[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63836-63837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA NUMBER: 93.086]


Announcement of the Award of Two Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplements to Grantees Under the Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood 
Grants

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the award of single-source program expansion 
supplements to Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action (KISRA) 
in Dunbar, WV, and Connections to Success in Kansas City, MO, to 
support Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood activities that promote 
responsible fatherhood through the provision of subsidized employment, 
family reunification, and economic stability services 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 single-source program 
expansion supplement grants of $131,666 each to Kanawha Institute for 
Social Research & Action (KISRA) in Dunbar, WV, and Connections to 
Success in Kansas City, MO.
    Connections to Success and KISRA offer community-centered, 
comprehensive approaches to promoting responsible fatherhood, and 
activities designed to promote economic stability, subsidized 
employment, and supportive services. The primary purpose of the 
projects is to eliminate barriers for fathers to achieve social and 
economic self-sufficiency through subsidized employment, including 
individuals preparing to reenter their communities or those who have 
recently returned to their communities following incarceration. Both 
projects implement three legislatively specified activities: healthy 
marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability.

Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action (KISRA)

    The Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, Inc. was 
established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1993 to serve and 
empower West Virginians through an array of education, employment, 
economic empowerment and behavioral health services in six West 
Virginia Counties: Kanawha, Cabell, Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette and Wood, 
as well as at 14 correctional facilities in the state.
    Supplemental funds will be used for KISRA's Growing Jobs Project of 
the West Virginia Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Initiative (GJP). 
The GJP program will serve at least 40 fathers who meet the following 
criteria: (1) Present TANF recipients, former TANF recipients or whose 
children are receiving TANF; (2) 200% or below the federal poverty 
level; (3) previously incarcerated. GJP will be housed at KISRA's 
headquarters in Dunbar, Kanawha County.
    GJP is a subsidized employment strategy that will create at least 
20 jobs through the operation of an urban farm and commercial kitchen. 
Wage subsidies will support program participants with starting salaries 
for these jobs that range from $8 per hour to $15 per hour. The project 
responds to community needs and market trends, which demonstrate that 
organic foods is a growing industry (7.7% in 2010) with sustainable 
opportunity for employment and career growth. Increased employment will 
promote sustainable development that will revitalize the community and 
assist low-income individuals in attaining economic self-sufficiency.

Connections to Success

    Connections to Success is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 
nationally recognized for its 13 years of outcomes-based work combating 
poverty in Kansas and Missouri. Connections to Success's Pathways to 
Responsible Fatherhood program currently implements its Successful 
STEPS (Services and Training to Empower Parents) program, which 
provides skill-based parenting and relationship education, and promotes 
economic stability to parents and/or couples who are currently 
receiving public assistance through the Kansas Department of Social and 
Rehabilitation Services.
    Supplemental funds will be used to increase the funding available 
for subsidized employment to provide an additional 24 participants 
partial wage subsidization with private employers. Additionally, 
supplemental funds will be used to add one full-time job developer to 
focus on creating additional employer partners for subsidized 
employment opportunities; one additional part-time trainer to allow for 
simultaneous trainings to occur at different locations; and one 
additional part-time case manager to lower the ratio of participants to 
case managers. This will increase the level of assistance to each 
participant with the goal of improved performance outcomes.
    In addition to the subsidized employment services, both 
organizations will include the provision of supportive services to 
program participants, including comprehensive case management to 
strengthen father, couple, and family relationships.

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 Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood 
Grants program (HHS-2011-ACF-OFA-FK-0194) funds programs that 
demonstrate the ability to develop and implement a comprehensive 
approach to promoting responsible fatherhood, including activities 
designed to promote

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economic stability, foster responsible parenting, and promote healthy 
marriage. Program designs that include case management, and support 
services that can facilitate program participation and improved 
effectiveness, were strongly encouraged. Finally, funding under this 
program also supports comprehensive and effective employment services, 
including subsidized employment.

    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. 2012-25561 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
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