[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24964]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Organizations for State and Local Officials (NOSLO) 
Cooperative Agreement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Non-competitive Supplemental Funding Award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be providing supplemental funds to support 
activities for the Center for Health Policy/National Academy for State 
Health Policy (NASHP), to support the expanded program and costs for 
the Systems Integration Academy (SIA) that were not foreseen in the 
awardee's approved application. The supplemental funds will be used to 
augment the awardee's current activities to provide targeted technical 
assistance to a Learning Community of 16 states from awarded HRSA's 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) State Implementation Grants for 
Enhancing the System of Services for Children and Youth with Special 
Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) through Systems Integration (D70). The 
purpose of this supplement is to expand the Learning Community and 
provide technical assistance to the D70 grantees to achieve a shared 
resource, cross-system care coordination, and MCH 3.0 alignment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended recipient of the award: Center for Health Policy/National 
Academy for State Health Policy, Washington, DC.
    Amount of the award: $281,810 for 2 years.
    Authority: Section 311(a) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
    CFDA Number: 93.110.
    Project period: The period of the supplemental support is from 
September 1, 2015, to August 31, 2017.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition: Currently, the 
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is serving as the 
national technical assistance provider to the 12 D70 grantee states 
supported by MCHB through the Systems Integration Grant Program. In 
order to do this, NASHP must expand the scope of this objective to 
provide the targeted technical assistance to the D70 states through a 
``Systems Integration Academy'' (SIA). Redefining the new scope and 
activities under the SIA requires significant staff effort and 
reprioritization of other major activities in NASHP's approved 
application. The SIA began in November 2014; representatives from the 
twelve D70 state grantees participated. Subsequently, three technical 
assistance webinars to support the state teams' work have been 
convened. A technical assistance needs assessment was developed and 
disseminated to the state teams, and the information received will be 
used to guide other technical assistance activities within the SIA 
learning community. NASHP coordinated and developed the State 
Implementation Grants to Enhance Systems Integration for CYSHCN: 
Systems Integration Academy In-Person Meeting. NASHP launched a shared 
platform for the SIA to support the SIA states' cross-state learning 
community. This platform supports the exchange of resources and 
provides an interactive forum for use by the current 12 states 
throughout the course of the project.
    In fiscal year 2015, MCHB will expand the SIA Learning Community 
and provide technical assistance to four new D70 grantees, which will 
receive targeted technical assistance to achieve shared resource, 
cross-system care coordination and alignment with MCH 3.0.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Lynnette S. Araki, via email 
[email protected], or via telephone: (301) 443-6204.

    Dated: September 24, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-24964 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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