80 FR 55372 - State Planning Grants
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 178 (September 15, 2015)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 178 (September 15, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 55372-55373] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23125] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration State Planning Grants AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of class deviation from competition requirement for one- time extension for the State Planning Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Developmental Disabilities (DD) Grant Program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a one-time extension in the amount of $54,244 each to four State Planning Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Developmental Disabilities (DD) grants. The purpose of the program is to support states in the planning and development of activities that are designed to improve state systems of care for children and youth with ASD and related DDs and increase access to comprehensive coordinated health care. Grantees develop comprehensive, measurable state plans in collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders that outline an approach to improve access to comprehensive, coordinated health care and related services for children and youth with ASD and other DDs. The purpose of this notice is to award a one-time, 12-month extension to ensure the completion of activities and an orderly phase out of HRSA support. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipients of the Awards: University of Arkansas System, University of Massachusetts, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Amount of Each Non-Competitive Award: $54,244. Period of Low-Cost Extension Funding: 9/1/2015-8/31/2016. CFDA Number: 93.110. Authority: Public Health Service Act, Sec. 399BB (42 U.S.C. 280i- 1) and the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-416), as amended by the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-32) and the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (H.R. 4631; Pub. L. 113-157). [[Page 55373]] Justification: The State Planning Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Developmental Disabilities (DDs) grant program (hereafter referred to as State Planning Grants) is authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Sec. 399BB (42 U.S.C. 280i-1) and the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-416), as amended by the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-32) and the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (H.R. 4631; Pub. L. 113-157). The purpose of the program is to support states in the planning and development of activities that are designed to improve state systems of care for children and youth with ASD and related DDs and increase access to comprehensive coordinated health care. Grantees develop comprehensive, measurable state plans in collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders that outline an approach to improve access to comprehensive, coordinated health care and related services for children and youth with ASD and other DDs. State Planning Grants support state efforts to improve infrastructure that results in community and state systems that are integrated across service sectors and are collectively responsible for achieving appropriate individual, family, and community outcomes. To ensure that the capacity and infrastructure continue in these important areas, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau is requesting a one-time extension for completion of activities and an orderly phase-out of HRSA support. The additional funds and time will allow the grantees to complete their planning and strengthen their partnerships with the stakeholders who will be critical in implementing a comprehensive, coordinated system of health care for children and youth with ASD and DD. The current State Planning Grant awardees continue to achieve the original goals required by HRSA; however, the additional funding and time will allow awardees to complete their project activities. The impact of not granting this one-time extension would be to interrupt the activities of the State Planning Grant awardees and not allow them to complete their state planning. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Deidre Washington-Jones, MPH, CHES, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-103, Rockville, Maryland 20857; [email protected]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Revised FY 2014 FY 2015 Grantee/organization name Grant No. State project end project end Authorized Estimated date date funding level funding level -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM................ H6MMC26243 AR 8/31/2015 8/31/2016 $75,000 $54,244 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS.................. H6MMC26244 MA 8/31/2015 8/31/2016 75,000 54,244 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPT H6MMC26245 NH 8/31/2015 8/31/2016 75,000 54,244 OF. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT H6MMC26246 TX 5/31/2016 8/31/2016 75,000 54,244 HOUSTON. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: September 4, 2015. James Macrae, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-23125 Filed 9-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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is needed for eligible entities to report implementation of a high-quality project Burden Statement: Burden in this
progress under the Home Visiting that will complement the home visiting context means the time expended by
Program annually. On March 23, 2010, program as a whole. Progress Reports persons to generate, maintain, retain,
the President signed into law the Patient are submitted to project officers through disclose or provide the information
Protection and Affordable Care Act the Electronic HandBooks (EHB). requested. This includes the time
(ACA), Section 2951 of the ACA Failure to collect this information needed to review instructions; to
amending Title V of the Social Security would result in the inability of the develop, acquire, install and utilize
Act by adding a new section, 511, which project officers to exercise due diligence technology and systems for the purpose
authorized the creation of the Home in monitoring and overseeing the use of of collecting, validating and verifying
Visiting Program (http:// grant funds in keeping with legislative, information, processing and
frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/ policy, and programmatic requirements. maintaining information, and disclosing
getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_ Grantees are required to provide a and providing information; to train
bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages performance narrative with the personnel and to be able to respond to
216–225). A portion of funding under following sections: Project identifier a collection of information; to search
this program is awarded to participating information, accomplishments and data sources; to complete and review
states and eligible jurisdictions by barriers, home visiting program goals the collection of information; and to
formula. The purpose of formula and objectives, update on the home transmit or otherwise disclose the
funding is to support the delivery of visiting program promising approach, information. The total annual burden
coordinated and comprehensive implementation of the home visiting hours estimated for this ICR are
voluntary early childhood home visiting program in targeted at-risk summarized in the table below.
program services and effective communities, progress toward meeting Total Estimated Annualized Burden—
implementation of high-quality legislatively-mandated reporting on Hours: The burden estimates presented
evidence-based practices. benchmark areas, home visiting quality in the table below are based on
The information collected will be improvement efforts, and updates on the consultations with a few states on the
used to review grantee progress on administration of the home visiting guidance. Grantees receive a new
proposed project plans sufficient to program. formula grant annually and are expected
permit project officers to assess whether In the event a new Funding to report on progress annually, so the
the project is performing adequately to Opportunity Announcement is issued expectation is that grantees would
achieve the goals and objectives that annually for the formula grant program, submit non-competing continuation
were previously approved. This report the application for new grant funds may progress reports four times between
will also provide implementation plans take the place of completion of a non- Federal Fiscal Years 2015 and 2018.
for the upcoming year, which project competing continuation progress report. Only seven grantees are currently
officers can assess to determine whether Likely Respondents: Grantees with implementing a promising approach
the plan is consistent with the grant as Home Visiting Formula Awards and require an annual update on the
approved, and will result in Awarded in Federal FYs 2013–2017. promising approach.
Number of
Number of Total Hours per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents responses response hours
respondent
Formula Grant Award .......................................................... 56 1 56 42 2,352
Total .............................................................................. 56 1 56 42 2,352
Jackie Painter, SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award and an orderly phase out of HRSA
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. of a one-time extension in the amount support.
[FR Doc. 2015–23097 Filed 9–14–15; 8:45 am] of $54,244 each to four State Planning
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Grants for Improving Services for
Children and Youth with Autism Intended Recipients of the Awards:
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other University of Arkansas System,
Developmental Disabilities (DD) grants. University of Massachusetts, New
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
The purpose of the program is to Hampshire Department of Health and
HUMAN SERVICES
support states in the planning and Human Services, and the University of
Health Resources and Services development of activities that are Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Administration designed to improve state systems of Amount of Each Non-Competitive
care for children and youth with ASD Award: $54,244.
State Planning Grants and related DDs and increase access to Period of Low-Cost Extension
comprehensive coordinated health care. Funding: 9/1/2015–8/31/2016.
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of Grantees develop comprehensive, CFDA Number: 93.110.
Health and Human Services (HHS). measurable state plans in collaboration Authority: Public Health Service Act,
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with a diverse group of stakeholders § 399BB (42 U.S.C. 280i–1) and the
ACTION: Notice of class deviation from
that outline an approach to improve Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Pub. L.
competition requirement for one-time
access to comprehensive, coordinated 109–416), as amended by the Combating
extension for the State Planning Grants
health care and related services for Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011
for Improving Services for Children and
children and youth with ASD and other (Pub. L. 112–32) and the Autism
Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
DDs. The purpose of this notice is to Collaboration, Accountability, Research,
(ASD) and Other Developmental
award a one-time, 12-month extension Education, and Support (CARES) Act of
Disabilities (DD) Grant Program.
to ensure the completion of activities 2014 (H.R. 4631; Pub. L. 113–157).
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Justification: The State Planning comprehensive, measurable state plans will be critical in implementing a
Grants for Improving Services for in collaboration with a diverse group of comprehensive, coordinated system of
Children and Youth with Autism stakeholders that outline an approach to health care for children and youth with
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other improve access to comprehensive, ASD and DD. The current State
Developmental Disabilities (DDs) grant coordinated health care and related Planning Grant awardees continue to
program (hereafter referred to as State services for children and youth with achieve the original goals required by
Planning Grants) is authorized by the ASD and other DDs. HRSA; however, the additional funding
Public Health Service Act, § 399BB (42 State Planning Grants support state and time will allow awardees to
efforts to improve infrastructure that complete their project activities. The
U.S.C. 280i–1) and the Combating
results in community and state systems impact of not granting this one-time
Autism Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–416),
that are integrated across service sectors extension would be to interrupt the
as amended by the Combating Autism and are collectively responsible for
Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Pub. L. activities of the State Planning Grant
achieving appropriate individual, awardees and not allow them to
112–32) and the Autism Collaboration, family, and community outcomes. To
Accountability, Research, Education, complete their state planning.
ensure that the capacity and
and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (H.R. infrastructure continue in these FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR
4631; Pub. L. 113–157). The purpose of important areas, the Maternal and Child Deidre Washington-Jones, MPH, CHES,
the program is to support states in the Health Bureau is requesting a one-time Division of Services for Children with
planning and development of activities extension for completion of activities Special Health Needs, Maternal and
that are designed to improve state and an orderly phase-out of HRSA Child Health Bureau, Health Resources
systems of care for children and youth support. The additional funds and time and Services Administration, 5600
with ASD and related DDs and increase will allow the grantees to complete their Fishers Lane, Room 13–103, Rockville,
access to comprehensive coordinated planning and strengthen their Maryland 20857; dwashington-jones@
health care. Grantees develop partnerships with the stakeholders who hrsa.gov.
Revised FY 2014 FY 2015
Current project
Grantee/organization name Grant No. State project end Authorized Estimated
end date date funding level funding level
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM .............. H6MMC26243 AR 8/31/2015 8/31/2016 $75,000 $54,244
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS ................. H6MMC26244 MA 8/31/2015 8/31/2016 75,000 54,244
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NEW H6MMC26245 NH 8/31/2015 8/31/2016 75,000 54,244
HAMPSHIRE DEPT OF.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE H6MMC26246 TX 5/31/2016 8/31/2016 75,000 54,244
CENTER AT HOUSTON.
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| Action | Notice of class deviation from competition requirement for one- time extension for the State Planning Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Developmental Disabilities (DD) Grant Program. | |
| Contact | CDR Deidre Washington-Jones, MPH, CHES, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-103, Rockville, Maryland 20857; [email protected] | |
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