[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3712-3713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2017]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-2139-N]


Medicaid Program; Infrastructure Grant Program To Support the 
Competitive Employment of People With Disabilities

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funding, through 
grants, for eligible States under the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. The grant program is designed to 
assist States in developing infrastructures to support the competitive 
employment of people with disabilities by extending necessary Medicaid 
coverage to these individuals. This notice also contains pertinent 
information where States may apply for the grant program.

DATES: States should submit a notice of intent to apply for a grant no 
later than March 15, 2002.
    Deadline for Grant Submission: Grant applications must be submitted 
by June 7, 2002 to be considered under the Fiscal Year 2003 annual 
funding cycle.

ADDRESSES: Standard application forms and related instructions are 
available from and must be formally submitted to: Judith Norris, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Internal Customer 
Support, Acquisition and Grants Group, C2-21-15 Central Building, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. (410) 786-5130, E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Please note: While State agencies are only required to submit an 
original and two copies, submission of an original and 14 copies will 
greatly expedite the application process.
    Website: You may access up-to-date information about the Medicaid 
Infrastructure Grants and obtain a complete Grant Solicitation at: 
http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/twwiia/twwiiahp.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the grants may be 
directed to: Joe Razes, TWWIIA Program Manager, Disabled and Elderly 
Health Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Center 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Room S2-14-26, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, (410) 786-6126, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability of 
funding for the infrastructure grants for the Fiscal Year 2003 annual 
funding cycle and contains the filing dates for consideration of grant 
applications for this funding cycle. Please refer to our May 31, 2000 
notice (65 FR 34715), in which we first solicited States to apply for 
these grants under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement 
Act of 1999, for more information concerning the grant process. The May 
31, 2000 notice includes detailed information on application 
requirements, review procedures, an explanation of timely submission, 
and other relevant information.

    Authority: Section 203 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives 
Improvement Act

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of 1999, Public Law 106-170. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
Program No. 93.779, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
Research, Demonstration, and Evaluations).

    Dated: January 23, 2002.
Thomas A. Scully,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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