80_FR_29423 80 FR 29325 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Projects Under the “Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program” Funded in 2012

80 FR 29325 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Projects Under the “Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program” Funded in 2012

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)

Page Range29325-29326
FR Document2015-12312

In 2012, ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), issued a special funding opportunity known as the ``Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program'' (Part A). The Part A grants were awarded to eight states (CT, MA, MD, NH, OR, VT, WI and WA) to develop a NWD System in their state so the federal partners could leverage the experience and models emerging in these states to serve as the basis for the development of national standards. The one year extension will enable the 8 Part A state grantees to continue their work with ACL, CMS and VHA specifically to further refine the tools, metrics and key elements of a NWD System and pilot the Person Centered Counseling training program.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2015) 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-competing 
Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Projects Under the 
``Part A: The Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program'' Funded in 2012

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In 2012, ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 
issued a special funding opportunity known as the ``Part A: The 
Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program'' (Part A). The Part A grants 
were awarded to eight states (CT, MA, MD, NH, OR, VT, WI and WA) to 
develop a NWD System in their state so the federal partners could 
leverage the experience and models emerging in these states to serve as 
the basis for the development of national standards. The one year 
extension will enable the 8 Part A state grantees to continue their 
work with ACL, CMS and VHA specifically to further refine the tools, 
metrics and key elements of a NWD System and pilot the Person Centered 
Counseling training program.

DATES: Estimated Project Period--September 30, 2015 through September 
30, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Program Name: No Wrong Door System/Aging and Disability Resource 
Centers
    Award Amount:

 $135,000 to Connecticut Department of Social Services
 $135,000 to Maryland Department of Aging
 $135,000 to Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
 $135,000 to New Hampshire Department of Health & Human 
Services
 $135,000 to State of Oregon
 $135,000 to Vermont Agency of Human Services
 $135,000 to Washington State Department of Social & Health 
Services
 $135,000 to Wisconsin Department of Health Services

    Project Period: 9/30/2015 to 9/30/2016
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

    Statutory Authority:  The statutory authority for grants under 
this funding opportunity is contained in Title IV of the Older 
Americans Act (OAA) (42U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the Older 
Americans Act Amendments of 2006, P.L. 109-365. Title II Section 
202b of the OAA (Pub. L. 109-365) specifically authorizes the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging to work with the Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: ``implement in all 
states Aging and Disability Resource Centers.''

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 
Discretionary Projects

I. Program Description

    ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have 
supported state efforts to create ``one-stop-shop'' access programs for 
people seeking long term services and supports (LTSS) through a No 
Wrong Door (NWD) System. A NWD System makes it easy for people of all 
ages, disabilities and income levels to learn about and access the 
services and supports they need. A NWD System also provides states with 
a vehicle for better coordinating and integrating existing multiple 
access functions associated with their various state administered 
programs that pay for LTSS.
    Justification: In order to achieve original goals of the funding 
opportunity, ACL with its federal partners will utilize this additional 
time and funds to continue to work with the Part A grantees using a 
learning collaborative approach to pilot the Person Centered Counseling 
training program and further refine the key elements for the NWD 
System, along with a set of tools, metrics, and best practices, all 
states could use to develop a single ``high performing'' NWD system of 
Access to LTSS that would effectively serve all populations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments 
regarding this action, contact Lori Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for 
Consumer Access and Self-Determination, Office of Integrated Programs, 
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20001; telephone

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(202) 357-3443; fax (202) 357-3469; email [email protected].

    Dated: May 18, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-12312 Filed 5-20-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 98 / Thursday, May 21, 2015 / Notices 29325 in-service training programs, and Dated: May 18, 2015. • $135,000 to Washington State similar activities. John Tschida, Department of Social & Health Director, National Institute on Disability, Services Types of Priorities Independent Living, and Rehabilitation • $135,000 to Wisconsin Department of When inviting applications for a Research. Health Services competition using one or more [FR Doc. 2015–12308 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] Project Period: 9/30/2015 to 9/30/ priorities, we designate the type of each BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 2016 priority as absolute, competitive Award Type: Cooperative Agreement preference, or invitational through a notice in the Federal Register. The DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Statutory Authority: The statutory HUMAN SERVICES authority for grants under this funding effect of each type of priority follows: opportunity is contained in Title IV of the Absolute priority: Under an absolute Older Americans Act (OAA) (42U.S.C. 3032), Administration for Community Living priority, we consider only applications as amended by the Older Americans Act that meet the priority (34 CFR Notice of Intent To Award a Single Amendments of 2006, P.L. 109–365. Title II 75.105(c)(3)). Section 202b of the OAA (Pub. L. 109–365) Source Non-competing Continuation specifically authorizes the Assistant Competitive preference priority: Cooperative Agreement for Eight Grant Secretary for Aging to work with the Under a competitive preference priority, Projects Under the ‘‘Part A: The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & we give competitive preference to an Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Medicaid Services to: ‘‘implement in all application by (1) awarding additional Program’’ Funded in 2012 states Aging and Disability Resource points, depending on the extent to Centers.’’ which the application meets the priority AGENCY: Administration for Community Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (45 CFR part 75); or (2) selecting an Living, Department of Health and (CFDA) Number: 93.048 Discretionary application that meets the priority over Human Services. Projects an application of comparable merit that ACTION: Notice. does not meet the priority (45 CFR part I. Program Description 75). SUMMARY: In 2012, ACL, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & ACL, in partnership with the Centers Invitational priority: Under an for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invitational priority, we are particularly Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the Veterans Health Administration interested in applications that meet the (VHA) have supported state efforts to priority. However, we do not give an issued a special funding opportunity known as the ‘‘Part A: The Enhanced create ‘‘one-stop-shop’’ access programs application that meets the priority a for people seeking long term services preference over other applications (45 ADRC Options Counseling Program’’ (Part A). The Part A grants were and supports (LTSS) through a No CFR part 75). Wrong Door (NWD) System. A NWD awarded to eight states (CT, MA, MD, This notice does not preclude us from System makes it easy for people of all NH, OR, VT, WI and WA) to develop a proposing additional priorities, ages, disabilities and income levels to NWD System in their state so the federal requirements, definitions, or selection learn about and access the services and partners could leverage the experience criteria, subject to meeting applicable supports they need. A NWD System also and models emerging in these states to rulemaking requirements. provides states with a vehicle for better serve as the basis for the development Note: This notice does not solicit of national standards. The one year coordinating and integrating existing applications. In any year in which we choose extension will enable the 8 Part A state multiple access functions associated to use this priority, we invite applications with their various state administered grantees to continue their work with through a notice in the Federal Register. programs that pay for LTSS. ACL, CMS and VHA specifically to further refine the tools, metrics and key Justification: In order to achieve Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 original goals of the funding elements of a NWD System and pilot the Electronic Access to This Document: Person Centered Counseling training opportunity, ACL with its federal The official version of this document is program. partners will utilize this additional time the document published in the Federal and funds to continue to work with the DATES: Estimated Project Period— Part A grantees using a learning Register. Free Internet access to the September 30, 2015 through September collaborative approach to pilot the official edition of the Federal Register 30, 2016. Person Centered Counseling training and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: program and further refine the key at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you Program Name: No Wrong Door elements for the NWD System, along can view this document, as well as all System/Aging and Disability Resource with a set of tools, metrics, and best other documents of ACL published in Centers practices, all states could use to develop the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Award Amount: a single ‘‘high performing’’ NWD system Portable Document Format (PDF). To • $135,000 to Connecticut Department of Access to LTSS that would effectively use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat of Social Services serve all populations. Reader, which is available free at the • $135,000 to Maryland Department of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For site. Aging further information or comments You may also access documents of the • $135,000 to Massachusetts Executive regarding this action, contact Lori tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Department published in the Federal Office of Elder Affairs Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health and Register by using the article search • $135,000 to New Hampshire Human Services, Administration for feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Department of Health & Human Community Living, Center for Specifically, through the advanced Services Consumer Access and Self- search feature at this site, you can limit • $135,000 to State of Oregon Determination, Office of Integrated your search to documents published by • $135,000 to Vermont Agency of Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue, the Department. Human Services NW. 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29326 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 98 / Thursday, May 21, 2015 / Notices (202) 357–3443; fax (202) 357–3469; order to provide for a smooth and priorities are absolute priorities. Under email Lori.Gerhard@acl.hhs.gov. orderly process for our applicants. 45 CFR part 75 we consider only Dated: May 18, 2015. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: June applications that meet these program Kathy Greenlee, 11, 2015. priorities. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: These priorities are: Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. June 25, 2015. Priority 1—General RRTC Deadline for Transmittal of Requirements. [FR Doc. 2015–12312 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] Applications: July 20, 2015. Note: The full text of this priority is BILLING CODE 4154–01–P included in the notice of final priorities Full Text of Announcement for the Rehabilitation Research and I. Funding Opportunity Description Training Centers, published in the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Purpose of Program: The purpose of Federal Register on February 1, 2008 HUMAN SERVICES the Disability and Rehabilitation (73 FR 6132) and in the application Administration for Community Living Research Projects and Centers Program package for this competition. is to plan and conduct research, Priority 2—RRTC on Outcomes Applications for New Awards; National demonstration projects, training, and Measurement for Home and Community Institute on Disability, Independent related activities, including Based Services. Living, and Rehabilitation Research international activities to develop Note: The full text of this priority is (NIDILRR)—Rehabilitation Research methods, procedures, and rehabilitation included in the notice of final priority and Training Centers technology. The Program’s activities are published elsewhere in this issue of the designed to maximize the full inclusion Federal Register and in the application AGENCY: Administration for Community package for this competition. Living, Department of Health and and integration into society, employment, independent living, family Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and Human Services. support, and economic and social self- 764(b)(2). ACTION: Notice. sufficiency of individuals with Applicable Regulations: (a) The Overview Information: National disabilities, especially individuals with Department of Health and Human Institute on Disability, Independent the most severe disabilities, and to Services General Administrative Living, and Rehabilitation Research improve the effectiveness of services Regulations in 45 CFR part 75 (b) Audit (NIDILRR)—Rehabilitation Research and authorized under the Rehabilitation Act Requirements for Federal Awards in 45 Training Centers (RRTC)— Outcomes of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation CFR part 75 Subpart F; (c) 45 CFR part Measurement for Home and Community Act). 75 Non-procurement Debarment and Based Services. Rehabilitation Research and Training Suspension; (d) 45 CFR part 75 Notice inviting applications for new Centers Requirement for Drug-Free Workplace awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. (Financial Assistance); (e) The The purpose of the RRTCs, which are regulations for this program in 34 CFR Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance funded through the Disability and (CFDA) Number: 84.133B–6. part 350; The notice of final priorities Rehabilitation Research Projects and for the RRTC Program published in the DATES: Applications Available: May 21, Centers Program, is to achieve the goals Federal Register on February 1, 2008 2015. of, and improve the effectiveness of, (73 FR 6132); and (g) The notice of final Note: On July 22, 2014, President services authorized under the priority for this program, published Obama signed the Workforce Innovation Rehabilitation Act through well- elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was designed research, training, technical Register. effective immediately. One provision of assistance, and dissemination activities WIOA transferred the National Institute in important topical areas as specified II. Award Information on Disability and Rehabilitation by NIDILRR. These activities are Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Research (NIDRR) from the Department designed to benefit rehabilitation Estimated Available Funds: $875,000. of Education to the Administration for service providers, individuals with Contingent upon the availability of Community Living (ACL) in the disabilities, family members, funds and the quality of applications, Department of Health and Human policymakers and other research we may make additional awards in FY Services. In addition, NIDRR’s name stakeholders. Additional information on 2015 and any subsequent year from the was changed to the National Institute on the RRTC program can be found at: list of unfunded applicants from this Disability, Independent Living, and http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rrtc/ competition. Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). For index.html#types. Maximum Award: $875,000. FY 2015, all NIDILRR priority notices Priorities: There are two priorities for We will reject any application that will be published as ACL notices, and the grant competition announced in this proposes a budget exceeding the ACL will make all NIDILRR awards. notice. The General RRTC Requirements Maximum Amount. The Administrator During this transition period, however, priority is from the notice of final of the Administration for Community NIDILRR will continue to review grant priorities for the Rehabilitation Research Living may change the maximum applications using Department of and Training Centers, published in the amount through a notice published in Education tools. NIDILRR will post Federal Register on February 1, 2008 the Federal Register. previously-approved application kits to (73 FR 6132). Priority two is from the Estimated Number of Awards: 1. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES grants.gov, and NIDILRR applications notice of final priority for this program, The Department is not bound by any submitted to grants.gov will be published elsewhere in this issue of the estimates in this notice. forwarded to the Department of Federal Register. Project Period: 60 months. Education’s G–5 system for peer review. Absolute Priorities: For FY 2015 and We will reject any application that We are using Department of Education any subsequent year in which we make proposes a project period exceeding 60 application kits and peer review awards from the list of unfunded months. The Administrator of the systems during this transition year in applicants from this competition, these Administration for Community Living VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 May 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesEstimated Project Period--September 30, 2015 through September 30, 2016.
ContactFor further information or comments regarding this action, contact Lori Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for Consumer Access and Self-Determination, Office of Integrated Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357-3443; fax (202) 357-3469; email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 29325 
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