[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53312-53313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21885]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Center for Family/Professional Partnerships Cooperative
Agreement
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Single-Case Deviation from Competition Requirement
for Program Expansion for the National Center for Family/Professional
Partnerships Cooperative Agreement at Family Voices, Grant Number
U40MC00149.
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SUMMARY: HRSA announces its intent to award a program expansion
supplement in the amount of $118,700 for the National Center for
Family/Professional Partnerships (NCFPP) cooperative agreement. The
purpose of the NCFPP cooperative agreement, as stated in the funding
opportunity announcement, is to improve the health delivery system and
quality of life for children (and youth) with special health care needs
(CSHCN) and their families. Strategies may include: (1) Family-centered
care, (2) cultural and linguistic competence, and (3) shared decision-
making for families of CSHCN at all levels of decision-making
(individual, peer, community, etc.). Family/Professional Partnership
program activities are primarily carried out through federal leadership
strategies, the NCFPP cooperative agreement and state implementation
grants in the form of Family-to-Family Health Information Centers. The
purpose of this notice is to award supplemental funds to coordinate
among leadership trainings for families partnering on state and
national level system and service improvements by Family Voices, the
cooperative agreement awardee who serves as the NCFPP, during the
budget period of 6/1/2015- 5/31/2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: Family Voices, Inc.
Amount of the Non-Competitive Award: $118,700.
Period of Supplemental Funding: 6/1/2015-5/31/2016.
CFDA Number: 93.110.
Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 501(a)(1)(D), (42
U.S.C. 701(a)(1)(D)).
Justification
The Institute of Medicine Report Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New
Health System for the 21st Century established shared decision-making
and patient/family centered care as key elements of a quality health
care system. National quality indicators of family/professional
partnership, shared-decision-making, and patient/family-centered care
show that children (and youth) with special health care needs (CSHCN)
benefit from family/patient-centered care by improved transition from
pediatric to adult health care systems, fewer unmet needs and fewer
problems accessing needed referrals. Several MCHB programs rely on
families as key partners in the improvement of overall systems and
services, based on their personal experiences and their work with other
families. There is a need for coordination among leadership trainings,
including ongoing mentoring and technical assistance, for families
partnering on state and national level system and service improvements.
Meeting these needs would support a sustainable approach to leadership
development that can be maintained by both individuals and
organizations, linking together key MCHB investments by supporting
State Title V agencies.
The purpose of the NCFPP cooperative agreement, as stated in the
funding opportunity announcement, is to improve the health delivery
system and quality of life for CSHCN and their families. Strategies may
include: (1) Family-centered care, (2) cultural and linguistic
competence, and (3) shared decision-making for families of CSHCN at all
levels of decision-making (individual, peer, community, etc.). Family/
Professional Partnership program activities are primarily carried out
through federal leadership strategies, the NCFPP cooperative agreement
and state implementation grants in the form of Family-to-Family Health
Information Centers. In 2013, following objective review of its
application, HRSA awarded Family Voices cooperative agreement funding
for the NCFPP. If approved, this would be the first project expansion
supplement for this project.
For over two decades Family Voices has brought the voice of
families of CSHCN to the healthcare arena and demonstrated the value of
family perspectives in shaping healthcare systems and services to
maximize outcomes for families and their children. Its infrastructure
is based on a network of family-led organizations at the national,
state, and local levels including the Family-to-Family Health
Information Centers and Family Voices State Affiliate Organizations. It
facilitates the work of a community of family leaders through peer
mentoring, training, and technical assistance. It partners with key
MCHB programs and stakeholders including State Title V agencies.
Results were recently released from a survey of state Title V
organizations' progress in engaging families and consumers. From this
information, Family Voices recognized a need for ongoing development of
a continually renewed pipeline of family leaders from diverse racial
and cultural communities and from populations served across all MCHB
programs. Thus, they submitted a proposal requesting to supplement the
NCFPP cooperative agreement with activities to meet this need.
The proposed project aligns with NCFPP's current project plan in
its efforts to increase the capacity of families, Title V and other
providers to strengthen the primary care workforce through family/
professional partnership learning opportunities (Goal 2). Family
Voices, working with MCHB, would coordinate with other MCHB-funded
initiatives to identify needs and develop a framework for an evidence-
based/informed family leadership training aimed at supporting family
leaders
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participating at state and national levels. To support this primary
activity, it would also develop an inventory of current resources
related to family leadership development, create a National Family and
Youth Leadership Team, and provide technical support and assistance to
family leaders to ensure they have the ongoing capacity to participate
in community, state, and national systems change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaQuanta Person Smalley, MPH, Division
of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 13-103, Rockville, Maryland 20857;
[email protected].
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FY 2015
FY 2015 estimated
Grantee/Organization name Grant No. State authorized supplemental
funding level funding
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Family Voices, Inc................................. U40MC00149 NM $475,000 $118,700
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Dated: August 27, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-21885 Filed 9-2-15; 8:45 am]
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