[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24588]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.602]


Announcement of the Award of Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grants to Seven Assets for Independence Demonstration 
Program Grantees

AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS) announces the award of single-source program 
expansion supplements to seven FY 2012 grantees under the Assets for 
Independence Demonstration Program.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS) announces the award of single-source program 
expansion supplements to seven FY 2012 grantees under the Assets for 
Independence Demonstration Program (AFI). Grantees will provide an 
array of supports and services to enable individuals and families with 
low incomes to become more economically self-sufficient for the long 
term. A primary feature of each AFI project is that project 
participants are given access to special matched savings accounts 
called Individual Development Accounts (IDA). Participants open an IDA 
and save earned income in the account regularly with the goal of 
accumulating savings to acquire an economic asset that will appreciate 
over time--specifically, to purchase a home, capitalize or expand a 
business for self-employment, or attend higher education or training. 
Grantees also ensure that participants have access to financial 
literacy education and coaching such as training on money management 
and consumer issues. Grant recipients must finance the projects with a 
combination of the federal AFI grant and non-federal cash. The non-
federal cash amount must be at least equal to the federal AFI grant 
amount.

DATES: Project periods are 04/1/2012-03/31/2017 and 07/1/2012-06/30/
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Fleming, Program Manager, Assets 
for Independence, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. 
Telephone: 202-401-4977; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following AFI grantees will receive 
single-source program expansion supplement awards:

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            Grantee organization                              Grantee location                        Award
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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma..................  Durant, OK......................................          $400,000
Umpqua Community Development Corporation dba  Roseburg, OR....................................            50,000
 NeighborWorks.
Community and Shelter Assistance Corp. dba    Sherwood, OR....................................           184,715
 CASA of Oregon.
City of Austin..............................  Austin, TX......................................            50,000
College Opportunity Resources for Education.  Philadelphia, PA................................           134,715
Juma Ventures...............................  San Francisco, CA...............................            74,118
The Midas Collaborative, Inc................  Allston, MA.....................................            23,423
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    Statutory Authority: The Assets for Independence Act (AFI) 
(Title IV of the Community Opportunities, Accountability and 
Training and Educational Act of 1998, as amended, Pub. L. 105-285, 
42 U.S.C. 604 note).

Jeannine L. Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-24588 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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