[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17558]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.676]
Announcement of Intent To Issue One OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to
BCFS Health and Human Services Under the Standing Announcement for
Residential (Shelter) Services for Unaccompanied Children, HHS-2017-
ACF-ORR-ZU-1132
AGENCY: Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) Program, Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of intent to issue one OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to
BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX under the UAC Program.
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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, announces the intent to issue one OPDIV-Initiated
Supplement to BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX in the
amount of up to $19,011,218.
ORR has been identifying additional capacity to provide shelter for
potential increases in apprehensions of Unaccompanied Children at the
U.S. Southern Border. Planning for increased shelter capacity is a
prudent step to ensure that ORR is able to meet its responsibility, by
law, to provide shelter for Unaccompanied Alien Children referred to
its care by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
To ensure sufficient capacity to provide shelter to unaccompanied
children referred to HHS, BCFS proposed to provide ORR with 700 beds in
an expedited manner.
DATES: Supplemental award funds will support activities through August
13, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20447. Phone: 202-401-4997. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity
to shelter the unaccompanied children referred to HHS, as well as the
information received from interagency partners, to inform any future
decisions or actions. 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 program and its services
through this supplemental award is a key strategy for ORR to be
prepared to meet its responsibility to provide shelter for
Unaccompanied Children referred to its care by DHS and so that the U.S.
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.
Elizabeth Leo,
Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-17558 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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