[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28036]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Administration on Children, Youth and Families Announces the 
Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement Grant to the 
National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) in Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement grant to the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) in Chicago, 
IL, to support initiatives in the areas of quality assurance, 
comprehensive outreach and increased capacity through technology 
improvements.

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STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Part C, Section 331, of the ``Reconnecting 
Homeless Youth Act of 2008,'' Public Law 110-378.
    CFDA Number: 93.623.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and 
Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), announces the award of a single-source 
program expansion supplement grant of $311,997 to the National Runaway 
Switchboard (NRS) in Chicago, IL, for initiatives in the areas of 
quality assurance, comprehensive outreach and increased capacity 
through technology improvements. Through these initiatives, NRS will 
improve its outreach to youth through Web site enhancements such as, 
increased access to the ``Live Chat'' function; recruitment of 
additional Spanish-English bilingual volunteers; increased outreach and 
partnerships with local, regional and national organizations to enhance 
NRS' national impact in crisis intervention for youth and families. In 
terms of evidence-based programming, this funding will also enable NRS 
to conduct a study and evaluate efforts in the area of reconnecting 
runaway youth with their families.

DATES: September 30, 2011-April 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis O. Porter, Director, Division 
of Youth Services, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 1250 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024, Phone: (202) 205-8102.

    Dated: October 13, 2011.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 2011-28036 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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