[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28136]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to the University of Massachusetts, Institute for 
Community Inclusion, in Boston, MA

AGENCY: Administration on Developmental Disabilities, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of a Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement 
Grant to the University of Massachusetts, Institute for Community 
Inclusion, Boston, MA, to develop and implement an employment data 
collection and analysis project related to youth and young adults with 
intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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    CFDA Number: 93.631.

    Statutory Authority: This award will be made pursuant to Section 
161 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15081-15083).

SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) has 
awarded a single-source expansion supplement grant of $150,000 for data 
collection analyses, and reporting.
    The following project will be funded:
    The University of Massachusetts, Institute for Community Inclusion 
will collect data, analyze, and report on the employment and economic 
status of youth and young adults, ages 16 to 30, with intellectual and 
developmental disabilities. The project will also develop a rigorous, 
yet practical, ethical, and affordable research design for this 
evaluation. The data will originate from various existing data sources 
and will be analyzed using appropriate data analysis techniques. The 
data will be simplified and categories will be formed that reflect the 
activities and outcomes of youth and young adults with intellectual and 
developmental disabilities. A report will be written, highlighting a 
profile of education, employment, and economic outcomes for youth and 
young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This 
information will be provided to ADD and its partners, and will be made 
available to the public.

DATES: 9/30/2011-9/29/2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ophelia McLain, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Aerospace Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20447. 
Telephone: (202) 690-7025 Email: [email protected].

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Sharon Lewis,
Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 2011-28136 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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