81_FR_4048 81 FR 4033 - Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

81 FR 4033 - Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)

Page Range4033-4034
FR Document2016-01332

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth, announces the award of $150,000 as a single-source expansion supplement grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, to support activities under the 3/40 Blueprint: Creating the Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness. 3/40 Blueprint: Creating the Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness has been reviewing research, gathering qualitative information, and collecting data to assist in building the capacity of Transitional Living Programs (TLPs) to meet the needs of runaway and homeless youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or questioning (LGBTQ).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.550]


Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement 
Grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, 
IL

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), ACYF, ACF, HHS

ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source expansion supplement 
grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, 
IL. The award will expand the original scope of approved activities 
under 3/40 Blueprint: Creating the Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth 
Homelessness and will support the (1) review the findings of the 
systematic review of the literature conducted as part of the 3/40 
Blueprint to identify (a) factors that facilitate positive outcomes for 
transgender youth in stable housing, education and employment, 
permanent connections, and well-being, and (2) interventions that may 
facilitate positive outcomes for transgender Runaway and Homeless Youth 
(RHY).

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth 
Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth, 
announces the award of $150,000 as a single-source expansion supplement 
grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, 
IL, to support activities under the 3/40 Blueprint: Creating the 
Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness. 3/40 Blueprint: Creating 
the Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness has been reviewing 
research, gathering qualitative information, and collecting data to 
assist in building the capacity of Transitional Living Programs (TLPs) 
to meet the needs of runaway and homeless youth who identify as 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or questioning (LGBTQ).

DATES: The period of support is September 30, 2015 through September 
29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Resa F. Matthew, Director, Division of 
Adolescent Development and Support, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 
1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 401-
5124; Email: resa.matthew@acf.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this grant is to assist in 
building the capacity of TLPs to serve youth who identify as lesbian, 
gay bisexual, transgender, and/or questioning (LGBTQ) and are 
experiencing homelessness. Through this demonstration grant, FYSB is 
solidifying its commitment to improving access to services that meet 
the unique needs of transgender homeless youth. The intent of the 
targeted supplement is to support knowledge development to strengthen 
efforts for better understanding and to address the needs of 
transgender youth experiencing homelessness. Efforts may include 
identifying innovative, transgender-specific intervention strategies, 
determining culturally appropriate screening and assessment tools, 
gathering information on services and

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systems of support that respond to the needs of the transgender youth, 
pinpointing the gaps in services, and better understanding the needs of 
transgender youth served by Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) agencies.
    Specifically, this supplemental award will support the review of 
findings on the systematic review of the literature conducted as part 
of the 3/40 BLUEPRINT to identify factors that facilitate positive 
outcomes for transgender youth in stable housing, education and 
employment, permanent connections, and well-being interventions that 
may facilitate positive outcomes for transgender RHY.

    Statutory Authority:  Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 42 U.S.C. 
5701-5752, as most recently amended by the Reconnecting Homeless 
Youth Act, of 2008, Pub. L. 110-378 on October 8, 2008. Under 
Section 343, the Secretary may make grants to carry out research, 
evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities 
under this title designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to 
improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth with a 
concentration on Transitional Living Programs.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-01332 Filed 1-22-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4182-33-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 15 / Monday, January 25, 2016 / Notices 4033 Family Violence and Prevention partnerships; or culturally/trauma- Homelessness and will support the (1) Services (DFVPS) announces the award informed programming. review the findings of the systematic of $125,000 as a single-source program In addition, the grantee will support review of the literature conducted as expansion supplement to the Casa de and provide training around the issue of part of the 3/40 Blueprint to identify (a) Esperanza in St. Paul, MN. The grantee, language access planning for domestic factors that facilitate positive outcomes funded under the Family Violence violence programs for activities, for transgender youth in stable housing, Protection and Services Act (FVPSA) including: education and employment, permanent program, is a national technical • State-specific training and technical connections, and well-being, and (2) assistance (TA) provider that assists assistance for the 20 State Domestic interventions that may facilitate positive FVPSA service providers to build the Violence Coalitions that completed the outcomes for transgender Runaway and capacity of domestic violence programs 2015 Training of Trainers which will Homeless Youth (RHY). to respond to the complex and diverse include travel to deliver state-specific needs of survivors of domestic violence training; SUMMARY: The Administration for and dating violence from Latino • Listening sessions with FVPSA Children and Families (ACF), communities. state administrators, coalitions, and Administration on Children, Youth and culturally-specific community based Families (ACYF), Family and Youth DATES: The period of support for the Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of single-source program expansion organizations; • Documentation of the technical Runaway and Homeless Youth, supplement is September 30, 2015 announces the award of $150,000 as a through September 29, 2016. assistance needs, implementation successes, and implementation single-source expansion supplement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: grant to the Board of Trustees of the challenges of 20 states beginning Seema Zeya, Program Specialist, Family University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, to language access planning and working Violence Prevention and Services support activities under the 3/40 to improve language accessibility within Program, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Blueprint: Creating the Blueprint to their states; and Suite 8220, Washington, DC 20024. Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness. 3/ • Recommendations for state-specific Telephone: 202–205–7889; Email: 40 Blueprint: Creating the Blueprint to capacity building for the 20 states to Seema.Zeya@acf.hhs.gov. Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness enhance statewide language access, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: including the development of language has been reviewing research, gathering Supplemental award funds will support access plans. qualitative information, and collecting the grantee in providing training and Federal staff conducted an objective data to assist in building the capacity of technical assistance to domestic review of the solicited application using Transitional Living Programs (TLPs) to violence service providers. criteria related to the project’s approach, meet the needs of runaway and This award will expand the scope of its organizational capacity, and the homeless youth who identify as lesbian, Casa de Esperanza’s technical assistance projected budget for proposed costs in gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or activities to include supplemental assessing the application. questioning (LGBTQ). activities around the issue of trafficking DATES: The period of support is for domestic violence programs which Statutory Authority: Section 310 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services September 30, 2015 through September may involve activities, such as: 29, 2016. Act, as amended by Section 201 of the • Training on the intersections of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Resa CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, Pub. L. domestic violence, sexual violence, and 111–320. F. Matthew, Director, Division of trafficking including, but not limited to, Adolescent Development and Support, webinars; Christopher Beach, Family and Youth Services Bureau, • Listening sessions with FVPSA Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., grantees and culturally-specific Grants Policy, Office of Administration. Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: community-based organizations [FR Doc. 2016–01326 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] (202) 401–5124; Email: resa.matthew@ regarding needs, challenges, and BILLING CODE 4184–32–P acf.hhs.gov. barriers related to offering trafficking services (i.e., online, via phone, or in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The person); DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND purpose of this grant is to assist in • Documentation of current HUMAN SERVICES building the capacity of TLPs to serve promising practices for serving youth who identify as lesbian, gay survivors of trafficking within domestic Administration for Children and bisexual, transgender, and/or violence programs and within Families questioning (LGBTQ) and are culturally-specific community-based [CFDA Number: 93.550] experiencing homelessness. Through organizations (i.e., program profiles, a this demonstration grant, FYSB is case study, online page); Announcement of the Award of a solidifying its commitment to improving • Development of a technical Single-Source Expansion Supplement access to services that meet the unique assistance plan for fostering and Grant to the Board of Trustees of the needs of transgender homeless youth. sustaining collaborative partnerships on University of Illinois, Chicago, IL The intent of the targeted supplement is domestic violence and human to support knowledge development to trafficking which could include a pilot AGENCY: Family and Youth Services strengthen efforts for better asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES with 1–2 communities; Bureau (FYSB), ACYF, ACF, HHS understanding and to address the needs • Resource development: Factsheets ACTION: Notice of the award of a single- of transgender youth experiencing or concept brief paper on the source expansion supplement grant to homelessness. Efforts may include intersection of domestic violence and the Board of Trustees of the University identifying innovative, transgender- human trafficking with of Illinois, Chicago, IL. The award will specific intervention strategies, recommendations to enhance the expand the original scope of approved determining culturally appropriate provision of direct services for victims; activities under 3/40 Blueprint: Creating screening and assessment tools, facilitating stronger multidisciplinary the Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth gathering information on services and VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:09 Jan 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1

4034 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 15 / Monday, January 25, 2016 / Notices systems of support that respond to the research and the translation of ‘‘Let’s do not understand the importance of needs of the transgender youth, Talk Curriculum’’ into Spanish and providing services and programs to pinpointing the gaps in services, and disseminate it to culturally appropriate runaway and homeless youth because better understanding the needs of prevention resources to expand they are not aware of the impact of these transgender youth served by Runaway outreach to Latino youth and their issues. When a youth runs away, the and Homeless Youth (RHY) agencies. families. impact is felt throughout an entire Specifically, this supplemental award DATES: The award will support activities community. By learning about the will support the review of findings on from September 29, 2015 through causes, short-term, and long-term effects the systematic review of the literature September 29, 2016. of runaway and homeless behaviors, conducted as part of the 3/40 communities can move away from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BLUEPRINT to identify factors that stereotypes and provide the resources Christopher Holloway, Central Office facilitate positive outcomes for and connections needed for vulnerable Program Manager, Runaway and transgender youth in stable housing, youth. Homeless Youth Program, Division of education and employment, permanent The research and Spanish translation Adolescent Development and Support, connections, and well-being services are crucial projects that support Family and Youth Services Bureau, 330 interventions that may facilitate positive the Switchboard’s efforts, and FYSB’s C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201; outcomes for transgender RHY. commitment, to provide resources to Telephone: 202–205–9560; Email: Statutory Authority: Runaway and runaway and homeless youth, Christopher.Holloway@acf.hhs.gov. Homeless Youth Act, 42 U.S.C. 5701–5752, underserved communities, and those SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The as most recently amended by the who support these vulnerable Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act, of 2008, National Runaway Safeline, operated by populations. Pub. L. 110–378 on October 8, 2008. Under the National Runaway Switchboard, Statutory Authority: Section 331 of Section 343, the Secretary may make grants serves as the federally-designated the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, to carry out research, evaluation, national communication system for as amended by the Reconnecting demonstration, and service projects regarding homeless and runaway youth. Through Homeless Youth Act of 2008, Public activities under this title designed to increase hotline and online services, the National knowledge concerning, and to improve Law 110–378, authorizes the award of Runaway Switchboard provides crisis grants for the National Communication services for, runaway youth and homeless youth with a concentration on Transitional intervention, referrals to local resources, System for Runaway and Homeless Living Programs. and education and prevention services Youth (42 U.S.C. 5714–11). to runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth, CFDA Number: 93.550. Christopher Beach, their families, and communities 24 Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of hours a day, 7 days a week, every day Christopher Beach, Grants Policy, Office of Administration. of the year, in a neutral and confidential Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of [FR Doc. 2016–01332 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] manner. Beyond its mission, the Administration, Division of Grants Policy. BILLING CODE 4182–33–P National Runaway Switchboard is [FR Doc. 2016–01339 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] committed to elevate the dialogue about BILLING CODE 4184–33–P runaway and homeless youth issues to DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ensure everyone understands the HUMAN SERVICES importance of supporting vulnerable DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND youth, the programs that serve them, HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and and the value of disseminating Families prevention materials to increase skills Administration for Children and and competencies among at-risk youth. Families Announcement of the Award of a The expansion supplement award Single-Source Expansion Supplement Announcement of the Award a Single- will allow the National Runaway Grant to the National Runaway Source Program Expansion Switchboard to: Switchboard Supplement Grant to BCFS Health and • Conduct research to increase public Human Services in San Antonio, TX AGENCY: Family and Youth Services education on issues impacting at-risk, Bureau (FYSB), ACYF, ACF, DHHS. runaway, and homeless youth and to AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACTION: Notice of the award of a single- disseminate data about the need to ACF, HHS. source expansion supplement grant to support youth-serving programs in ACTION: The Administration for Children the National Runaway Switchboard to communities nationwide. and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee support the translation of ‘‘Let’s Talk • Translate the ‘‘Let’s Talk Resettlement (ORR), announces the Curriculum’’ into Spanish and Curriculum’’ into a Spanish version and award of a single-source program disseminate it to culturally appropriate disseminate it to culturally appropriate expansion supplement grant to BCFS prevention resources to expand prevention resources to expand Health and Human Services (BCFS) in outreach to Latino youth and their outreach to Latino youth and their San Antonio, TX, under the families. families. Unaccompanied Children’s (UC) The National Runaway Switchboard Program to support home study SUMMARY: The Administration for will conduct the research to analyze services. Children and Families (ACF), their data and utilize the research asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Administration on Children, Youth and findings to enhance prevention SUMMARY: The Administration for Families (ACYF), Family and Youth programs, improve technical support, Children and Families (ACF), Office of Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of and reach out to diverse media outlets Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces Adolescent Development and Support to increase public knowledge on these the award of a single-source program (DADS), announces the award of a issues. More important, the research expansion supplement grant for single-source expansion supplement information will assist youth-serving $500,000. The expansion supplement grant of $34,000 to the National organizations in explaining the need for grant will support the need to increase Runaway Switchboard to support their services. Often, local stakeholders home study capacity to expedite VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:09 Jan 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1


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SectionNotices
ActionNotice of the award of a single-source expansion supplement grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. The award will expand the original scope of approved activities under 3/40 Blueprint: Creating the Blueprint to Reduce LGBTQ Youth Homelessness and will support the (1) review the findings of the systematic review of the literature conducted as part of the 3/40 Blueprint to identify (a) factors that facilitate positive outcomes for transgender youth in stable housing, education and employment, permanent connections, and well-being, and (2) interventions that may facilitate positive outcomes for transgender Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY).
DatesThe period of support is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016.
ContactResa F. Matthew, Director, Division of Adolescent Development and Support, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 401- 5124; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 4033 
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