[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32302-32304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13005]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Discretionary Grant Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau's (MCHB) Family-to-Family Health
Information Centers (F2F HIC) Program (H84).
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SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing non-competitive awards under the F2F HIC
program. Approximately $5 million will be made available in the form of
a grant to current grantees (see below) covering the period of 6/1/
2014-5/31/2015. This will provide for an extension of the program, as
provided for in Section 1203 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013
(Pub. L. 113-67) and Section 207 of the Protecting Access to Medicare
Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-93) with the least disruption to the states,
communities, and constituencies that currently receive assistance and
services from these grantees.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Awards: The 51 incumbent grantees of
record (listed below).
Amount of the Non-Competitive Awards: Up to $95,700 per grantee.
CFDA Number: 93.504.
Period of Supplemental Funding: 6/1/2014-5/31/2015.
Authority: Section 501(c)(1) of the Social Security Act, as
amended.
Justification: The F2F HIC program provides grants to family-run/
staffed organizations to ensure families of children with special
health care needs have access to adequate information about health and
community resources to facilitate informed and shared decision-making
around their children's
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health care. F2F HICs were originally authorized under the Budget
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-171). Congress specified
that there be a family-run/staffed center in each state and the
District of Columbia that, among other tasks, assists families of
children with special health care needs to make informed choices about
health care in order to promote good treatment decisions, cost
effectiveness, and improved health outcomes; and provides information
and educational opportunities for families, their health professionals,
schools, and other appropriate entities. The earlier law was later
amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111-148), which made funding available until fiscal year (FY) 2012.
Section 624 of the American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 112-
240) extended the F2F HICs through fiscal year (FY) 2013 with the F2F
HIC program scheduled to end on May 31, 2014. As the F2F HIC project
period quickly approached and continued funding was not provided in the
President's Budget of FY 2014, the MCHB prepared for closeout of the
program.
On December 26, 2013, Section 1203 of the Pathway for SGR Reform
Act of 2013 (SGR Reform Act) (Pub. L. 113-67) extended the F2F HICs
with $2.5 million for a portion of FY 2014. Additionally, on April 1,
2014, Section 207 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
(Access to Medicare) (Pub. L. 113-93) extended this program with $2.5
million for the remainder of FY 2014 and $2.5 million for a portion of
FY 2015.
Under typical circumstances, the project period for the grantees
would end on May 31, 2014, and a robust competitive process would take
place. However, taking into account the timing of congressional action
on SGR Reform within the current fiscal year, MCHB would not have
sufficient time to conduct a robust competition and appropriately enact
the legislation. MCHB proposes to extend the project periods of these
grants by 12 months to properly respond to direction of the F2F HIC
program's extension, enacted in the SGR Reform Act and the Access to
Medicare Act. This will provide sufficient fiscal resources to continue
programmatic activities as outlined in program authorization with the
least disruption to the states, communities, and MCHB constituencies
that currently receive assistance and services from these grantees.
Delaying the competition until FY 2015 ensures continuity of funding
for all eligible entities, with no eligible entity being adversely
impacted by the extension.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaQuanta Smalley, Integrated Services
Branch, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-61, Rockville, MD 20857;
(301) 443-2372; [email protected].
Maternal and Child Health Bureau Selected Grant Programs Extensions With Funding
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FY 2014
Grantee/organization name Grant No. State authorized Revised project end date
funding level
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Stone Soup Group................. H84MC12893 AK $95,700 31-May-2015
Family Voices of Alabama Inc..... H84MC12901 AL 95,700 31-May-2015
Arkansas Disability Coalition.... H84MC12900 AR 95,700 31-May-2015
Raising Special Kids............. H84MC07942 AZ 95,700 31-May-2015
Support for Families of Children H84MC07943 CA 95,700 31-May-2015
w/Disabilities.
Colorado Nonprofit Development H84MC15142 CO 95,700 31-May-2015
Center.
PATH Parent to Parent/Family H84MC21663 CT 95,700 31-May-2015
Voices of CT.
Advocates for Justice and H84MC21661 DC 95,700 31-May-2015
Education, Inc.
Delaware Family Voices, Inc...... H84MC21662 DE 95,700 31-May-2015
Family Network on Disabilities of H84MC21660 FL 95,700 31-May-2015
Florida, Inc.
Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc. H84MC07947 GA 95,700 31-May-2015
Hawaii Pediatric Association H84MC07999 HI 95,700 31-May-2015
Research & Education Foundation.
ASK Resource Center.............. H84MC24065 IA 95,700 31-May-2015
Idaho Parents Unlimited Inc...... H84MC12896 ID 95,700 31-May-2015
The Arc of Illinois.............. H84MC06873 IL 95,700 31-May-2015
Family Voices Indiana............ H84MC21659 IN 95,700 31-May-2015
Families Together, Inc........... H84MC09487 KS 95,700 31-May-2015
Commission for CSHCN............. H84MC12897 KY 95,700 31-May-2015
Bayou Land Families Helping H84MC08043 LA 95,700 31-May-2015
Families.
Federation for Children with H84MC08005 MA 95,700 31-May-2015
Special Needs.
The Parent's Place of Maryland... H84MC07946 MD 95,700 31-May-2015
Maine Parent Federation.......... H84MC00003 ME 95,700 31-May-2015
Michigan Public Health Institute. H84MC26214 MI 95,700 31-May-2015
PACER Center, Inc................ H84MC00005 MN 95,700 31-May-2015
Curators, University of Missouri. H84MC09484 MO 95,700 31-May-2015
University of Southern H84MC07948 MS 95,700 31-May-2015
Mississippi.
Parent's Let's Unite for Kids.... H84MC09367 MT 95,700 31-May-2015
Exceptional Children's Assistance H84MC08000 NC 95,700 31-May-2015
Center.
Family Voices of North Dakota, H84MC07992 ND 95,700 31-May-2015
Inc.
PTI Nebraska..................... H84MC08009 NE 95,700 31-May-2015
NH Coalition for Citizens w/ H84MC09488 NH 95,700 31-May-2015
Disabilities.
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network H84MC07997 NJ 95,700 31-May-2015
of NJ.
Parents Reaching Out to Help..... H84MC08007 NM 95,700 31-May-2015
Family TIES of Nevada, Inc....... H84MC08001 NV 95,700 31-May-2015
Parent to Parent of NYS.......... H84MC08006 NY 95,700 31-May-2015
Family Voices of Ohio............ H84MC12903 OH 95,700 31-May-2015
The Oklahoma Family Network, Inc. H84MC09368 OK 95,700 31-May-2015
Oregon Health and Science H84MC21658 OR 95,700 31-May-2015
University.
Parent Education & Advocacy H84MC07998 PA 95,700 31-May-2015
Leadership Center.
Rhode Island Parent Information H84MC08002 RI 95,700 31-May-2015
Network, Inc.
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Family Connection of South H84MC12895 SC 95,700 31-May-2015
Carolina, Inc.
South Dakota Parent Connection, H84MC07994 SD 95,700 31-May-2015
Inc.
Tennessee Disability Coalition... H84MC00004 TN 95,700 31-May-2015
Texas Parent to Parent........... H84MC07993 TX 95,700 31-May-2015
Utah Parent Center............... H84MC07996 UT 95,700 31-May-2015
Virginia Commonwealth University. H84MC09486 VA 95,700 31-May-2015
Vermont Family Network........... H84MC21657 VT 95,700 31-May-2015
Washington PAVE.................. H84MC09369 WA 95,700 31-May-2015
Family Voices of Wisconsin, Inc.. H84MC21690 WI 95,700 31-May-2015
West Virginia Parent Training and H84MC12898 WV 95,700 31-May-2015
Information, Inc..
University of Wyoming............ H84MC24069 WY 95,700 31-May-2015
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Dated: May 29, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-13005 Filed 6-3-14; 8:45 am]
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