81 FR 4035 - Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement Grant to the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in Oakland, CA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)
| Page Range | 4035-4036 | |
| FR Document | 2016-01329 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 4035-4036] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01329] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [CFDA Number: 93.592] Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement Grant to the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in Oakland, CA AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS. ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source program expansion supplement grant under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Technical Assistance (TA) Project to the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in Oakland, CA, to support training and technical assistance activities by the Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Family Violence and Prevention Services (DFVPS), announces the award of $175,000 as a single-source program expansion supplement grant to the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. The grantee, funded under the Family Violence Protection and Services Act (FVPSA) program, is a technical assistance (TA) provider that assists FVPSA service providers to build the capacity of domestic violence programs. DATES: The period of support for the single-source program expansion supplement is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seema Zeya, Program Specialist, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 8220, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-7889; Email: Seema.Zeya@acf.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplemental award funds will support the grantee, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, in providing training and technical assistance (T/TA) to domestic violence service providers by the Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV) in San Francisco, CA. This award will expand the scope of T/TA activities to include supplemental activities concerning the issue of trafficking for domestic violence programs, which may involve activities including:Training on the intersection of issues related to domestic violence, sexual violence, and victims of trafficking including: Listening sessions with FVPSA grantees and culturally specific, community-based organizations regarding needs, challenges, and barriers related to offering services on trafficking; Documentation of current promising practices for serving survivors of trafficking within domestic violence programs and culturally specific, community-based organizations; Development of a TA plan for fostering and sustaining collaborative partnerships on domestic violence and human trafficking, which may include a community pilot program; Resource development that will include the development and dissemination of factsheets and/or concept papers on the intersection of issues related to domestic violence and human trafficking that will provide recommendations that will enhance the provision of direct services for victims, facilitate strengthening multidisciplinary partnerships, or the development of culturally-informed trauma-related programming; and Convening a working group that examines typologies related to human trafficking that are specific to Asian communities that will develop intervention and prevention recommendations for service providers and TA providers. In addition, APIIDV will support and provide training on the issue of language access planning for domestic violence programs that will include activities such as: Training and technical assistance for the 20 State Domestic Violence Coalitions that have already completed the 2015 Training of Trainers; Listening sessions with FVPSA state administrators, coalitions, and culturally-specific community-based organizations; Documentation of the technical assistance needs, implementation successes, and implementation challenges of the 20 states that are beginning language access planning and [[Page 4036]] are working to improve language accessibility within their states; and Recommendations for state-specific capacity building for the 20 states intended to enhance statewide language access, which will include the development of language access plans. An objective review of was conducted that assessed the grantee's application using criteria related to the project's approach, the organization's capacity, and the development of costs for the project's budget. Statutory Authority: Section 310 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended by Section 201 of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-320. Christopher Beach, Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-01329 Filed 1-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-32-P
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completion of home studies for CFDA Number: 93.676 to domestic violence service providers
approximately 400 UCs. by the Asian and Pacific Islander
Christopher Beach,
BCFS provides nationwide coverage Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV)
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of
of home study services to children in in San Francisco, CA.
Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
the care and custody of ORR, as well as This award will expand the scope of
[FR Doc. 2016–01336 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am]
services to include counseling, case T/TA activities to include supplemental
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management, and additional support activities concerning the issue of
services to the family or to the UC and trafficking for domestic violence
their sponsor when a UC is released DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND programs, which may involve activities
from ORR’s care and custody. HUMAN SERVICES including:
• Training on the intersection of
DATES: Supplemental award funds will issues related to domestic violence,
Administration for Children and
support activities from September 29, sexual violence, and victims of
Families
2015 through September 30, 2015. trafficking including:
[CFDA Number: 93.592]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Listening sessions with FVPSA
Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of Announcing the Award of a Single- grantees and culturally specific,
Children’s Services, Office of Refugee Source Program Expansion community-based organizations
Resettlement, 901 D Street SW., Supplement Grant to the Asian & regarding needs, challenges, and
Washington, DC 20447. Email: Pacific Islander American Health barriers related to offering services on
DCSProgram@acf.hhs.gov. Forum in Oakland, CA trafficking;
• Documentation of current
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While this AGENCY: Family and Youth Services promising practices for serving
number of referrals to the Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS. survivors of trafficking within domestic
Unaccompanied Children Program in ACTION: Notice of the award of a single- violence programs and culturally
FY 2015 is well below the total referrals source program expansion supplement specific, community-based
from FY 2014, ORR has seen a change grant under the Family Violence organizations;
to recent referral trends, including a Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) • Development of a TA plan for
steady August referral rate and an Technical Assistance (TA) Project to the fostering and sustaining collaborative
increasing occupancy rate of UC in care. Asian & Pacific Islander American partnerships on domestic violence and
This increase in referrals has also Health Forum in Oakland, CA, to human trafficking, which may include a
generated a correlating increase in the support training and technical community pilot program;
need for home study services. The assistance activities by the Asian and • Resource development that will
supplemental awards will support and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic include the development and
expand home study services for UC to Violence (APIIDV). dissemination of factsheets and/or
facilitate their release from ORR
concept papers on the intersection of
custody. SUMMARY: The Administration for
issues related to domestic violence and
ORR has specific requirements for the Children and Families (ACF),
human trafficking that will provide
provision of services. Award recipients Administration on Children, Youth and
recommendations that will enhance the
must have the infrastructure, licensing, Families (ACYF), Family and Youth
provision of direct services for victims,
experience, and appropriate level of Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of
facilitate strengthening
trained staff to meet the service Family Violence and Prevention
multidisciplinary partnerships, or the
requirements and the urgent need for Services (DFVPS), announces the award
development of culturally-informed
expansion of services. The program’s of $175,000 as a single-source program
trauma-related programming; and
expansion supplement grant to the
ability to avoid a buildup of children • Convening a working group that
waiting, in Border Patrol stations, for Asian & Pacific Islander American
examines typologies related to human
placement in shelters, can only be Health Forum. The grantee, funded
trafficking that are specific to Asian
accommodated through the expansion under the Family Violence Protection
communities that will develop
of the existing program and its services and Services Act (FVPSA) program, is a
intervention and prevention
through the supplemental award. technical assistance (TA) provider that
recommendations for service providers
assists FVPSA service providers to build
Statutory Authority: This program is and TA providers.
the capacity of domestic violence
authorized by— In addition, APIIDV will support and
(A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security programs.
provide training on the issue of
Act of 2002, which in March 2003, DATES: The period of support for the language access planning for domestic
transferred responsibility for the care and single-source program expansion violence programs that will include
custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children supplement is September 30, 2015
from the Commissioner of the former
activities such as:
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
through September 29, 2016. • Training and technical assistance
to the Director of ORR of the Department of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for the 20 State Domestic Violence
Health and Human Services (HHS). Seema Zeya, Program Specialist, Family Coalitions that have already completed
(B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case Violence Prevention and Services the 2015 Training of Trainers;
No. CV85–4544RJK (C. D. Cal. 1996), as well Program, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., • Listening sessions with FVPSA
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as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Suite 8220, Washington, DC 20024. state administrators, coalitions, and
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of Telephone: 202–205–7889; Email: culturally-specific community-based
2008 (Pub. L. 110–457), which authorizes Seema.Zeya@acf.hhs.gov. organizations;
post release services under certain conditions
to eligible children. All programs must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Documentation of the technical
comply with the Flores Settlement Supplemental award funds will support assistance needs, implementation
Agreement, Case No. CV85–4544–RJK (C.D. the grantee, Asian & Pacific Islander successes, and implementation
Cal. 1996), pertinent regulations and ORR American Health Forum, in providing challenges of the 20 states that are
policies and procedures. training and technical assistance (T/TA) beginning language access planning and
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are working to improve language Evaluation, Room 422F.5, Humphrey sizes even when the inflation factor is
accessibility within their states; and Building, Department of Health and not negative. In order to prevent a
• Recommendations for state-specific Human Services, Washington, DC reduction in the guidelines in these rare
capacity building for the 20 states 20201—telephone: (202) 690–7507—or circumstances, a minor adjustment was
intended to enhance statewide language visit http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/. implemented to the formula beginning
access, which will include the For information about the percentage this year. In cases where the year-to-year
development of language access plans. multiple of the poverty guidelines to be change in inflation is not negative and
An objective review of was conducted used on immigration forms such as the rounding and standardizing
that assessed the grantee’s application USCIS Form I–864, Affidavit of Support, adjustments in the formula result in
using criteria related to the project’s contact U.S. Citizenship and reductions to the guidelines from the
approach, the organization’s capacity, Immigration Services at 1–800–375–
and the development of costs for the previous year for some household sizes,
5283.
project’s budget. the guidelines for the affected
For information about the Hill-Burton
household sizes are fixed at the prior
Statutory Authority: Section 310 of the Uncompensated Services Program (free
or reduced-fee health care services at year’s guidelines. As in prior years,
Family Violence Prevention and Services
Act, as amended by Section 201 of the certain hospitals and other facilities for these 2016 guidelines are roughly equal
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, Pub. L. persons meeting eligibility criteria to the poverty thresholds for calendar
111–320. involving the poverty guidelines), year 2015 which the Census Bureau
Christopher Beach, contact the Health Resources and expects to publish in final form in
Services Administration Information September 2016.
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of
Grants Policy, Office of Administration. Center at 1–800–275–4772. You also The poverty guidelines continue to be
[FR Doc. 2016–01329 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] may visit http://www.hrsa.gov/ derived from the Census Bureau’s
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gethealthcare/affordable/hillburton/. current official poverty thresholds; they
For information about the number of are not derived from the Census
people in poverty, visit the Poverty Bureau’s new Supplemental Poverty
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND section of the Census Bureau’s Web site Measure (SPM).
HUMAN SERVICES at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/
poverty/poverty.html or contact the The following guideline figures
Office of the Secretary Census Bureau’s Customer Service represent annual income.
Center at 1–800–923–8282 (toll-free)
Annual Update of the HHS Poverty and https://ask.census.gov for further 2016 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE
Guidelines information. 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE
AGENCY: Department of Health and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Human Services.
Background Poverty
ACTION: Notice. Persons in family/household guideline
Section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
SUMMARY: This notice provides an Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1981 (42 1 .................................................. $11,880
update of the Department of Health and U.S.C. 9902(2)) requires the Secretary of 2 .................................................. 16,020
Human Services (HHS) poverty the Department of Health and Human 3 .................................................. 20,160
guidelines to account for last calendar Services to update the poverty 4 .................................................. 24,300
year’s increase in prices as measured by guidelines at least annually, adjusting 5 .................................................. 28,440
the Consumer Price Index. them on the basis of the Consumer Price 6 .................................................. 32,580
DATES: Effective Date: January 25, 2016, Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U). 7 .................................................. 36,730
unless an office administering a The poverty guidelines are used as an 8 .................................................. 40,890
program using the guidelines specifies a eligibility criterion by the Community
different effective date for that Services Block Grant program and a For families/households with more than 8
particular program. persons, add $4,160 for each additional
number of other Federal programs. The person.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant poverty guidelines issued here are a
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, simplified version of the poverty 2016 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR
Room 404E, Humphrey Building, thresholds that the Census Bureau uses
Department of Health and Human
ALASKA
to prepare its estimates of the number of
Services, Washington, DC 20201. individuals and families in poverty. Poverty
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For As required by law, this update is Persons in family/household guideline
information about how the guidelines accomplished by increasing the latest
are used or how income is defined in a published Census Bureau poverty 1 .................................................. $14,840
particular program, contact the Federal, thresholds by the relevant percentage 2 .................................................. 20,020
state, or local office that is responsible change in the Consumer Price Index for 3 .................................................. 25,200
for that program. For information about All Urban Consumers (CPI–U). The 4 .................................................. 30,380
poverty figures for immigration forms, guidelines in this 2016 notice reflect the 5 .................................................. 35,560
the Hill-Burton Uncompensated 0.1 percent price increase between 6 .................................................. 40,740
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Services Program, and the number of calendar years 2014 and 2015. After this 7 .................................................. 45,920
people in poverty, use the specific inflation adjustment, the guidelines are 8 .................................................. 51,120
telephone numbers and addresses given rounded and adjusted to standardize the
For families/households with more than 8
below. differences between family sizes. In rare persons, add $5,200 for each additional
For general questions about the circumstances, the rounding and person.
poverty guidelines themselves, contact standardizing adjustments in the
Kendall Swenson, Office of the formula result in small decreases in the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and poverty guidelines for some household
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| Action | Notice of the award of a single-source program expansion supplement grant under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Technical Assistance (TA) Project to the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in Oakland, CA, to support training and technical assistance activities by the Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV). | |
| Dates | The period of support for the single-source program expansion supplement is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016. | |
| Contact | Seema Zeya, Program Specialist, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 8220, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-7889; Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 4035 |
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