[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53969-53970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21983]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Community Services: Notice To Award an Expansion 
Supplement

AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice to award an expansion supplement under the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for Training and Technical 
Assistance (T/TA) by Community Action Partnership (CAP).

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    CFDA Number: 93.710.
    Legislative Authority: The legislative authority for this grant is 
provided by

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the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). 
Additional legislative authority and requirements are provided in 
Sections 674(b)(2)(A) and 678A of the Community Services Block Grant 
(CSBG) Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9903(b)(2)(A) and 9913).
    Amount of Award: $250,000.
    Project Period: August 15, 2010 through August 14, 2011.

SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS) has awarded an expansion supplement to 
Community Action Partnership (CAP), located in Washington, DC. The 
project is designed to support Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) 
by strengthening the ability of the Community Action Network to comply 
with and carry out the programs funded by the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The project objective is to strengthen 
CSBG-eligible entity administrative governance and financial management 
efforts related to job creation and new initiatives that target careers 
in energy efficiency and other environmentally beneficial fields. It 
will do so by implementing a coordinated strategy that: (1) Promotes 
exemplary practices applicable to ARRA and ``regular'' CSBG funds; (2) 
addresses long-term assistance needs; and (3) collects, develops, and 
disseminates resources related to job creation and careers related to 
energy efficiency and environmentally beneficial fields. The project 
resources developed by CAP will promote accountability and help CSBG-
eligible entities and States enhance the overall administration of 
ARRA-funded programs. These resources include online interactive 
tutorials, including case studies; guidebooks for CSBG-eligible entity 
management and board members; online database of exemplary practices, 
including products and curricula; conference workshops focused on 
project implementation and facilitated through professional 
consultations and peer assistance sessions; and online toolkit(s). The 
T/TA CAP will provide under this award is particularly critical at this 
time due to the large temporary increase in CSBG funding to CSBG-
eligible entities and the need to ensure adherence to high standards of 
accountability and tracking of the funds and results. The activities 
funded by this expansion supplement expand upon prior activities 
provided by CAP under its cooperative agreement. A new grant award 
number will be issued to allow CAP to track and report separately on 
expenditures from funds made available by ARRA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: August 26, 2010.
Yolanda J. Butler,
Acting Director, Office of Community Services.
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