[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86720-86721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28866]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Single-Award Deviation From Competition Requirements
for the National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing
Screening and Intervention Program at Utah State University--Grant
Number U52MC04391
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of Single-Award Deviation from Competition Requirements
for the National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing
Screening and Intervention Program at Utah State University--Grant
Number U52MC04391.
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SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a supplement in the amount of
$460,000 for the National Technical Resource Center (NTRC) for the
Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention program cooperative
agreement. The purpose of the NTRC is to promote the use of targeted
and measurable interventions to increase the number of infants who are
followed up for rescreening, referral, and intervention after having
not passed a physiologic newborn screening examination prior to
discharge from newborn nurseries. Under the authority of the Economy
Act approved June 30, 1932, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1535) and Section
648(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843(a)(1)), Public Law 110-
134, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is delegating
authority to HRSA to administer this grant supplement on its behalf and
to obligate approximately $460,000 under an Interdepartmental
Delegation of Authority (IDDA) to provide funds to the NTRC for the
Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program. Authorized by
Section 648(a)(1) of the Improving Head Start Readiness Act (42 U.S.C.
9843(a)(1), ACF provides technical assistance and training for Head
Start programs for the purpose of helping children succeed in school.
In addition, the Head Start Program Performance Standard requires the
Head Start program to ensure that hearing screening is provided within
45 days of the child entering the program.
The supplement, which was awarded on September 29, 2016, permits
Utah State University, the cooperative agreement recipient, to improve
hearing screening for children in Early Head Start and Head Start
programs to ensure school readiness of enrolled children.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Recipient of the Award: Utah State University.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $460,000.
Budget Period of Supplemental Funding: 4/1/2016-3/31/2017.
CFDA Number: 93.251.
Authority: Public Health Service Act, Sec. 399M, as added by Sec.
702 of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310) and amended
by Sec. 2 of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111-337) (42 U.S.C. 280g-1) and Improving Head Start Readiness
Act (42 U.S.C. 9843(a)(1)).
Justification: NTRC serves as the National Resource Center for
Early Detection and Intervention (EHDI) helping statewide EHDI programs
ensure that children with hearing loss are identified as early as
possible. NTRC is experienced in providing technical assistance and
training to support hearing screening in Head Start programs. As such
NTRC has the infrastructure, groundwork, and resources to improve
hearing screening for children in Early Head Start and Head Start
programs quickly and efficiently. In addition, ACF and HRSA-funded
training and technical assistance at NTRC improves efficiency for
hearing screening for children and newborns.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sadie Silcott, MBA, MPH, Division of
Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W57, Rockville, Maryland
20857, Phone: (301) 443-0133, Email: [email protected].
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FY 2016
FY 2016 Estimated
Grantee/organization name Grant No. State Authorized supplemental
funding level funding
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Utah State University....................... U52MC04391 UT $1,500,000 $460,000
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Dated: November 22, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-28866 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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