[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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