82 FR 33134 - Announcement of the Award of Five Single-Source Low-Cost Extension Supplement Grants Within the Office of Refugee Resettlement's Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

ACF, ORR, announces the award of five single-source low-cost extension supplement grants for a total of $20,954,962 under the Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) Program.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33134-33135]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15117]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number 93.676]


Announcement of the Award of Five Single-Source Low-Cost 
Extension Supplement Grants Within the Office of Refugee Resettlement's 
Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) 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 five single-source low-cost extension 
supplement grants under the Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) 
Program.

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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, announces the award of five single-source low-cost 
extension supplement grants for a total of $20,954,962 under the 
Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) 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 
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 202-401-4997. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplement grants will support 
the immediate need for additional capacity of shelter services to 
accommodate the increasing number of UACs referred by DHS into ORR 
care. The increase in the UAC population necessitates the need for 
expansion of services to expedite the release of UAC.

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In order to be prepared for an increase in referrals for shelter 
services, ORR will solicit proposals from one grantee to accommodate 
the extensive amount of referrals from DHS.

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                                                                             Shelter current        Low-cost
                  State                                Grantee              funding ending  9/ extension  1/1/17-
                                                                                30/16 ($)         3/31/17 ($)
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Texas...................................  International Educational               $27,082,262         $7,081,914
                                           Services, Inc..
Texas...................................  International Educational                15,451,597          8,026,034
                                           Services, Inc..
Texas...................................  International Educational                 6,180,591          1,547,774
                                           Services, Inc..
Texas...................................  International Educational                 8,269,202          2,012,586
                                           Services, Inc..
Texas...................................  International Educational                 9,148,344          2,286,654
                                           Services, Inc..
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    Total...............................  ................................         66,131,996         20,954,962
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    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 Unaccompanied Alien 
Children referred to its care by DHS and so that the US Border Patrol 
can continue its vital national security mission to prevent illegal 
migration, 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 (INS) to the Director of ORR of 
the 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. 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. 2017-15117 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-45-P