[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51381-51382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21032]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement


Supplemental Awards to Seven Unaccompanied Alien Shelter Care 
Providers

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: The Office of Refugee Resettlement announces the award of 
single-source expansion supplement grants to seven Unaccompanied Alien 
Shelter Care Providers.

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    CFDA Number: 93.676.

    Statutory Authority: Awards announced in this notice are 
authorized by Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act, Public Law 6 
U.S.C. 279(b)(A)-(J) and Section 235(a)(5)(C); 235(d); of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, (8 
U.S.C. 1232).

    Project Period: October 1, 2010--September 30, 2011.

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    Summary: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office 
of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of single-source 
expansion supplement grants to seven unaccompanied alien shelter care 
providers for a total of $5,016,218. The additional funding provided by 
the awards will support services to refugees through September 30, 
2011.
    These grants will support the expansion of bed capacity to meet the 
number of unaccompanied alien children referrals from the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS). The funding program is mandated by Section 462 
of the Homeland Security Act to ensure appropriate placement of all 
referrals from the DHS. ORR's ability to meet this mandate is often a 
challenge since the program is completely tied to DHS apprehension 
strategies and the sporadic number of border crossers.
    The program has specific requirements for the provision of 
services. Existing grantees are the only entities with the 
infrastructure, licensing, experience and appropriate level of trained 
staff to meet the service requirements and the urgent need for 
expansion. The program's ability to avoid a backlog of children waiting 
in border patrol stations for placement can only be accommodated 
through the expansion of existing programs through this supplemental 
award process.
    The single-source expansion supplement recipients are:

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             Grantee                     Location         Award amount
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Heartland Alliance...............  Chicago, IL........          $232,380
Southwest Key....................  TX and CA..........         2,123,131
Morrison Child and Family          Portland, OR.......           487,986
 Services.
Catholic Charities Houston.......  Houston, TX........           473,405
Catholic Charities Miami-Boystown  Miami, FL..........           320,940
International Education Services-  Harlingen, TX......           206,616
 Harlingen.
His House........................  Miami, FL..........         1,171,760
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, Office 
of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone (202) 401-
4858.

    Dated: August 11, 2011.
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 2011-21032 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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