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Advisory Council may also be called
upon to inform the work of, and
collaborate with, the newly established
Grandfamilies and Kinship Support
Network: A National Technical
Assistance Center.
The Advisory Council, or its
individual members, may be engaged to
author/co-author articles and other
materials; engage with print and
electronic media; and deliver
presentations, workshops, webinars and
other forms of educational opportunities
designed to highlight the
Administration’s commitment to
supporting kin and grandparent
caregivers.
As needed, and where appropriate,
this Advisory Council will coordinate
its efforts with those of the Family
Caregiving Advisory Council. Such
coordination might include joint
meetings, presentations, and other
activities undertaken in fulfillment of
the requirements of the RAISE Act.
The Advisory Council will meet
virtually (via Zoom or similar platform),
up to three times each year, beginning
in September/October 2022. Council
meetings will generally be held from
12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All
meetings of the Council will be open to
the public and recorded for posting on
the ACL website. Advisory Council
members will be expected to participate
in at least one subcommittee, which will
meet, as needed, between Advisory
Council meetings to develop and review
materials and conduct other activities
related to the Advisory Council’s
mission and purpose.
The completion of all described
activities is dependent upon the
continued availability of federal funding
for the purposes of carrying out the
legislation.
Nomination Process: Any person or
organization may nominate one or more
qualified individuals for membership.
Current Advisory Council members
whose terms are expiring may also
submit a nomination for consideration.
Nomination packages must include:
(1) A nomination letter not to exceed
one (1) page that provides ALL the
following information:
a. The reason(s) for nominating the
individual;
b. The constituency being
represented:
i. A grandparent raising a grandchild;
or
ii. An older relative caregiver of
children;
iii. A grandparent or older relative
caregiver whose family has been
impacted by opioid misuse; or
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iv. A grandparent or older relative
caregiver who is a member of Native
American tribe; or
v. Another expert and/or advocate
engaged in programs, services, and
supports to kinship families and
grandfamilies.
c. The nominee’s particular, relevant
experience and/or professional
expertise;
d. Contact information for the
nominee (name, title (if applicable),
address, phone, and email address); and
e. The nominee’s resume (not to
exceed two (2) pages) if the nomination
is based on their professional capacity
or qualifications. A resume is optional
otherwise.
Nominees will be selected for
appointment based on their
demonstrated knowledge, qualifications,
and professional or personal experience
related to the purpose and scope of the
Advisory Council.
(2) Members will be appointed for a
period not to exceed three years.
Members appointed to fill subsequent
vacancies will serve for the remainder of
the current term of the Advisory
Council.
Dated: March 4, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator,
Administration for Community Living.
[FR Doc. 2022–05153 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Solicitation for Nominations To Serve
on the Family Caregiving Advisory
Council
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Principal Deputy
Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living (ACL) seeks
nominations for individuals to serve on
the Family Caregiving Advisory
Council.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m., Eastern on
April 11, 2022 to be considered for
appointment.
ADDRESSES: Method of Submission:
Nominations, including all requested
information (see Nomination Process
below) and attachments, must be
submitted electronically to:
RAISE.mail@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Family Caregiving Advisory Council
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(the Advisory Council) is authorized
under Section 4 of the Recognize,
Assist, Include, Support, and Engage
Family Caregivers Act of 2017 (Pub. L.
115–119), commonly referred to as the
‘‘RAISE Family Caregivers Act.’’ The
Advisory Council studies and prepares
findings, conclusions, and makes
recommendations to the Administrator
of ACL/Assistant Secretary for Aging on
matters pertaining to: (a) Evidencebased or promising practices and
innovative models for the provision of
care by family caregivers or support for
family caregivers; and (b) Improving
coordination across federal government
programs. The Advisory Council advises
and provides recommendations to the
Administrator on recognizing and
supporting family caregivers. The
Advisory Council consists of at least
three ex officio federal members: The
Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (or the
Administrator’s designee); the
Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living (or the
Administrator’s designee who has
experience with both aging and
disability); and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs (or the Secretary’s designee).
Heads of other federal departments or
agencies (or their designees) also may be
appointed as ex officio members. In
addition, the ACL Administrator will
appoint a maximum of fifteen nonfederal voting members, with at least
one from each of the following
constituencies: Family caregivers; older
adults who need long-term services and
supports; individuals with disabilities;
health care and social service providers;
providers of long-term services and
supports; employers; paraprofessional
workers; state and local officials;
accreditation bodies; veterans; and as
appropriate, other experts and advocates
engaged in family caregiving.
Additionally, in keeping with the
Biden administration’s commitment to
equity and inclusion, voting members
selected to serve on the Advisory
Council will reflect the diversity of
family caregivers and those persons
receiving services and supports.
Nominations are sought from
individuals representing the aging and
disability communities, tribes, racial
and ethnically diverse communities,
LGBTQ, and other underrepresented or
underserved populations.
Advisory Council Responsibilities:
The Advisory Council’s efforts will
build on the accomplishments of the
previous council, whose term expires in
August 2022. In this regard, the
Advisory Council will support the
information gathering for, and
preparation of, biennial updates to the
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initial Report to Congress, including
new developments, challenges,
opportunities, and solutions to better
recognize and support family caregivers
along with recommendations for
priority actions to update, improve, and
keep current the National Family
Caregiving Strategy, as appropriate.
The Advisory Council will submit an
annual report on the development,
maintenance, and updating of the
National Family Caregiving Strategy.
The report will include a description of
the implementation of the actions
recommended in the initial report, as
appropriate. This report will be
provided to the Secretary, Congress, and
the state agencies responsible for
carrying out family caregiver programs.
The Advisory Council, or its
individual members, may also be
engaged to author/co-author articles and
other materials; engage with print and
electronic media; and deliver
presentations, workshops, webinars and
other forms of educational opportunities
designed to highlight the
Administration’s commitment to
supporting families and family
caregivers.
As needed, and where appropriate,
this Advisory Council will coordinate
its efforts with those of the Advisory
Council to Support Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren. Such
coordination might include joint
meetings, presentations and other
activities undertaken in fulfillment of
the requirements of the RAISE Act.
The Advisory Council will meet
virtually (via Zoom or similar platform),
at least three times each year, beginning
in September/October 2022. Council
meetings will generally be held from
12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All
meetings of the Council will be open to
the public and recorded for posting on
the ACL website. Advisory Council
members will be expected to participate
in at least one subcommittee, which will
meet, as needed, between Advisory
Council meetings to develop and review
materials and conduct other activities
related to the Advisory Council’s
mission and purpose.
The completion of all described
activities is dependent upon the
continued availability of federal funding
for the purposes of carrying out the
legislation.
Nomination Process: Any person or
organization may nominate one or more
qualified individuals for membership.
Current Advisory Council members
whose terms are expiring may also
submit a nomination for consideration.
Nomination packages must include:
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(1) A nomination letter not to exceed
one (1) page that provides ALL of the
following information:
a. The reason(s) for nominating the
individual;
b. The constituency being represented
(from the list above; may be more than
one);
c. The nominee’s particular, relevant
experience and/or professional expertise
or lived experience;
d. Contact information for the
nominee [name, title (if applicable),
address, phone, and email address]; and
e. The nominee’s resume (not to
exceed two (2) pages) if the nomination
is based on their professional capacity
or qualifications. A resume is optional
otherwise.
Nominees will be selected for
appointment based on their
demonstrated knowledge, qualifications,
and professional or personal experience
related to the purpose and scope of the
Advisory Council.
(2) Members will be appointed for a
period not to exceed three years.
Members appointed to fill subsequent
vacancies will serve for the remainder of
the current term of the Advisory
Council.
Dated: March 4, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator,
Administration for Community Living.
[FR Doc. 2022–05152 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
‘‘Low Income Levels’’ Used for Various
Health Professions and Nursing
Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII,
and VIII of the Public Health Service
Act
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HRSA is updating income
levels used to identify a ‘‘low-income
family’’ for the purpose of determining
eligibility for programs that provide
health professions and nursing training
to individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds. These various programs
are authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII
of the Public Health Service Act. HHS
periodically publishes in the Federal
Register low-income levels to be used
by institutions receiving grants or
cooperative agreement awards to
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determine eligibility for programs
providing training for (1) disadvantaged
individuals, (2) individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3)
individuals from low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many
health professions and nursing grant
and cooperative agreement awardees
use the low-income levels to determine
whether potential program participants
are from economically disadvantaged
backgrounds and would be eligible to
participate in the program, as well as to
determine the amount of funding
individuals receive. Awards are
generally made to accredited schools of
medicine, osteopathic medicine, public
health, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, pharmacy, allied health,
podiatric medicine, nursing, and
chiropractic; public or private nonprofit
schools which offer graduate programs
in behavioral health and mental health
practice; and other public or private
nonprofit health or educational entities
to assist individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds and disadvantaged
students to enter and graduate from
health professions and nursing schools.
Some programs provide for the
repayment of health professions or
nursing education loans for students
from disadvantaged backgrounds and
disadvantaged students.
A ‘‘low-income family/household’’ for
programs included in Titles III, VII, and
VIII of the Public Health Service Act is
defined as having an annual income that
does not exceed 200 percent of HHS’s
poverty guidelines. A family is a group
of two or more individuals related by
birth, marriage, or adoption who live
together.
Most HRSA programs use the income
of a student’s parent(s) to compute low
income status. However, a ‘‘household’’
may potentially be only one person.
Other HRSA programs, depending upon
the legislative intent of the program, the
programmatic purpose related to income
level, as well as the age and
circumstances of the participant, will
apply these low income standards to the
individual student to determine
eligibility, as long as the individual is
not listed as a dependent on the tax
form of their parent(s). Each program
includes the rationale and methodology
for determining low income levels in
program funding opportunities or
applications.
Low-income levels are adjusted
annually based on HHS’s poverty
guidelines. HHS’s poverty guidelines
are based on poverty thresholds
published by the U.S. Census Bureau,
adjusted annually for changes in the
Consumer Price Index. The income
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Solicitation for Nominations To Serve on the Family Caregiving
Advisory Council
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Principal Deputy Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living (ACL) seeks nominations for individuals to serve on
the Family Caregiving Advisory Council.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern on April 11, 2022 to be considered for appointment.
ADDRESSES: Method of Submission: Nominations, including all requested
information (see Nomination Process below) and attachments, must be
submitted electronically to: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Family Caregiving Advisory Council (the
Advisory Council) is authorized under Section 4 of the Recognize,
Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017
(Pub. L. 115-119), commonly referred to as the ``RAISE Family
Caregivers Act.'' The Advisory Council studies and prepares findings,
conclusions, and makes recommendations to the Administrator of ACL/
Assistant Secretary for Aging on matters pertaining to: (a) Evidence-
based or promising practices and innovative models for the provision of
care by family caregivers or support for family caregivers; and (b)
Improving coordination across federal government programs. The Advisory
Council advises and provides recommendations to the Administrator on
recognizing and supporting family caregivers. The Advisory Council
consists of at least three ex officio federal members: The
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (or the
Administrator's designee); the Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living (or the Administrator's designee who has experience
with both aging and disability); and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(or the Secretary's designee). Heads of other federal departments or
agencies (or their designees) also may be appointed as ex officio
members. In addition, the ACL Administrator will appoint a maximum of
fifteen non-federal voting members, with at least one from each of the
following constituencies: Family caregivers; older adults who need
long-term services and supports; individuals with disabilities; health
care and social service providers; providers of long-term services and
supports; employers; paraprofessional workers; state and local
officials; accreditation bodies; veterans; and as appropriate, other
experts and advocates engaged in family caregiving.
Additionally, in keeping with the Biden administration's commitment
to equity and inclusion, voting members selected to serve on the
Advisory Council will reflect the diversity of family caregivers and
those persons receiving services and supports. Nominations are sought
from individuals representing the aging and disability communities,
tribes, racial and ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ, and other
underrepresented or underserved populations.
Advisory Council Responsibilities: The Advisory Council's efforts
will build on the accomplishments of the previous council, whose term
expires in August 2022. In this regard, the Advisory Council will
support the information gathering for, and preparation of, biennial
updates to the
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initial Report to Congress, including new developments, challenges,
opportunities, and solutions to better recognize and support family
caregivers along with recommendations for priority actions to update,
improve, and keep current the National Family Caregiving Strategy, as
appropriate.
The Advisory Council will submit an annual report on the
development, maintenance, and updating of the National Family
Caregiving Strategy. The report will include a description of the
implementation of the actions recommended in the initial report, as
appropriate. This report will be provided to the Secretary, Congress,
and the state agencies responsible for carrying out family caregiver
programs.
The Advisory Council, or its individual members, may also be
engaged to author/co-author articles and other materials; engage with
print and electronic media; and deliver presentations, workshops,
webinars and other forms of educational opportunities designed to
highlight the Administration's commitment to supporting families and
family caregivers.
As needed, and where appropriate, this Advisory Council will
coordinate its efforts with those of the Advisory Council to Support
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Such coordination might include
joint meetings, presentations and other activities undertaken in
fulfillment of the requirements of the RAISE Act.
The Advisory Council will meet virtually (via Zoom or similar
platform), at least three times each year, beginning in September/
October 2022. Council meetings will generally be held from 12:30 to
4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All meetings of the Council will be open to
the public and recorded for posting on the ACL website. Advisory
Council members will be expected to participate in at least one
subcommittee, which will meet, as needed, between Advisory Council
meetings to develop and review materials and conduct other activities
related to the Advisory Council's mission and purpose.
The completion of all described activities is dependent upon the
continued availability of federal funding for the purposes of carrying
out the legislation.
Nomination Process: Any person or organization may nominate one or
more qualified individuals for membership. Current Advisory Council
members whose terms are expiring may also submit a nomination for
consideration. Nomination packages must include:
(1) A nomination letter not to exceed one (1) page that provides
ALL of the following information:
a. The reason(s) for nominating the individual;
b. The constituency being represented (from the list above; may be
more than one);
c. The nominee's particular, relevant experience and/or
professional expertise or lived experience;
d. Contact information for the nominee [name, title (if
applicable), address, phone, and email address]; and
e. The nominee's resume (not to exceed two (2) pages) if the
nomination is based on their professional capacity or qualifications. A
resume is optional otherwise.
Nominees will be selected for appointment based on their
demonstrated knowledge, qualifications, and professional or personal
experience related to the purpose and scope of the Advisory Council.
(2) Members will be appointed for a period not to exceed three
years. Members appointed to fill subsequent vacancies will serve for
the remainder of the current term of the Advisory Council.
Dated: March 4, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living.
[FR Doc. 2022-05152 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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