[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61416-61417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA NUMBER: 93.297]


Announcement of the Award of Single-Source Expansion Supplement 
Grants to Nine Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative 
Strategies (PREIS) Grantees

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of the award of single-source expansion supplement 
grants to nine Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative 
Strategies (PREIS) grantees to support the expansion of program 
services necessary to meet the requirements for reporting performance 
measures, conducting evaluation-related activities, and strengthening 
program outcomes for youth participants.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Adolescent 
Development and Support (DADS) announces the award of single-source 
expansion supplement grants to nine PREIS grantees for the purpose of 
expanding program participation and/or sites to support the increase of 
data necessary to determine the level of program effectiveness. In FY 
2010, FYSB awarded thirteen cooperative agreement grants under Funding 
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number: OPHS/OAH/TPP PREP Tier 2-2010. 
Under this FOA a total of $9.7 million was made available on a 
competitive basis to implement and test innovative strategies.
    Single-source program expansion supplement awards are made to the 
following PREIS grantees:

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                                                                                                    Supplement
           Grantee organization                        City                       State            award amount
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Child & Family Resources, Inc............  Tucson......................  AZ                          $171,981.00
Children's Hospital Los Angeles..........  Los Angeles.................  CA                            92,000.00
Cicatelli Associates Inc.................  New York....................  NY                            65,000.00
Education Development Center, Inc........  Newton......................  MA                            50,954.00
Lighthouse Outreach......................  Hampton.....................  VA                            78,769.00
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy....  Oklahoma City...............  OK                           110,815.00
Philadelphia Health Management             Philadelphia................  PA                            61,068.00
 Corporation.
Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services.........  Tucson......................  AZ                            49,880.00
The Village for Families & Children, Inc.  Hartford....................  CT                            78,409.00
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DATES: September 30, 2012-September 29, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Clark, Program Director, 
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, Division of Adolescent 
Development and Support, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 1250 
Maryland Avenue SW. Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-
205-8496; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The award of nine single source expansion 
supplement grants to PREIS grantees is required because of the 
necessary expansion of the original scope of approved activities. In 
reviewing grantees' aggressive program and evaluation plans, combined 
with recruitment efforts to date, FYSB has determined that that these 
nine grantees

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would be required to increase the number of program participants and/or 
sites for program implementation. Increased funding will help the 
grantee programs increase recruitment and retention strategies for 
program participants that will allow grantees to obtain the minimal 
statistical power required to report significant outcome data. Outcome 
data will determine the effectiveness of the implemented pregnancy 
prevention models used in the program. Thus, the increased number of 
program participants supports the evaluation requirements outlined in 
the FOA and the ACA.
    Additionally, grantees are required to report on performance 
measures that were specifically defined by FYSB. The data collection 
will require additional grantee staff time and other resources to 
compile and report on performance indicators. Performance indicators 
are based upon the performance measures established by HHS to include: 
(a) The number of youth served and hours of service delivery; (b) 
fidelity to the program model, or adaptation of the program model for 
the target population; (c) community partnerships and competence in 
working with the target population; (d) reported gains in knowledge and 
intentions, and changes in self-reported behaviors of participants; and 
(e) community data, such as birth rates and the incidence of sexually 
transmitted infections.
    Award amounts for the nine single source expansion supplement 
grants total $758,876 and will support activities from September 30, 
2012 through September 29, 2013.

    Statutory Authority: Section 2953 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-148, which adds a new 
Section 513 to Title V of the Social Security Act, to be codified at 
42 U.S.C. Sec.  713, authorizing the Personal Responsibility 
Education Program.

Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 2012-24764 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am]
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