[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38070-38071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15373]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number 93.676]


Office of Refugee Resettlement; Announcing the Award of a Single-
Source Program Expansion Supplemental Grant for Unaccompanied Alien 
Children's Shelter Care to Baptist Children and Family Services (BCFS) 
in San Antonio, TX

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: The Office of Refugee Resettlement announces the award of a 
single-source program expansion supplement grant from its Unaccompanied 
Alien Children's Program.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of a single-source 
program expansion supplement grant to Baptist Children and Family 
Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX, for a total of $22,725,223. The 
additional funding provided by the awards will support services to 
refugees through September 30, 2012.

DATES: Project Period: October 1, 2011--September 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, Office 
of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone (202) 401-4858.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The supplement grant will support the 
expansion of bed capacity to meet the number of unaccompanied alien 
children referrals from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The 
funding program is mandated by Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act 
to ensure appropriate placement of all referrals from the DHS. The 
program is tied to DHS apprehension strategies and sporadic number of 
border crossers.
    The program has specific requirements for the provision of services 
to unaccompanied alien children. Existing grantees are the only 
entities with the infrastructure, licensing, experience and appropriate 
level of trained staff to meet the required service requirements and 
the urgent need for expansion of services in response to unexpected 
arrivals of unaccompanied children. The program expansion supplement 
will support

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such services and alleviate the buildup of children waiting in border 
patrol stations for placement in shelter care.
    Statutory Authority: Awards announced in this notice are authorized 
by Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act, Public Law 6 U.S.C. 
279(b)(A)-(J) and sections 235(a)(5)(C); 235(d) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, (8 U.S.C. 1232).

Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 2012-15373 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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