[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 38650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Administration for Developmental Disabilities

    Award To: Oregon Health & Science University, Child Development & 
Rehabilitation Center.
    Purpose: To supplement a grant award for support of ``Making It 
Real: Participatory Action Research (PAR) for University Centers for 
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs)''.
    Amount of Award: $65,000 for one year.
    Project Period: 7/1/2006--6/30/2007.
    Justification for Exception to Competition: After consulting with 
relevant, informed sources, including individuals with developmental 
disabilities and their families, the Administration for Developmental 
Disabilities (ADD) determined that it was beneficial to continue 
funding the Oregon Health & Science University, Child Development & 
Rehabilitation Center project to strengthen and expand the inclusion of 
people with developmental disabilities and their family members in 
participatory action research projects at University Centers for 
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs).
    The Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, the Oregon Health 
and Science University, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center 
will receive a sole source program expansion supplemental grant for 
``Making It Real: Participatory Action Research (PAR) for UCEDDs,'' a 
training initiative on the critical and emerging needs of individuals 
with developmental disabilities and their families. Through the 
project, a tool kit is being created that will include tested 
educational modules on participatory action research. Through the 
creation of the toolkit, every UCEDD will be able to access resources 
that will enhance and increase PAR and support initiatives that are 
most meaningful to people with developmental disabilities and their 
families. It will also be available to individuals with developmental 
disabilities, family members, advocacy groups, and other interested 
organizations. By continuing funding of this project, additional 
resources will be developed, including materials in Spanish. In 
addition, the expansion supplement will allow for more time and 
resources to enhance training and dissemination efforts.
    The Administration for Children and Families intends to supplement 
the current grant by $65,000. The grantee will continue to provide a 25 
percent match.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer G. Johnson, Ed.D., Program 
Specialist, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 405-D, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 
202/690-5982 (v); 202/205-8037 (f). E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 21, 2006.
Patricia A. Morrissey,
Commissioner, Administration for Developmental Disabilities.
 [FR Doc. E6-10578 Filed 7-6-06; 8:45 am]
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