[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32557-32558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13002]
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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) Autism Intervention Research
Network on Behavioral Health and Autism Intervention Research Network
on Physical Health programs.
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SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing a 1-year non-competitive continuation
budget period beyond the planned 3-year project period for the Autism
Intervention Research Network on Behavioral Health (AIR-B Network) and
the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P
Network) programs. Approximately $1,500,000 in funding will be made
available in the form of a cooperative agreement to the University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA), Cooperative Agreement Number UA3MC11055,
during the budget period of September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015.
Approximately $3,000,000 in funding will be made available in the form
of a cooperative agreement to the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH),
Cooperative Agreement Number UA3MC11054, during the budget period of
September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015.
The AIR-B Network (UA3MC 11055) and the AIR-P Network (UA3MC11054)
programs, CFDA No. 93.110, are authorized by the Public Health Service
Act, Sec. 399BB(f) (42 U.S.C. 280i-1(f)), as amended by the Combating
Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-32), which is scheduled
to sunset on September 30, 2014.
The AIR-B Network is an interdisciplinary, multi-site network of
researchers working together with communities to provide national
leadership in research to improve the behavioral, mental, social, and/
or cognitive health and wellbeing of children and adolescents with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.
The AIR-B Network conducts protocol-based research to advance effective
intervention strategies aimed at improving social and behavioral health
and well-being among underserved children and adolescents with ASD, in
both home and school settings; provides a research environment that is
supportive of the professional development of emerging researchers
interested in autism intervention research; disseminates critical
information on its research findings to inform researchers, care
providers, policymakers, other stakeholders in the field, and the
public, including families with children and adolescents with ASD; and
promotes the translation of network findings into practice settings and
communities that will result in improved care.
The AIR-P Network is an interdisciplinary, multi-site research
network of clinicians and researchers that provides national leadership
in research to improve the physical health and well-being of children
and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other
developmental disabilities. The AIR-P Network conducts protocol-based
research to advance effective treatment strategies; develops and
updates evidence-based guidelines and validates tools for
interventions; provides a research environment that supports the
professional development of emerging researchers interested in autism
intervention research; disseminates critical information on its
research findings to inform researchers, care providers, policymakers,
other stakeholders in the field, and the public, including families
with children and adolescents with ASD; and promotes the translation of
findings into practice settings and communities that will result in
improved care.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Award: The grantees of record (listed
below).
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Amount of the Non-Competitive Award:
Up to $1,500,000 (AIR-B Network);
Up to $3,000,000 (AIR-P Network).
CFDA Number: 93.110.
Current Project Period: 09/01/2011--08/31/2014.
Period of Funding: 9/1/2014-8/31/2015.
Authority: Public Health Service Act, Sec. 399BB(f) (codified
at 42 U.S.C. 280i-1(f)) and the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Pub.
L. 109-416), as amended by the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act
of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-32), which is scheduled to sunset on 9/30/2014.
Justification: MCHB is extending funding for the currently funded
AIR-B Network on and AIR-P Network programs by 1 year because the
authority for these programs is scheduled to sunset on September 30,
2014, and a potential lapse in the authorization would result in the
inability to continue to support them.
Should the legislation be reauthorized, a 1-year extension,
beginning on September 1, 2014, will allow the grantees to wrap up
current studies; strengthen dissemination efforts to stakeholders
including providers, researchers, families, and partners in schools and
communities that regularly serve children and adolescents with ASD and
their families; and strengthen educational opportunities in communities
by enhancing partnerships for community-based participatory research.
The networks will also strengthen efforts in completing data analyses,
manuscript submissions, and other products, and develop efforts within
the approved scope of work for completion during the 1-year extension.
Because research networks are planned and developed as multi-year
projects, without reauthorization, these projects will be initiated but
not completed as planned. Should reauthorization not occur, the
programs can be completed by the end of the 1-year extension on August
31, 2015. Delaying the competing cycle of the programs by 1 year will
also allow MCHB to further examine these autism research networks and
develop more effective programs, given the developing science in autism
intervention. This will enable MCHB to better address emerging needs
from HRSA's perspective and respond to any legislative authority.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Harwood, Ph.D. and Hae Young
Park, M.P.H., Division of Research, Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room
18A-55, Rockville, Maryland 20857; [email protected], and
[email protected].
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Fiscal year Fiscal year
2013 2014
Grantee/organization name Grant number State authorized estimated
funding level funding
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The University of California Los UA3MC11055............. CA $1,850,000 $1,500,000
Angeles.
The Massachusetts General Hospital... UA3MC11054............. MA 3,997,517 3,000,000
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Dated: May 29, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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