[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37227-37228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14741]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.297]
Announcement of the Award of Single-Source Expansion Supplement
Grants to Eight Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative
Strategies (PREIS) Grantees
AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of the award of single-source expansion supplement
grants to eight Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative
Strategies (PREIS) grantees to support the expansion of program
services necessary to meet the requirements for reporting performance
measures, conducting evaluation-related activities, and strengthening
program outcomes for youth participants.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth
Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Adolescent Development and Support
(DADS) announces the award of single-source expansion supplement grants
to eight PREIS grantees for the purpose of expanding program
participation and/or sites to support the increase of data necessary to
determine the level of program effectiveness. In FY 2010, FYSB awarded
13 cooperative agreement grants under Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) number: OPHS/OAH/TPP PREP Tier 2-2010. Under this FOA, a total of
$9.7 million was made available on a competitive basis to implement and
test innovative strategies.
Single-source program expansion supplement awards are made to the
following PREIS grantees:
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Supplement
Grantee organization City State award amount
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Children's Hospital Los Los Angeles.... CA $52,538.00
Angeles.
Cicatelli Associates Inc..... New York....... NY 130,506.00
Demoiselle 2 Femme........... Chicago........ IL 34,981.00
Education Development Center, Newton......... MA 51,181.00
Inc.
Lighthouse Outreach.......... Hampton........ VA 50,000.00
OhioHealth................... Columbus....... OH 9,660.00
Oklahoma Institute for Child Oklahoma City.. OK 108,009.00
Advocacy.
The Village for Families & Hartford....... CT 60,000.00
Children, Inc.
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DATES: The period of support under these supplements is September 30,
2012, through September 29, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Clark, Program Director,
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, Division of Adolescent
Development and Support, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 1250
Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-
205-8496; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The award of eight single source expansion
supplement grants to PREIS grantees is required because of the
necessary expansion of the original scope of approved activities. In
reviewing grantees' aggressive program and evaluation plans, combined
with recruitment efforts to date, FYSB has determined that that these
eight grantees would be required to increase the number of program
participants and/or increase data collection efforts. Increased funding
will help the grantees' programs increase recruitment and retention
strategies for program participants that will allow grantees to obtain
the minimal statistical power required to report significant outcome
data. Outcome data will determine the effectiveness of the implemented
pregnancy prevention models used in the program. Thus, the increased
number of program participants supports the evaluation requirements
outlined in the FOA and the Affordable Care Act.
Additionally, grantees are required to report on performance
measures that were specifically defined by FYSB. The data collection
will require additional grantee staff time and other resources to
compile and report on performance indicators. Performance indicators
are based upon the performance measures established by the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) to include: (a) The number of youth
served and hours of service delivery; (b) fidelity to the program model
or adaptation of the program model for the target population; (c)
community partnerships and competence in working with the target
population; and (d) reported gains in knowledge and intentions, and
changes in self-reported behaviors of participants.
Award amounts for the eight single source expansion supplement
grants total $496,875 and will support activities from September 30,
2012, through September 29, 2013.
Statutory Authority: Section 2953 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public. Law 111-148, added Section 513
to Title V of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 713,
authorizing the Personal Responsibility Education Program.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 2013-14741 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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