[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33134-33135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15117]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number 93.676]
Announcement of the Award of Five Single-Source Low-Cost
Extension Supplement Grants Within the Office of Refugee Resettlement's
Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) Program
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Award of five single-source low-cost extension
supplement grants under the Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC)
Program.
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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, announces the award of five single-source low-cost
extension supplement grants for a total of $20,954,962 under the
Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) Program.
DATES: Low-cost extension supplement grants will support activities
from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 202-401-4997. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplement grants will support
the immediate need for additional capacity of shelter services to
accommodate the increasing number of UACs referred by DHS into ORR
care. The increase in the UAC population necessitates the need for
expansion of services to expedite the release of UAC.
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In order to be prepared for an increase in referrals for shelter
services, ORR will solicit proposals from one grantee to accommodate
the extensive amount of referrals from DHS.
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Shelter current Low-cost
State Grantee funding ending 9/ extension 1/1/17-
30/16 ($) 3/31/17 ($)
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Texas................................... International Educational $27,082,262 $7,081,914
Services, Inc..
Texas................................... International Educational 15,451,597 8,026,034
Services, Inc..
Texas................................... International Educational 6,180,591 1,547,774
Services, Inc..
Texas................................... International Educational 8,269,202 2,012,586
Services, Inc..
Texas................................... International Educational 9,148,344 2,286,654
Services, Inc..
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Total............................... ................................ 66,131,996 20,954,962
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ORR has specific requirements for the provision of services. Award
recipients must have the infrastructure, licensing, experience, and
appropriate level of trained staff to meet those requirements. The
expansion of the existing shelter services program through this
supplemental award is a key strategy for ORR to be prepared to meet its
responsibility of safe and timely release of Unaccompanied Alien
Children referred to its care by DHS and so that the US Border Patrol
can continue its vital national security mission to prevent illegal
migration, trafficking, and protect the borders of the United States.
Statutory Authority: This program is authorized by--
(A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in
March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of
Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director of ORR of
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
(B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544RJK (C. D.
Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457), which
authorizes post release services under certain conditions to eligible
children. All programs must comply with the Flores Settlement
Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent
regulations and ORR policies and procedures.
Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of
Administration, Administration for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2017-15117 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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