82 FR 25292 - Announcement of the Award of One Single-Source Low-Cost Extension Supplement Grant Within the Office of Refugee Resettlement's Unaccompanied Children's Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)

ACF, ORR, announces the award of one single-source low-cost extension supplement grant for a total of $93,597,707 under the UC Program.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25292-25293]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11210]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of the Award of One Single-Source Low-Cost Extension 
Supplement Grant Within the Office of Refugee Resettlement's 
Unaccompanied Children's Program

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of award of one single-source low-cost extension 
supplement grant under the Unaccompanied Children's (UC) Program.

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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, announces the award of one single-source low-cost 
extension supplement grant for a total of $93,597,707 under the UC 
Program.

DATES: Low-cost extension supplement grants will support activities 
from January 1, 2017, through March 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of 
Unaccompanied Children Operations, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 401-9246. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplement grant will support 
the immediate need for additional capacity of shelter services to 
accommodate the increasing number of UC referred by the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) into ORR care. The increase in the UC 
population necessitates the expansion of services to expedite the 
release of UC.
    ORR has specific requirements for the provision of services. Award 
recipients must have the infrastructure, licensing, experience, and 
appropriate level of trained staff to meet those requirements. The 
expansion of the existing shelter services program through this 
supplemental award is a key strategy for ORR to be prepared to meet its 
responsibility of safe and timely release of UC referred to its care by 
DHS and so that the US Border Patrol can continue its vital national 
security mission to prevent illegal migration and trafficking, and 
protect the borders of the United States.

Statutory Authority

    This program is authorized by--
    (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in 
March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of 
Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former 
Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Director of ORR of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544RJK (C. 
D. Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457), 
which authorizes post-release services under certain conditions to 
eligible children. All programs must comply with the Flores 
Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D.

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Cal. 1996), pertinent regulations and ORR policies and procedures.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration, Administration for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2017-11210 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-45-P