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)

Page Range4035-4036
FR Document2016-01329

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.

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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).

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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 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: 
[email protected].

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

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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]
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ActionNotice 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).
DatesThe period of support for the single-source program expansion supplement is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016.
ContactSeema 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 Citation81 FR 4035 

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