[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27688-27689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11516]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Program
Expansion Supplement to the National Falls Prevention Resource Center
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces its
intent to award a single-source program expansion supplement to expand
the work of the National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NFPRC). The
goals of the NFPRC are to: Increase public education about the risks of
falls and how to prevent them; and to support and stimulate the
implementation and dissemination of evidence-based community programs
and strategies that have been proven to reduce the incidence of falls
among seniors. The purpose of this notice is to award
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supplemental funds to expand work already underway by The National
Council on Aging, the grantee who serves as the NFPRC.
DATES: May 14, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program expansion supplement, contact Shannon
Skowronski, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Community Living, Office of Nutrition and Health
Promotion Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001;
telephone (202) 357-0149; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: National Falls Prevention Resource Center.
Award Amount: $300,000.
Project Period: The award will be issued for a project period to
run concurrently with the existing grantee's budget period.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for this funding is
contained in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2015, Pub. L. 113-235, Div. G., Title II, Sec. 219(a); Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300u-2 (Community Programs) and 300u-3
(Information Programs); and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, 42 U.S.C. 300u-11 (Prevention and Public Health Fund).
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.761.
Program Description: The Administration on Aging, within the U.S.
Administration for Community Living, has been funding the National
Falls Prevention Resource Center (NFPRC) since 2014. The NFPRC works to
increase public education about the risks of falls and how to prevent
them, and supports and stimulates the implementation and dissemination
of evidence-based community programs and strategies that have been
proven to reduce the incidence of falls among seniors. The purpose of
the NFPRC is to help provide consumers and professionals with the
resources they need to help prevent falls and decrease falls risk among
older adults and adults with disabilities. The NFPRC provides a variety
of resources to the field and to ACL/AoA falls prevention grantees to
support the broader implementation, dissemination, and sustainability
of evidence-based falls prevention programs. Examples of resources
include fact sheets, issue briefs, webinars, program descriptions, best
practices, and consultation of national experts on falls prevention.
The NFPRC also increases public awareness and educates consumers about
falls as a preventable public health problem through consumer
materials, such as the ``6 Steps to Prevent a Fall'' infographic and
the facilitation of the annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day across
the country. Professional education is provided through the NFPRC's Web
site, collaboration with state falls prevention coalitions,
partnerships with professional associations, presentations at
professional conferences, and NFPRC-conducted meetings.
Justification: The purpose of this Supplement is to expand the
National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NFPRC) activities in the
following ways:
(1) Increase coordination and support for evidence-based falls
prevention programs. NFPRC's current activities include providing
support to the public and aging services network, including support to
14 two-year forward-funded projects that ACL awarded in FY2014 under
HHS-2014-ACL-AOA-FP-0083 (``Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs
Financed Solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-
2014)''). When the NFPRC grant was initially awarded, ACL did not know
if it would receive additional funding for more falls prevention
grants. Subsequently, ACL received $5 million in FY2015 funds and now
anticipates awarding 10 to 14 additional grants. The NFPRC will extend
its efforts to encompass activities and support involving these
additional grantees, which will require the NFPRC to secure additional
resources, including staffing. In addition, the NFPRC would be able to
expand the scope of its planned FY2016 meeting, which will focus on
developing successful strategies to implement and sustain falls
prevention programs, as well as provide opportunities for networking
among evidence-based program implementers.
(2) Follow-up from the National Falls Prevention Summit. The
National Council on Aging hosted a National Falls Prevention Summit on
April 30th, 2015. The purpose of this Summit was to update the 2005
Falls Free[supreg] National Action Plan, and to engage key stakeholders
in developing steps to implement the revised Plan. The NFPRC will
provide Summit follow-up to help move these efforts forward--working
with national, state, and community partners to help prevent falls
among older adults and adults with disabilities across the Nation.
Dated: May 6, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-11516 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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