[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35288-35290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13941]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Discretionary Grant Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for the 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau's (MCHB) Family-to-Family Health 
Information Centers (F2F HIC) Program (H84).

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing non-competitive awards under the Family-
to-Family Health Information Centers Program. Approximately $4.9M will 
be made available in the form of a grant to current grantees (see 
below) during the budget period of 6/1/2013--5/31/2014. This will 
provide for an extension of the program for one year, as provided for 
in section 624 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 
112-240) (ATRA) with the least disruption to the states, communities, 
and constituencies that currently receive assistance and services from 
these grantees.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipients of the Awards: The 51 
incumbent grantees of record (listed below).
    Amount of the Non-Competitive Awards: Up to $95,700 per grantee.
    CFDA Number: 93.504.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: 6/1/2013-5/31/2014.

    Authority: Section 501(c)(1) of the Social Security Act, as 
amended.

    Justification: The F2F HIC program provides grants to family-run/
staffed organizations to ensure families of children with special 
health care needs have access to adequate information about health and 
community resources to facilitate informed and shared decision-making 
around their children's health care. F2F HICs were originally 
authorized under the Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-
171). Congress specified that there be a family-run/staffed center in 
each state and the District of Columbia that, among other tasks, 
assists families of children with special health care needs to make 
informed choices about health care in order to promote good treatment 
decisions, cost effectiveness, and improved health outcomes; and 
provides information and educational opportunities for families, their 
health professionals, schools, and other appropriate entities. The 
earlier law was later amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), which made funding available until 
fiscal year (FY) 2012. As the end of the F2F HIC project period

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quickly approached and continued funding was not provided in the 
President's Budget for FY 2013, MCHB prepared for closeout of the 
program.
    Section 624 of the ATRA extended the F2F HICs through FY 2013. 
Under typical circumstances, the project period for the grantees would 
end on May 31, 2013, and a robust competitive process would take place. 
As the program's extension is only for one year, MCHB would not have 
sufficient time to conduct a robust competition and appropriately 
continue these grants without a break in the grant. MCHB proposes to 
extend the project periods of these grants by 12 months to properly 
respond to direction of the F2F HIC program's extension, enacted in the 
ATRA. This will provide sufficient fiscal resources to continue 
programmatic activities as outlined in program authorization with the 
least disruption to the states, communities, and the MCHB 
constituencies that currently receive assistance and services from 
these grantees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaQuanta Smalley, Integrated Services 
Branch, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-61, Rockville, MD 20857; 
301.443.2370; [email protected].

                Maternal and Child Health Bureau Selected Grant Programs Extensions with Funding
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                                                                             FY 2012
    Grantee/Organization name             Grant No.            State       Authorized      Revised project end
                                                                          funding level            date
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Stone Soup Group................  H84MC12893..............  AK                  $95,700  31-May-2014.
Family Voices of Alabama Inc....  H84MC12901..............  AL                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Arkansas Disability Coalition...  H84MC12900..............  AR                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Raising Special Kids............  H84MC07942..............  AZ                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Support for Families of Children  H84MC07943..............  CA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 w/Disabilities.
Colorado Nonprofit Development    H84MC15142..............  CO                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Center.
PATH Parent to Parent/Family      H84MC21663..............  CT                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Voices of CT.
Advocates for Justice and         H84MC21661..............  DC                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Education, Inc..
Delaware Family Voices, Inc.....  H84MC21662..............  DE                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Family Network on Disabilities    H84MC21660..............  FL                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 of Florida, Inc..
Parent to Parent of Georgia,      H84MC07947..............  GA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Inc..
Hawaii Pediatric Association      H84MC07999..............  HI                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Research & Education Foundation.
ASK Resource Center.............  H84MC24065..............  IA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Idaho Parents Unlimited Inc.....  H84MC12896..............  ID                   95,700  31-May-2014.
The Arc of Illinois.............  H84MC06873..............  IL                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Family Voices Indiana...........  H84MC21659..............  IN                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Families Together, Inc..........  H84MC09487..............  KS                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Commission for CSHCN............  H84MC12897..............  KY                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Bayou Land Families Helping       H84MC08043..............  LA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Families.
Federation for Children with      H84MC08005..............  MA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Special Needs.
The Parent's Place of Maryland..  H84MC07946..............  MD                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Maine Parent Federation.........  H84MC00003..............  ME                   95,700  31-May-2014.
SEMHA PPA FCCYSHCN..............  H84MC09365..............  MI                   95,700  31-May-2014.
PACER Center, Inc...............  H84MC00005..............  MN                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Curators, University of Missouri  H84MC09484..............  MO                   95,700  31-May-2014.
University of Southern            H84MC07948..............  MS                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Mississippi.
Parent's Let's Unite for Kids...  H84MC09367..............  MT                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Exceptional Children's            H84MC08000..............  NC                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Assistance Center.
Family Voices of North Dakota,    H84MC07992..............  ND                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Inc.
PTI Nebraska....................  H84MC08009..............  NE                   95,700  31-May-2014.
NH Coalition for Citizens w/      H84MC09488..............  NH                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Disabilities.
Statewide Parent Advocacy         H84MC07997..............  NJ                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Network of NJ.
Parents Reaching Out to Help....  H84MC08007..............  NM                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Family TIES of Nevada, Inc......  H84MC08001..............  NV                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Parent to Parent of NYS.........  H84MC08006..............  NY                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Family Voices of Ohio...........  H84MC12903..............  OH                   95,700  31-May-2014.
The Oklahoma Family Network,      H84MC09368..............  OK                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Inc..
Oregon Health and Science         H84MC21658..............  OR                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 University.
Parent Education & Advocacy       H84MC07998..............  PA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Leadership Center.
Rhode Island Parent Information   H84MC08002..............  RI                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Network, Inc..
Family Connection of South        H84MC12895..............  SC                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Carolina, Inc..
South Dakota Parent Connection,   H84MC07994..............  SD                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 Inc..
Tennessee Disability Coalition..  H84MC00004..............  TN                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Texas Parent to Parent..........  H84MC07993..............  TX                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Utah Parent Center..............  H84MC07996..............  UT                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Virginia Commonwealth University  H84MC09486..............  VA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Vermont Family Network..........  H84MC21657..............  VT                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Washington PAVE.................  H84MC09369..............  WA                   95,700  31-May-2014.
Family Voices of Wisconsin, Inc.  H84MC21690..............  WI                   95,700  31-May-2014.
West Virginia Parent Training     H84MC12898..............  WV                   95,700  31-May-2014.
 and Information, Inc..
University of Wyoming...........  H84MC24069..............  WY                   95,700  31-May-2014.
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    Dated: June 5, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-13941 Filed 6-11-13; 8:45 am]
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