[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 6566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2920]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Change in Application Requirements

AGENCY: Administration on Developmental Disabilities, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notification of change in allocation notification procedures to 
State Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) for mandatory awards under 
the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252.

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    CFDA Number: 93.617.

    Statutory Authority: Title II, Subtitle D, Part 5, of HAVA 42 
U.S.C. 15461-62; Section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities 
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) (42 U.S.C. 
15002); and Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended 
(29 U.S.C. 794e)

SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) has modified the 
application requirements for awards made to P&As under HAVA, Public Law 
107-252. Under the program, formula grants are allotted to States based 
on population, financial need, and need for service. P&As provide 
services to individuals with developmental disabilities based on the 
identification of goals in the areas of emphasis listed in the DD Act 
and based on public input.
    Section 291 of HAVA does not outline specific application 
requirements for P&As. Therefore, ADD has the discretion to alter the 
process by which P&As are notified of their annual allocations. 
Accordingly, P&As will no longer be required to submit an application; 
and, an annual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will no longer be 
published. Instead, ADD will now rely solely on the official 
notification provided to P&As by ACF's Division of Mandatory Grants. 
This notice informs P&As of the availability of their annual award 
allocations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melvenia Wright, Program Specialist. 
Telephone: (202) 690-5557. Email: [email protected].

    Dated: February 2, 2012.
Sharon Lewis,
Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 2012-2920 Filed 2-7-12; 8:45 am]
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