[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37612-37613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13784]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Reproductive and Environmental Health Network
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Single-Award Deviation from Competition
Requirements for the Reproductive and Environmental Health Network.
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SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of an extension in the amount of
$1,100,000 for the Reproductive and Environmental Health Network (REHN)
cooperative agreement. The purpose of the REHN is to improve maternal
and fetal health outcomes by providing evidence-based information on
the safety of exposures in pregnancy and lactation. The extension will
permit the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS),
the cooperative agreement awardee, during the budget period of 9/1/
2016-8/31/2017, to continue to provide evidence-based information on
the safety of exposures in pregnancy and lactation through
individualized risk-assessments and counseling services, developing and
disseminating the most current education to providers and the public,
improving access to information for hard-to-reach populations, and
supporting a national network of resources with centers accessible to
each of the 10 HRSA regions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: Organization of Teratology
Information Specialists.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $1,100,000.
Period of Supplemental Funding: 9/1/2016-8/31/2017.
CFDA Number: 93.110.
Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Sec. 501(a)(2); (42
U.S.C. 701(a)(2)).
Justification: REHN activities are essential to achieving HHS
Healthy People 2020 goals related to improving preconception care,
preventing maternal morbidity and mortality, reducing infant mortality,
and reducing health disparities in perinatal health. During this
extension period of the budget period (9/1/2016-8/31/2017), MCHB plans
to issue a new FOA that will align HRSA's work in this area with work
funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) through their jointly funded
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Program (PEHSU). Aligning
REHN and PEHSU will result in a more comprehensive HHS initiative to
expand access to services and maximize limited resources in this area.
During this time, OTIS would continue to provide individualized risk-
assessments and counseling services, developing and disseminating the
most current education to providers and the public, improving access to
information for hard-to-reach populations, and supporting a national
network of resources with centers accessible to each of the 10 HRSA
regions.
MCHB proposes to initiate a one-time 12 month extension for the
budget period of 9/1/2016 to 8/31/2017 with $1,100,000 in FY 2016 funds
to the OTIS REHN cooperative agreement. The extension would allow the
OTIS to continue to provide evidence-based information on the safety of
exposures in pregnancy and lactation through individualized risk-
assessments and counseling services, developing and disseminating the
most current education to providers and the public, improving access to
information for hard-to-reach populations, and supporting a national
network of
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resources with centers accessible to each of the 10 HRSA regions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn McLaughlin, MPH, Division of
Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 18W08, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 443-6829,
Email: [email protected].
Dated: June 3, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-13784 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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