[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63836-63837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25561]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA NUMBER: 93.086]
Announcement of the Award of Two Single-Source Program Expansion
Supplements to Grantees Under the Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood
Grants
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of the award of single-source program expansion
supplements to Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action (KISRA)
in Dunbar, WV, and Connections to Success in Kansas City, MO, to
support Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood activities that promote
responsible fatherhood through the provision of subsidized employment,
family reunification, and economic stability services designed to move
individuals and families to self-sufficiency.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Family Assistance (OFA), Division of State and Territory TANF
Management (DSTTM) announces the award of single-source program
expansion supplement grants of $131,666 each to Kanawha Institute for
Social Research & Action (KISRA) in Dunbar, WV, and Connections to
Success in Kansas City, MO.
Connections to Success and KISRA offer community-centered,
comprehensive approaches to promoting responsible fatherhood, and
activities designed to promote economic stability, subsidized
employment, and supportive services. The primary purpose of the
projects is to eliminate barriers for fathers to achieve social and
economic self-sufficiency through subsidized employment, including
individuals preparing to reenter their communities or those who have
recently returned to their communities following incarceration. Both
projects implement three legislatively specified activities: healthy
marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability.
Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action (KISRA)
The Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, Inc. was
established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1993 to serve and
empower West Virginians through an array of education, employment,
economic empowerment and behavioral health services in six West
Virginia Counties: Kanawha, Cabell, Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette and Wood,
as well as at 14 correctional facilities in the state.
Supplemental funds will be used for KISRA's Growing Jobs Project of
the West Virginia Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Initiative (GJP).
The GJP program will serve at least 40 fathers who meet the following
criteria: (1) Present TANF recipients, former TANF recipients or whose
children are receiving TANF; (2) 200% or below the federal poverty
level; (3) previously incarcerated. GJP will be housed at KISRA's
headquarters in Dunbar, Kanawha County.
GJP is a subsidized employment strategy that will create at least
20 jobs through the operation of an urban farm and commercial kitchen.
Wage subsidies will support program participants with starting salaries
for these jobs that range from $8 per hour to $15 per hour. The project
responds to community needs and market trends, which demonstrate that
organic foods is a growing industry (7.7% in 2010) with sustainable
opportunity for employment and career growth. Increased employment will
promote sustainable development that will revitalize the community and
assist low-income individuals in attaining economic self-sufficiency.
Connections to Success
Connections to Success is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
nationally recognized for its 13 years of outcomes-based work combating
poverty in Kansas and Missouri. Connections to Success's Pathways to
Responsible Fatherhood program currently implements its Successful
STEPS (Services and Training to Empower Parents) program, which
provides skill-based parenting and relationship education, and promotes
economic stability to parents and/or couples who are currently
receiving public assistance through the Kansas Department of Social and
Rehabilitation Services.
Supplemental funds will be used to increase the funding available
for subsidized employment to provide an additional 24 participants
partial wage subsidization with private employers. Additionally,
supplemental funds will be used to add one full-time job developer to
focus on creating additional employer partners for subsidized
employment opportunities; one additional part-time trainer to allow for
simultaneous trainings to occur at different locations; and one
additional part-time case manager to lower the ratio of participants to
case managers. This will increase the level of assistance to each
participant with the goal of improved performance outcomes.
In addition to the subsidized employment services, both
organizations will include the provision of supportive services to
program participants, including comprehensive case management to
strengthen father, couple, and family relationships.
DATES: September 30, 2012--September 29, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Y. McDonald, Division Director,
Office of Family Assistance, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor
East, Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: (202) 401-5587 Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood
Grants program (HHS-2011-ACF-OFA-FK-0194) funds programs that
demonstrate the ability to develop and implement a comprehensive
approach to promoting responsible fatherhood, including activities
designed to promote
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economic stability, foster responsible parenting, and promote healthy
marriage. Program designs that include case management, and support
services that can facilitate program participation and improved
effectiveness, were strongly encouraged. Finally, funding under this
program also supports comprehensive and effective employment services,
including subsidized employment.
Statutory Authority: The award is made under the authority of
Claims Resettlement Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291).
Susan Golonka,
Deputy Director, Office of Family Assistance, Administration for
Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2012-25561 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
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