[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 117 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29217-29218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Child Support Enforcement

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS).

ACTION: Notice to administratively impose a matching requirement.

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    CFDA Number: 93.564.

Legislative Authority

    Section 1115 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1315] provides 
funds for experimental, pilot or demonstration projects that are likely 
to assist in promoting the objectives of Part D of the Title IV. The 
projects must be designed to improve the financial well-being of 
children or otherwise improve the operation of the child support 
program. Projects may not permit modifications in the child support 
program that would have the effect of disadvantaging children in need 
of support.
SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) hereby gives notice to 
the public that a matching requirement of five percent (5%) will be 
administratively imposed upon awards made under competitions governed 
by the following ``Section 1115'' funding opportunities in Fiscal Year 
2009.

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                                     Funding opportunity
     Funding opportunity No.                title             CFDA No.
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HHS-2009-ACF-OCSE-FD-0093.......  Partnership to                  93.654
                                   Strengthen Families--
                                   Child Support
                                   Enforcement/Temporary
                                   Assistance for Needy
                                   Families--University
                                   Partnership
                                   Demonstration Project.
HHS-2009-ACF-OCSE-FD-0095.......  Projects to Address the         93.654
                                   Sudden and Prolonged
                                   Effect of the Economic
                                   Downturn on the IV-D
                                   Caseload and Program
                                   Operations.
HHS-2009-ACF-OCSE-FD-0098.......  Health Care/Medical             93.654
                                   Support in Child
                                   Support Enforcement:
                                   Reform Strategy Grants.
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    Historically, the imposition of a matching requirement on awards 
under this program resulted in an increased level of commitment to the 
project and its success and sustainability, without creating an undue 
financial burden on the grantee.
    Section 1115 funds awarded to each project will represent 29 
percent (29%) of the total project costs. The total approved project 
cost is the sum of the ACF grant award under Section 1115, regular 
Federal Financial Participation (FFP), and the State share. For the 
purposes of the demonstration projects, the total expenditures will be 
treated as State expenditures under Title IV-D that will be reimbursed 
by the regular Title IV-D FFP match of 66 percent (66%). Applicants 
must prepare a formal budget on the required standard forms, as listed 
in Section IV.2, Content and Form of Application Submission of the 
funding opportunity announcements.
    Grantees must provide at least five percent (5%) of the total 
approved project cost. This non-Federal, i.e., State share, may be met 
by cash, incentive funds (awarded under section 458 of the Social 
Security Act), or in-kind contributions. The five percent (5%) match 
may be provided through in-kind contributions, as allowed by section 
1115(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act. For example, if an 
applicant's total project budget is $150,000, this would be made up of 
three funding sources: Section 1115 funds (29% = $43,500), cost sharing 
(5% = $7,500) and regular Title IV-D Federal Financial Participation/
FFP (66% = $99,000).
    Title IV-D applicants that anticipate satisfying the matching 
requirement through in-kind contributions, or the use of incentive 
funds awarded under section 458 of the Social Security Act, must 
request prior approval as part of the required budget justification 
(see Section IV.2. Budget and Budget Justification in the published 
funding opportunity announcements) in accordance with section 
1115(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act. Costs borne by matching 
contributions are subject to the regulations governing allowability 
found under and 45 CFR 92.24.
    Eligible applicants for these Section 1115 demonstration project 
grants are State (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto 
Rico, and the Virgin Islands) Title IV-D agencies or the umbrella 
agencies of the IV-D program.
    Planned ACF funding opportunity announcements may be found at the 
HHS Grants Forecast Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/grantsforecast/. The 
HHS's Grants Forecast is a database of planned funding opportunities 
proposed by its operating divisions, including ACF. Each Forecast 
record contains actual or estimated dates and funding levels for awards 
that an operating division intends to award during the fiscal year. 
ACF's publicly published funding opportunity announcements are 
available on http://www.Grants.gov, where applicants may also apply for 
funding electronically, and on the ACF Grant Opportunities Web page at 
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myles Schlank, Office of Child Support 
Enforcement, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20047. 
Telephone: 202-401-9329, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 15, 2009.
Robert Cohen,
Acting Commissioner, Program Office: Child Support Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E9-14363 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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