[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 63837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25486]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.086]


Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement to One Grantee Under the Community-Centered Responsible 
Fatherhood Ex-Prisoner Reentry Pilot Project Grants

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement to The RIDGE Project in Defiance, OH to support the 
Community-Centered Responsible Fatherhood Ex-Prisoner Reentry Pilot 
Project activities that promote responsible fatherhood through the 
provision of subsidized employment, family reunification, and economic 
stability services to formerly incarcerated fathers designed to move 
individuals and families to self-sufficiency.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Family Assistance (OFA), Division of State and Territory TANF 
Management (DSTTM) announces the award of a single-source program 
expansion award of $131,666 to The RIDGE Project in Defiance, OH.
    The RIDGE Project is a 501(c)(3), faith-based organization founded 
in 2000 and provides a broad range of services in Ohio to over 30,000 
individuals a year with over 100,000 units of service each year. Their 
mission is to strengthen families through youth development, marriage 
and fatherhood programs, workforce development, and reentry programs 
designed to equip people to achieve social and economic self-
sufficiency. Activities include the provision of economic stability, 
subsidized employment, and supportive services. Upon release from 
prison, participants continue in the program and are served by The 
RIDGE Project or one of its regional partners.
    The primary purpose is to eliminate barriers for fathers to achieve 
social and economic self-sufficiency through subsidized employment for 
individuals preparing to reenter their communities or those who have 
recently returned to their communities following incarceration. The 
RIDGE Project also implements three legislatively specified activities: 
Healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability.
    The program expansion supplement will support the project's 
culinary arts training and employment, designed to prepare program 
participants for careers in the culinary field. According to recent 
data from the People Report Workforce Index, which surveys restaurant 
human resources departments and recruiters on trends in employment, 
continued job growth is anticipated in the food service industry, with 
high levels of recruiting difficulty, and a rise in vacancies/turnovers 
expected. Employers are reporting that though they have hundreds of 
applicants, they are finding it increasingly difficult to find 
employees with the right skill set.
    The RIDGE Project will begin offering an 8-week Culinary Arts 
training to formerly incarcerated fathers who have successfully 
completed their flagship responsible fatherhood and economic stability 
program and have evidenced their commitment to responsible fatherhood 
and show an aptitude and interest in the food service industry.
    The program will provide students with the basic skills necessary 
to function in an entry-level capacity in a restaurant or commercial 
kitchen. Successful students will complete the program having achieved 
the ServSafeTM Certification, and will have demonstrated the 
core skills necessary to begin work in food preparation or as a line 
cook entrance chef. Finally, upon satisfactory completion, The RIDGE 
Project's Workforce Development Department will function to assist the 
fathers with job placement, including subsidized wages in local 
restaurants.

DATES: September 30, 2012-September 29, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Y. McDonald, Division Director, 
Office of Family Assistance, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 5th Floor 
East, Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: (202) 401-5587 Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community-Centered Responsible 
Fatherhood Ex-Prisoner Reentry Pilot Project (HHS-2011-ACF-OFA-FO-0196) 
grants support to organizations that offer community-centered, pre-and 
post-release responsible fatherhood and supportive services to formerly 
incarcerated fathers, with the primary purpose of eliminating barriers 
and supportive services to social and economic self-sufficiency.

    Statutory Authority: The award is made under the authority of 
Claims Resettlement Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291).

Susan Golonka,
Deputy Director, Office of Family Assistance, Administration for 
Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2012-25486 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
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