81 FR 54104 - Notice of Single-Award Deviation From Competition Requirements for the National Center for Medical Home Implementation Cooperative Agreement
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-19347 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 54104-54105] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19347] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Notice of Single-Award Deviation From Competition Requirements for the National Center for Medical Home Implementation Cooperative Agreement AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of Single-Award Deviation from Competition Requirements for the National Center for Medical Home Implementation Cooperative Agreement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a supplement in the amount of $300,000 per year for two years for the National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) Cooperative Agreement cooperative agreement. The purpose of the NCMHI cooperative agreement, as stated in the funding opportunity announcement, is to: (1) Support a national resource and assistance effort to implement and spread the medical home model to all children and youth, particularly children with special health care needs (CSHCN), children who are vulnerable and/or medically underserved, and pediatric populations served by state public health programs, MCHB and HRSA; and (2) support activities of the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) grantees to improve children's health through innovative community-based efforts, and community and statewide partnerships among professionals in health, education, social services, government, and business. The supplement will permit the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the cooperative agreement awardee, during the budget periods of 7/1/2016-6/30/2017 and 7/1/2017-6/30/2018, to provide technical assistance to the Rural IMPACT communities as they employ two-generation strategies to more effectively support children living in poverty in rural communities, including the implementation and spread of the family-centered medical home model of health care. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipient of the Award: The American Academy of Pediatrics. Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $600,000. Period of Supplemental Funding: 7/1/2016-6/30/2017 and 7/1/2017-6/ 30/2018. CFDA Number: 93.110. Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, sections 501(a)(1)(D) and 501(a)(2), (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(1)(D) and 701(a)(2)). Justification: The White House Rural Council initiated the Rural IMPACT project to support improved well-being and upward economic mobility of children in rural and tribal communities. Ideally, systems and services are designed to meet family's needs, and are linked together so that families can access them seamlessly through universal ``no wrong door'' intake processes and shared referral networks. Components of the Rural IMPACT project include Healthy Start, Early Head Start, Head Start, Home Visiting, WIC, Medical Home, Quality Child Care Education Job Training and income and nutrition supports such as TANF cash assistance, Supplemental Security Income, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The goal of Rural IMPACT is to ensure the healthy development of at-risk children and increase the education and employment opportunities of their parents, thereby improving the well-being of families. Rural IMPACT project continues to be a high priority of the White House Rural Council, and support for the ten Rural IMPACT communities will continue to be an interagency effort including, in addition to HHS, the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Labor, and the Corporation for National and Community Service. The purpose of the NCMHI cooperative agreement, as stated in the funding opportunity announcement, is to: (1) Support a national resource and assistance effort to implement and spread the medical home model to all children and youth, particularly children with special health care needs (CSHCN), children who are vulnerable and/or medically underserved, and pediatric populations served by state public health programs, MCHB and HRSA; and (2) support activities of the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) grantees to improve children's health through innovative community-based efforts, and community and statewide partnerships among professionals in health, education, social services, government, and business. The Rural IMPACT Project activities align with the current project plan, as the NCMHI advances system changes and new initiatives at the community, state, and national levels, building on community partnerships to support family-centered medical home implementation for all children and youth, particularly those underrepresented and from diverse communities (Goal 3). In 2013, following objective review of its application, HRSA awarded the NCMHI cooperative agreement to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). In 2015, HRSA awarded a $300,000 supplement to the NCMHI cooperative agreement to allow the AAP to build on its existing work under the cooperative agreement to implement and spread the medical home model in Rural IMPACT project communities, thereby advancing the well-being of children in those communities. From August 2015 to June 2016, AAP, as part of the NCMHI cooperative agreement, established an expert workgroup and operational structure to guide the initiative; developed and issued a solicitation and scoring process, and conducted a review of applications to make recommendations for participating communities. Since the identification of ten rural and tribal communities, the AAP has provided technical assistance to support their efforts to develop and begin implementing two-generation service delivery models to address the needs of both vulnerable children and their parents. From July 2016 to June 2018, the ten participating communities will implement their action plans. Ongoing support is needed to assist the communities in implementation as well as evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of information. This supplement will provide additional funds, through the NCMHI cooperative agreement, to provide technical assistance to the Rural IMPACT communities as they employ two-generation strategies to more effectively support children living in poverty in rural communities, including the implementation and spread of the family-centered medical home model of health care. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marie Y. Mann, MD, MPH, FAAP, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-103, Rockville, Maryland 20857; [email protected]. 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approved under OMB control number SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: current project plan, as the NCMHI
0910–0756. Intended Recipient of the Award: The advances system changes and new
Dated: August 9, 2016. American Academy of Pediatrics. initiatives at the community, state, and
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: national levels, building on community
Leslie Kux,
$600,000. partnerships to support family-centered
Associate Commissioner for Policy. Period of Supplemental Funding: 7/1/ medical home implementation for all
[FR Doc. 2016–19402 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] 2016–6/30/2017 and 7/1/2017–6/30/ children and youth, particularly those
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 2018. underrepresented and from diverse
CFDA Number: 93.110. communities (Goal 3).
Authority: Social Security Act, Title
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND V, sections 501(a)(1)(D) and 501(a)(2), In 2013, following objective review of
HUMAN SERVICES (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(1)(D) and 701(a)(2)). its application, HRSA awarded the
Justification: The White House Rural NCMHI cooperative agreement to the
Health Resources and Services Council initiated the Rural IMPACT American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
Administration project to support improved well-being a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization
and upward economic mobility of under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3).
Notice of Single-Award Deviation From In 2015, HRSA awarded a $300,000
children in rural and tribal
Competition Requirements for the supplement to the NCMHI cooperative
communities. Ideally, systems and
National Center for Medical Home agreement to allow the AAP to build on
services are designed to meet family’s
Implementation Cooperative its existing work under the cooperative
needs, and are linked together so that
Agreement families can access them seamlessly agreement to implement and spread the
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services through universal ‘‘no wrong door’’ medical home model in Rural IMPACT
Administration, HHS. intake processes and shared referral project communities, thereby advancing
ACTION: Notice of Single-Award networks. Components of the Rural the well-being of children in those
Deviation from Competition IMPACT project include Healthy Start, communities.
Requirements for the National Center for Early Head Start, Head Start, Home From August 2015 to June 2016, AAP,
Medical Home Implementation Visiting, WIC, Medical Home, Quality as part of the NCMHI cooperative
Cooperative Agreement. Child Care Education Job Training and agreement, established an expert
income and nutrition supports such as workgroup and operational structure to
SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award TANF cash assistance, Supplemental guide the initiative; developed and
of a supplement in the amount of Security Income, and the Supplemental issued a solicitation and scoring
$300,000 per year for two years for the Nutrition Assistance Program. The goal process, and conducted a review of
National Center for Medical Home of Rural IMPACT is to ensure the applications to make recommendations
Implementation (NCMHI) Cooperative healthy development of at-risk children for participating communities. Since the
Agreement cooperative agreement. The and increase the education and identification of ten rural and tribal
purpose of the NCMHI cooperative employment opportunities of their communities, the AAP has provided
agreement, as stated in the funding parents, thereby improving the well- technical assistance to support their
opportunity announcement, is to: (1) being of families. efforts to develop and begin
Support a national resource and Rural IMPACT project continues to be implementing two-generation service
assistance effort to implement and a high priority of the White House Rural delivery models to address the needs of
spread the medical home model to all Council, and support for the ten Rural both vulnerable children and their
children and youth, particularly IMPACT communities will continue to parents.
children with special health care needs be an interagency effort including, in
From July 2016 to June 2018, the ten
(CSHCN), children who are vulnerable addition to HHS, the Departments of
participating communities will
and/or medically underserved, and Agriculture, Education, Labor, and the
implement their action plans. Ongoing
pediatric populations served by state Corporation for National and
support is needed to assist the
public health programs, MCHB and Community Service.
communities in implementation as well
HRSA; and (2) support activities of the The purpose of the NCMHI
as evaluation, sustainability, and
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for cooperative agreement, as stated in the
dissemination of information. This
Children Program (HTPCP) grantees to funding opportunity announcement, is
supplement will provide additional
improve children’s health through to: (1) Support a national resource and
funds, through the NCMHI cooperative
innovative community-based efforts, assistance effort to implement and
agreement, to provide technical
and community and statewide spread the medical home model to all
assistance to the Rural IMPACT
partnerships among professionals in children and youth, particularly
communities as they employ two-
health, education, social services, children with special health care needs
generation strategies to more effectively
government, and business. The (CSHCN), children who are vulnerable
support children living in poverty in
supplement will permit the American and/or medically underserved, and
rural communities, including the
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the pediatric populations served by state
implementation and spread of the
cooperative agreement awardee, during public health programs, MCHB and
family-centered medical home model of
the budget periods of 7/1/2016–6/30/ HRSA; and (2) support activities of the
health care.
2017 and 7/1/2017–6/30/2018, to Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for
provide technical assistance to the Rural Children Program (HTPCP) grantees to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
IMPACT communities as they employ improve children’s health through Marie Y. Mann, MD, MPH, FAAP,
two-generation strategies to more innovative community-based efforts, Division of Services for Children with
effectively support children living in and community and statewide Special Health Needs, Maternal and
poverty in rural communities, including partnerships among professionals in Child Health Bureau, Health Resources
the implementation and spread of the health, education, social services, and Services Administration, 5600
family-centered medical home model of government, and business. The Rural Fishers Lane, Room 13–103, Rockville,
health care. IMPACT Project activities align with the Maryland 20857; MMann@hrsa.gov.
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Acting Administrator. Secretary, that ONC would publish a
National Coordinator for Health Information
[FR Doc. 2016–19347 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] notice of availability in the Federal Technology.
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availability of test procedures and the for the ONC Health IT Certification hereby given of the following meeting.
Cypress version 3.0 test tool approved Program’’ in the Federal Register (81 FR
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