80 FR 55860 - Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health in Education, Science, and Practice Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-23356 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 55860-55861] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23356] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health in Education, Science, and Practice Program AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of Single-Case Deviation from Competition Requirements for Program Expansion Supplement Request for Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health in Education, Science, and Practice program Award to the University of Washington, Grant Number T76MC00011. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a program expansion supplement in the amount of $40,000 for the Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) in Education, Science, and Practice grant. The purpose of the Centers of Excellence in MCH program is for the training of graduate and post-graduate public health professionals in an interdisciplinary MCH setting. The purpose of this notice is to award supplemental funds to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the Pediatric [[Page 55861]] Obesity Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) to spread evidence-based practices, and to translate knowledge into practice by the University of Washington, the awardee who serves as the Centers of Excellence in MCH, during the budget period of June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipient of the Award: University of Washington Amount of Each Non-Competitive Award: $40,000 Period of Supplemental Funding: 6/1/2015--5/31/2016 CFDA Number: 93.110 Authority: Social Security Act as amended, Title V, Section 501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)) Justification: The purpose of the Centers of Excellence in MCH program is for the training of graduate and post-graduate public health professionals in an interdisciplinary MCH setting. The Centers of Excellence in MCH program supports HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau's (MCHB) mission to provide national leadership and to work, in partnership with states, communities, public-private partners, and families to strengthen the MCH infrastructure and build the knowledge and human resources in order to assure continued improvement in the health, safety, and well-being of the MCH population, which includes all U.S. women, infants, children, youth and their families, including fathers and children with special health care needs (CSHCN). It does so by training current and future workforce in applied research and state- of-the-art public health management, planning, and leadership principles to promote healthier children, families, and communities and in the identification and solution of current MCH problems while anticipating the challenges of the future. It assures a prominent focus on MCH content and competencies such as inter-professional practice, systems integration, and quality improvement within schools of public health. In the summer of 2014, MCHB initiated a CoIIN on Pediatric Obesity in collaboration with the University of Washington and the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN). The work on this project (by the University of Washington) was funded through an administrative supplement in fiscal year (FY) 2014 to a previous grant, and the amount provided only allowed the grantee and its subcontractor to engage a limited number of steps in the CoIIN process. This supplement will allow the University of Washington, in collaboration with ASPHN, to complete the final phases of the evaluation component for the previously initiated Pediatric Obesity CoIIN. The goal of this CoIIN project is to apply quality improvement methodologies through a CoIIN framework to support state Title V agencies and others leverage for state MCH program capacity to reduce childhood obesity rates on a population level. Specifically, state teams are working to affect systems changes through the adoption of policies and practices in early care and education settings that support healthy weight behaviors and are using the CoIIN model to gather best practices, promote evidence-based strategies, and increase nutrition resources provided to young children and their families. A rigorous evaluation of this CoIIN is a critical and essential component in order to spread evidence-based practices--including qualitative and quantitative process and outcome measures--and translate knowledge into practice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Sofka, RD, MPH, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W55, Rockville, Maryland 20857; [email protected]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2015 FY 2015 estimated Grantee/organization name Grant number State authorized supplemental funding level funding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Washington........ T76MC00011......... WA................. $350,000 $40,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: September 11, 2015. James Macrae, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-23356 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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opportunity announcement (FOA), is to epidemic in that county. On the same program expansion supplement for this
expand access to care for the maternal day, the Centers for Disease Control and cooperative agreement.
and child health (MCH) populations Prevention issued a Health Alert ASTHO is the national nonprofit
through the following program focus Network Advisory to inform other organization representing public health
areas: (1) Ensuring continuity of public health departments and agencies in the United States, the U.S.
coverage and care for pregnant women healthcare providers of the possibility of Territories, the District of Columbia, and
and children; (2) improving systems of HIV outbreaks among persons who over 100,000 public health professionals
care for children with special health inject drugs and to provide guidance to these agencies employ. As part of its
care needs; and (3) promoting the use of assist in the identification and AIM cooperative agreement, ASTHO
Bright Futures Guidelines for all prevention of such outbreaks. As of identifies and disseminates best
children. The program expansion August 28, 2015, the Indiana outbreak is practices to meet the needs of MCH
supplement will provide funds to the now 181 (177 confirmed and 4 populations. At the time of the FOA and
Association of State and Territorial State presumptive positive) adult and application, expanding access to care
Health Officials (ASTHO), the adolescent HIV infections, including a among high risk populations to prevent
cooperative agreement awardee, during small number of pregnant women. HIV infection through injection drug use
the budget period of September 30, Though there are HIV prevention best was not yet identified as a need of MCH
2015, through September 29, 2016, to practices to inform States, additional populations. As such, the FOA and
provide targeted technical assistance to innovative practices are needed to reach application did not address it.
two States at risk for rapid transmission women of child-bearing age, To meet this emerging need, ASTHO
of HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) adolescents, and young adults within submitted a prior approval request to
through injection drug use, to build high risk counties, which do not expand the scope of its AIM cooperative
capacity and expand access to care, routinely access health care. agreement award to work with States at
document and share best practices with As stated in the FOA, the Alliance for risk for rapid transmission of HIV and
other State Health Officials also seeking Innovation on Maternal and Child HCV through injection drug use.
to prevent HIV and HCV infection Health (AIM) is a Maternal and Child ASTHO, working with MCHB, would
through injection drug use. Health Bureau (MCHB) collaborative provide targeted technical assistance to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended program of awardee organizations for two states to build capacity and expand
Recipient of the Award: The Association the purpose of expanding access to care access to care among high risk
of State and Territorial Health Officials for the maternal and child health (MCH) populations to prevent HIV and HCV
Amount of the Non-Competitive Award: populations. Per the FOA, AIM infection through injection drug use.
$100,000 Collaborative Engagement awardees are ASTHO would also document and share
CFDA Number: 93.110 responsible for engaging key State best practices and other technical
Current Project Period: 9/30/2014–9/29/ agencies and offices (i.e., Public Health assistance resources from the two
2017 and Medicaid) in AIM activities and targeted states to its network of State
Period of Supplemental Funding: 9/30/ raising awareness of best practices. Health Officials.
2015–9/29/2016
In 2014, following objective review of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, its application, HRSA awarded the Sylvia Sosa, MSc, Office of Policy and
§ 501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)). Association of State and Territorial Planning, Maternal and Child Health
Justification: On April 24, 2015, the Health Officials (ASTHO) cooperative Bureau, Health Resources and Services
Governor of Indiana declared a public agreement funding as an AIM Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
health disaster emergency in Scott Collaborative Engagement program. If Room 18W25D, Rockville, Maryland
County, Indiana, attributable to the HIV approved, this would be the first 20857; ssosa@hrsa.gov.
FY 2015
FY 2015 Estimated
Grantee/organization name Grant number State Authorized supplemental
funding level funding
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ........ UC4MC28036 ......................... VA ................. $350,000 $100,000
Dated: September 11, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Education, Science, and Practice
James Macrae, HUMAN SERVICES program Award to the University of
Acting Administrator. Washington, Grant Number
Health Resources and Services T76MC00011.
[FR Doc. 2015–23357 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am]
Administration
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award
Centers of Excellence in Maternal and of a program expansion supplement in
Child Health in Education, Science, the amount of $40,000 for the Centers of
and Practice Program Excellence in Maternal and Child
Health (MCH) in Education, Science,
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services and Practice grant. The purpose of the
Administration (HRSA), Department of
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Centers of Excellence in MCH program
Health and Human Services (HHS). is for the training of graduate and post-
ACTION: Notice of Single-Case Deviation graduate public health professionals in
from Competition Requirements for an interdisciplinary MCH setting. The
Program Expansion Supplement purpose of this notice is to award
Request for Centers of Excellence in supplemental funds to conduct a
Maternal and Child Health in rigorous evaluation of the Pediatric
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Obesity Collaborative Improvement and safety, and well-being of the MCH collaboration with ASPHN, to complete
Innovation Network (CoIIN) to spread population, which includes all U.S. the final phases of the evaluation
evidence-based practices, and to women, infants, children, youth and component for the previously initiated
translate knowledge into practice by the their families, including fathers and Pediatric Obesity CoIIN. The goal of this
University of Washington, the awardee children with special health care needs CoIIN project is to apply quality
who serves as the Centers of Excellence (CSHCN). It does so by training current improvement methodologies through a
in MCH, during the budget period of and future workforce in applied CoIIN framework to support state Title
June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016. research and state-of-the-art public V agencies and others leverage for state
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: health management, planning, and MCH program capacity to reduce
Intended Recipient of the Award: leadership principles to promote childhood obesity rates on a population
University of Washington healthier children, families, and level. Specifically, state teams are
Amount of Each Non-Competitive communities and in the identification working to affect systems changes
Award: $40,000 and solution of current MCH problems through the adoption of policies and
Period of Supplemental Funding: 6/1/ while anticipating the challenges of the practices in early care and education
2015—5/31/2016 future. It assures a prominent focus on settings that support healthy weight
CFDA Number: 93.110 MCH content and competencies such as behaviors and are using the CoIIN
Authority: Social Security Act as inter-professional practice, systems model to gather best practices, promote
amended, Title V, Section 501(a)(2) (42 integration, and quality improvement evidence-based strategies, and increase
U.S.C. 701(a)(2)) within schools of public health. nutrition resources provided to young
Justification: The purpose of the In the summer of 2014, MCHB children and their families. A rigorous
Centers of Excellence in MCH program initiated a CoIIN on Pediatric Obesity in evaluation of this CoIIN is a critical and
is for the training of graduate and post- collaboration with the University of essential component in order to spread
graduate public health professionals in Washington and the Association of State evidence-based practices—including
an interdisciplinary MCH setting. The Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN). qualitative and quantitative process and
Centers of Excellence in MCH program The work on this project (by the outcome measures—and translate
supports HRSA’s Maternal and Child University of Washington) was funded knowledge into practice.
Health Bureau’s (MCHB) mission to through an administrative supplement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
provide national leadership and to in fiscal year (FY) 2014 to a previous Denise Sofka, RD, MPH, Division of
work, in partnership with states, grant, and the amount provided only Maternal and Child Health Workforce
communities, public-private partners, allowed the grantee and its Development, Maternal and Child
and families to strengthen the MCH subcontractor to engage a limited Health Bureau, Health Resources and
infrastructure and build the knowledge number of steps in the CoIIN process. Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
and human resources in order to assure This supplement will allow the Lane, Room 18W55, Rockville,
continued improvement in the health, University of Washington, in Maryland 20857; DSofka@hrsa.gov.
FY 2015
FY 2015 estimated
Grantee/organization name Grant number State authorized supplemental
funding level funding
University of Washington ........................ T76MC00011 ......................................... WA ......................... $350,000 $40,000
Dated: September 11, 2015. opportunity for the Bridging the Word coders, public health experts,
James Macrae, Gap Incentive Prize Challenge. individuals affiliated with academic
Acting Administrator. MCHB is sponsoring the Word Gap institutions, research and development
[FR Doc. 2015–23356 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am]
Challenge (Challenge) to spur communities in the private sector, and
innovative solutions to promote the others.
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
early language environment and address All submissions will be evaluated;
the ‘‘word gap,’’ the large difference in separate prizes will be awarded for each
exposure to language for children from of the three phases below.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
low-income families as compared to Phase 1: Design
HUMAN SERVICES
children from higher-income families. Phase 2: Development and Small Scale
Health Resources and Services This Challenge will reward the Testing
Administration development and testing of scalable Phase 3: Scaling
innovations that drive behavior change
The statutory authority for this
Bridging the Word Gap Competition among parents and caregivers.
The goal of the Challenge is to challenge competition is Section 105 of
Challenge the America COMPETES
develop a low-cost, scalable
technologically-based intervention that Reauthorization Act of 2010
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services (COMPETES Act, Pub. L. 111–358).
Administration (HRSA, Department of drives parents and caregivers to talk and
engage in more back-and-forth Estimated dates for each phase are as
Health and Human Services (HHS). follows:
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interactions with their young children
ACTION: Notice. (ages 0–4). Phase 1: Effective on September 30,
This Challenge, structured in three 2015
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and phases, with a narrowing of applicants Phase 1 Submission ends: December 31,
Services Administration (HRSA), through each phase to result in one final 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET
Maternal and Child Health Bureau winner, will reach a diverse population Phase 1 Judging Period: January 1–
(MCHB), announces the funding of innovators and solvers, including January 31, 2016
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| Action | Notice of Single-Case Deviation from Competition Requirements for Program Expansion Supplement Request for Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health in Education, Science, and Practice program Award to the University of Washington, Grant Number T76MC00011. | |
| Contact | Denise Sofka, RD, MPH, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W55, Rockville, Maryland 20857; [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 55860 |
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