[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to the University of Massachusetts, Institute for 
Community Inclusion in Boston, MA, To Support the Think College Project

AGENCY: Administration on Developmental Disabilities, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice announcing the award of a single-source program 
expansion supplement grant to the University of Massachusetts, 
Institute for Community Inclusion, Boston, MA, to support the National 
Training Initiative on Post Secondary Education's Think College 
project.

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    CFDA Number: 93.632.


    Statutory Authority: This award will be made pursuant to Section 
151 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15061-15066).

SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) has 
awarded a single-source program expansion supplement grant of $159,679 
for post-secondary education opportunities.
    The Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of 
Massachusetts in collaboration with seven ACF-ADD supported University 
Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 
Research, and Service (UCEDDs) in Delaware, Minnesota, Hawaii, South 
Carolina, Tennessee [Vanderbilt], Ohio, and California along with the 
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) has 
established a consortium that will conduct research, provide training 
and technical assistance, and disseminate information on promising 
practices that support individuals with developmental disabilities to 
increase their independence, productivity, and inclusion through access 
to post-secondary education. Think College's goals are to improve long-
term independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with 
developmental disabilities. The consortium is acting as a national 
resource for knowledge, training, materials, and dissemination of 
information on participation in post-secondary education of individuals 
with developmental disabilities.

DATES: September 30, 2011--September 29, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Johnson, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade SW., Aerospace Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20447. 
Telephone: (202) 690-5982 Email: [email protected].

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Sharon Lewis,
Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 2011-28138 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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