[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 58404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement

[CFDA Number 93.676]


Announcing the Award of Three Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grants to Unaccompanied Alien Children's Shelter Care 
Grantees

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: The Office of Refugee Resettlement announces the award of three 
single-source program expansion supplement grants from its 
Unaccompanied Alien Children's Program to two organizations, Florence 
Crittenton Services of Orange County, Inc., in Fullerton, CA, and 
International Education Services, Inc., in Los Fresnos, TX.

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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 two current grantees, for a total 
of $2,659,864. The additional funding provided by the awards will 
support services to unaccompanied alien children through September 30, 
2012.
    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.
    One expansion supplement award is made to Florence Crittenton 
Services of Orange County, Inc., in Fullerton, CA, in the amount of 
$226,800 to support expansion of bed capacity to meet the needs of the 
high number of unaccompanied alien children transferred from the DHS. 
Award funds will support services to unaccompanied alien children 
through September 30, 2012.
    Two expansion supplement awards are made to International Education 
Services, Inc., in Los Fresnos, TX. One award for $1,588,827 will 
provide unaccompanied alien children with temporary 24-hour licensed 
shelter care in facilities in South Texas. The other award for $844,237 
will support the International Education Services, Inc. Harlingen 
Foster Care Program that provides unaccompanied children with temporary 
24-hour family care in private homes within the Cameron County in South 
Texas.

DATES: The period of support under these supplements is October 1, 2011 
through 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 UAC program has specific requirements 
for the provision of services to unaccompanied alien children. These 
grantee organizations 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 the expansion 
of services required to respond to unexpected arrivals of unaccompanied 
children. The program expansion supplement will support 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, Pub. L. 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. 2012-23247 Filed 9-19-12; 8:45 am]
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