[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37230-37231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17890]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Community Services; Notice To Award a Single Source 
Program Expansion Supplement Under the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to Technical Assistance by Community Action 
Program Legal Services, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice to award a Single Source Program Expansion Supplement 
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to Technical 
Assistance by Community Action Program Legal Services, Inc.

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    CFDA#: 93.710.

    Legislative Authority: The legislative authority for this award 
is provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Pub. L. 111-5). Additional legislative authority and requirements 
are provided in Section 674(b)(2)(B) of the CSBG Act, as amended, by 
the Community Opportunity Accountability, and Training and 
Educational Services (Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 
1998) (Pub. L. 105-285).

    Amount of Supplemental Award: $96,952.
    Project Period: September 30, 2006 through September 30, 2009.

SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces the awarding 
of a $96,952 single source program expansion supplement to the 
Community Action Legal Services, Inc. (CAPLAW), located in Boston, MA, 
to support training and technical assistance on legal issues faced by 
Community Action Agencies (CAAs) related to the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The project activities are designed to 
support and strengthen the ability of the CAA network to comply with, 
and carry out, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities funded 
by ARRA. The training projects and resources developed under the award 
will include analysis and explanation of the practical impact of ARRA 
for States and CSBG-eligible entities so that they can work more 
effectively to reach the ARRA goals and document how they have in fact 
reached those goals and used the ARRA funds. The project's overall 
approach is based on the following five key elements: (1) Technical 
assistance and issue-specific consultation; (2) Publications, including 
online postings on the CAPLAW Web site, e-Bulletins, and a print 
newsletter, which is also available on CAPLAW's Web site; (3) Online 
toolkit; (4) Presentations at CAA conferences, including CAPLAW's 2009 
national training conference, and CAPLAW audio conferences.
    The training and technical assistance CAPLAW will provide is 
particularly critical at this time due to the large temporary increase 
in funding of CSBG awards to eligible entities and the need for both 
rapid implementation of these programs and adherence to high

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standards of accountability and tracking of awards and results.
    Contact for Further Information: Danielle Williams, U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20047.
    Telephone: (202) 205-4717. E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 15, 2009.
Yolanda J. Butler,
Acting Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. E9-17890 Filed 7-27-09; 8:45 am]
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