81 FR 22273 - Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-08649 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 22273] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-08649] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [CFDA Number: 93.564] Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, ACF, HHS. ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source expansion supplement grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA, to support the development of additional dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned and early findings from the Evaluation of Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services of the Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS) Demonstration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Division of Program Innovation, announces the award of a single-source program expansion supplement grant in the amount of $34,568 to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA, to support the development of additional dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned and early findings from the Evaluation of the Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services of the Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS) Demonstration. In FY 2014, OCSE competitively awarded a cooperative agreement to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to conduct a 5-year evaluation of OCSE's national demonstration called Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS) under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number HHS-2014-ACF-OCSE-FD- 0822. Under this FOA, a total of $1.7 million of 1115 funds are made available over the five year project period to conduct this evaluation. The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services was the only grantee that received funding under this FOA. DATES: The period of support for this supplement is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Antelo, Senior Program Specialist, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-401-5099; Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FY 2014, OCSE competitively awarded a cooperative agreement to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to conduct a 5-year evaluation of OCSE's national demonstration called Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS). This supplement will allow the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to develop additional dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned and early findings from the evaluation of Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services Demonstration. The cost of the BICS evaluation is larger than originally budgeted because the process mapping and project design phase has been significantly slower than anticipated for the grantees. This has led to the need for increased technical assistance to the BICS grantees by the evaluation grantee. Additionally, as a result of the mapping and design phase, OCSE anticipates an increased number of interesting findings that will be of benefit to the greater child support field. The supplement funds will allow Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to provide increased technical assistance to the BICS demonstration sites, and support the development additional dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned and early findings from the Evaluation of BICS. Specifically, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services will explore the development of innovative, user-friendly tools such as podcasts and infographics that will provide research findings and learning to the child support community in a way that is easily accessible to interested program administrators and policy officials. These tools will also continue to build the evidence-base in what works in the delivery of child support services. Statutory Authority: Section 1115 of the Social Security Act authorizes funds for experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects that are likely to assist in promoting the objectives of Part D of Title IV. Christopher Beach, Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-08649 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-42-P
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Office (SSO) Report of State Buy-in DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Enforcement, 330 C Street SW.,
Problem; Use: Under Section 1843 of the HUMAN SERVICES Washington, DC 20201. Telephone:
Social Security Act, States may enter 202–401–5099; Email: Lauren.Antelo@
into an agreement with the Department Administration for Children and acf.hhs.gov.
of Health and Human Services to enroll Families SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FY
eligible individuals in Medicare and pay [CFDA Number: 93.564] 2014, OCSE competitively awarded a
their premiums. The purpose of the cooperative agreement to the
State Buy-in’ program is to assure that Announcement of the Award of a Washington State Department of Social
Medicaid is the payer of last resort by Single-Source Expansion Supplement and Health Services to conduct a 5-year
permitting a State to provide Medicare Grant to the Washington State evaluation of OCSE’s national
protection to certain groups of needy Department of Social and Health demonstration called Behavioral
individuals, as part of the State’s total Services in Lacey, WA Interventions for Child Support Services
assistance plan. State Buy-in also has (BICS).
AGENCY: Office of Child Support This supplement will allow the
the effect of transferring some medical Enforcement, ACF, HHS.
costs for this population from the Washington State Department of Social
ACTION: Notice of the award of a single- and Health Services to develop
Medicaid program, which is partially
source expansion supplement grant to additional dissemination tools such as
State funded to the Medicare program, the Washington State Department of reports and web-based trainings on the
which is funded by the federal Social and Health Services in Lacey, lessons learned and early findings from
government and individual premiums. WA, to support the development of the evaluation of Behavioral
Generally, the States Buy-in for additional dissemination tools such as Interventions for Child Support Services
individuals who meet the eligibility reports and web-based trainings on the Demonstration.
requirements for Medicare and are cash lessons learned and early findings from The cost of the BICS evaluation is
recipients or deemed cash recipients or the Evaluation of Behavioral larger than originally budgeted because
categorically needy under Medicaid. In Interventions for Child Support Services the process mapping and project design
some cases, States may also include of the Behavioral Interventions for Child phase has been significantly slower than
individuals who are not cash assistance Support Services (BICS) Demonstration. anticipated for the grantees. This has led
recipients under the Medical Assistance to the need for increased technical
Only group. The day-to-day operations SUMMARY: The Administration for assistance to the BICS grantees by the
of the State Buy-in program is Children and Families (ACF), Office of evaluation grantee. Additionally, as a
accomplished through an automated Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), result of the mapping and design phase,
data exchange process. The automated Division of Program Innovation, OCSE anticipates an increased number
announces the award of a single-source of interesting findings that will be of
data exchange process is used to
program expansion supplement grant in benefit to the greater child support field.
exchange Medicare and Buy-in
the amount of $34,568 to the The supplement funds will allow
entitlement information between the Washington State Department of Social
Washington State Department of Social
Social Security District Offices, and Health Services in Lacey, WA, to and Health Services to provide
Medicaid State Agencies and the support the development of additional increased technical assistance to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid dissemination tools such as reports and BICS demonstration sites, and support
Services. When problems arise however web-based trainings on the lessons the development additional
that cannot be resolved though the learned and early findings from the dissemination tools such as reports and
normal data exchange process, clerical Evaluation of the Behavioral web-based trainings on the lessons
actions are required. The CMS–1957, Interventions for Child Support Services learned and early findings from the
‘‘SSO Report of State Buy-In Problem’’ of the Behavioral Interventions for Child Evaluation of BICS.
is used to report Buy-in problems cases. Support Services (BICS) Demonstration. Specifically, the Washington State
The CMS–1957 is the only standardized In FY 2014, OCSE competitively Department of Social and Health
form available for communications awarded a cooperative agreement to the Services will explore the development
between the aforementioned agencies Washington State Department of Social of innovative, user-friendly tools such
for the resolution of beneficiary and Health Services to conduct a 5-year as podcasts and infographics that will
complaints and inquiries regarding State evaluation of OCSE’s national provide research findings and learning
Buy-in eligibility. Form Number: CMS– demonstration called Behavioral to the child support community in a
1957 (OMB control number: 0938– Interventions for Child Support Services way that is easily accessible to
0035); Frequency: Reporting—Annually; (BICS) under Funding Opportunity interested program administrators and
Affected Public: Individuals and Announcement (FOA) number HHS– policy officials. These tools will also
2014–ACF–OCSE–FD–0822. Under this continue to build the evidence-base in
Households; Number of Respondents:
FOA, a total of $1.7 million of 1115 what works in the delivery of child
3,936; Total Annual Responses: 3,936;
funds are made available over the five support services.
Total Annual Hours: 1,311. (For policy Statutory Authority: Section 1115 of
questions regarding this collection year project period to conduct this
evaluation. The Washington State the Social Security Act authorizes funds
contact Keith Robinson at 410–786– for experimental, pilot, or
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1148.) demonstration projects that are likely to
Services was the only grantee that
Dated: April 12, 2016. received funding under this FOA. assist in promoting the objectives of Part
William N. Parham, III, DATES: The period of support for this
D of Title IV.
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office supplement is September 30, 2015 Christopher Beach,
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory through September 29, 2016. Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of
Affairs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–08784 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] Lauren Antelo, Senior Program [FR Doc. 2016–08649 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Specialist, Office of Child Support BILLING CODE 4184–42–P
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of the award of a single-source expansion supplement grant to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Lacey, WA, to support the development of additional dissemination tools such as reports and web-based trainings on the lessons learned and early findings from the Evaluation of Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services of the Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services (BICS) Demonstration. | |
| Dates | The period of support for this supplement is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016. | |
| Contact | Lauren Antelo, Senior Program Specialist, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-401-5099; Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 22273 |
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