,
through September 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Holloway, Program
Manager, Runaway and Homeless Youth
Program, Division of Adolescent
Development and Support, Family and
Youth Services Bureau, 330 C Street
SW., Washington, DC 20201. Telephone:
202–205–9560; Email:
Christopher.Holloway@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
expansion supplement award will allow
the National Safe Place Network to:
• Provide Runaway and Homeless
Youth (RHY) grantees with resources
necessary to better understand and
respond to human trafficking through
the creation of a Community Awareness
Toolkit and Youth Prevention Action
Kit, which will enhance their
sustainability to provide human
trafficking related services;
• Provide a clear and responsive
framework by which all grantees of
Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking
(DVHT) funding can access relevant
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training and responsive technical
assistance;
• Partner with a national leader in
services to human trafficking victims/
survivors to provide all RHY grantees
with enhanced access to human
trafficking information on assessments,
referrals, applicable state laws and
trafficking, including sex and labor
categories;
• Provide stipends to grantees to
assist them in meeting federal
requirements to submit data under
RHY–Homeless Management
Information System (RHY–HMIS).
Using evidence-based practices
derived from the best available research,
professional expertise, and input from
youth and families, RHYTTAC serves as
a national resource for training and
technical assistance directed to assisting
RHY organizations in their engagement
in continuous quality improvement of
their services in building organizational
capacity to effectively serve runaway
and homeless youth. RHYTTAC’s focus
is to help the nation’s network of RHY
service providers boost ‘‘protective
factors’’ for their clients.
Statutory Authority: Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act, 42 U.S.C. 5701 through
5752, as most recently amended by the
Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–378 on October 8, 2008.
Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of
Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Phase II Evaluation Activities
for Implementing a Next Generation
Evaluation Agenda for the Chafee Foster
Care Independence Program.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Planning Research and Evaluation
(OPRE) is proposing an information
collection activity as part of the Phase
II Evaluation Activities for
Implementing a Next Generation
Evaluation Agenda for the Chafee Foster
Care Independence Program. The
proposed information collection
consists of site visits by staff from the
Urban Institute and Chapin Hall at the
University of Chicago to conduct
formative evaluations of programs
serving transition-age foster youth. The
evaluations will include preliminary
visits to discuss the evaluation process
with program administrators. Then, the
research team will conduct site visits to
each program to speak with program
leaders, partners and key stakeholders,
front-line staff, and participants. These
formative evaluations will determine
programs’ readiness for more rigorous
evaluation in the future. The activities
and products from this project will help
ACF to fulfill their ongoing legislative
mandate for program evaluation
specified in the Foster Care
Independence Act of 1999.
Respondents: Program leaders,
partners and stakeholders, and frontline staff as well as young adults being
served by the programs.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
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Discussion Guide for program leaders ................................
Discussion Guide for program partners and stakeholders ..
Discussion Guide for program front-line staff ......................
Focus Group Guide for program participants ......................
Compilation and Submission of Administrative Data Files ..
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 728.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
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number of
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information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 330 C St SW.,
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responses per
respondent
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burden hours
per response
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2
12
Annual
burden hours
96
80
64
200
288
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA NUMBER: 93.550]
Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement
Grant to National Safe Place Network in Louisville, KY
AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source expansion supplement
grant to support the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical
Assistance Center (RHYTTAC) operated by the National Safe Place Network
to
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth
Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Adolescent Development and Support
(DADS), announces the award of a single-source expansion supplement
grant of $852,000 to the National Safe Place Network located in
Louisville, KY, to support costs associated with the expansion of the
scope of approved activities under its award for the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center (RHYTTAC).
DATES: The period of support under this supplement is September 30,
2015, through September 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Holloway, Program Manager,
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, Division of Adolescent Development
and Support, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-205-9560; Email:
Christopher.Holloway@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The expansion supplement award will allow
the National Safe Place Network to:
Provide Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) grantees with
resources necessary to better understand and respond to human
trafficking through the creation of a Community Awareness Toolkit and
Youth Prevention Action Kit, which will enhance their sustainability to
provide human trafficking related services;
Provide a clear and responsive framework by which all
grantees of Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) funding can
access relevant training and responsive technical assistance;
Partner with a national leader in services to human
trafficking victims/survivors to provide all RHY grantees with enhanced
access to human trafficking information on assessments, referrals,
applicable state laws and trafficking, including sex and labor
categories;
Provide stipends to grantees to assist them in meeting
federal requirements to submit data under RHY-Homeless Management
Information System (RHY-HMIS).
Using evidence-based practices derived from the best available
research, professional expertise, and input from youth and families,
RHYTTAC serves as a national resource for training and technical
assistance directed to assisting RHY organizations in their engagement
in continuous quality improvement of their services in building
organizational capacity to effectively serve runaway and homeless
youth. RHYTTAC's focus is to help the nation's network of RHY service
providers boost ``protective factors'' for their clients.
Statutory Authority: Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 42 U.S.C.
5701 through 5752, as most recently amended by the Reconnecting
Homeless Youth Act of 2008, Public Law 110-378 on October 8, 2008.
Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-08654 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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