[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16424]


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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), Health and 
Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Single-Source Replacement Award to the Michigan 
Public Health Institute.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be transferring the Michigan Family-to-Family Health 
Information Center (F2F HIC) grant (H84MC09365) from the Family Center 
for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (FCCYSHCN) in 
Detroit, Michigan, to the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) in 
Okemos, Michigan, to ensure the continued provision of health 
resources, financing, related services, and parent-to-parent support 
for families with children and youth with special health care needs 
(CYSHCN) in the state of Michigan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Former Grantee of Record: Family Center for 
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.
    Original Grant Period: June 1, 2008, to May 31, 2013.
    Replacement Awardee: The Michigan Public Health Institute.
    Amount of Replacement Award: Up to $95,700 for the remainder of the 
project period.
    Period of Replacement Award: May 1, 2013, to May 31, 2013.
    Authority: Section 501(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as 
amended.
    CFDA Number: 93.504.
    Justification: The former grantee, FCCYSHCN, has relinquished the 
F2F HIC grant due to internal oversight decisions. The former grantee 
has requested that HRSA transfer the F2F HIC funds to a Michigan-based 
family services agency in order to implement and carry out grant 
activities originally proposed under the FCCYSHCN grant application.
    The MPHI was chosen as the best qualified grantee for this 
replacement award due to its capacity to provide an array of services 
to the target population and its record of compliance and sound fiscal 
management with other HHS grants. The MPHI has demonstrated its ability 
to successfully implement the goals and objectives of the F2F HIC 
project.
    It is critical that the MPHI continue helping families of CYSHCN 
gain access to information they need to make informed health care 
decisions, be full partners in decision-making, and access needed 
resources/referrals and financing for those services in the state of 
Michigan. It is also imperative that the center continues to train and 
support health care providers and other professionals in public and 
private agencies who serve Michigan's CYSHCN, helping them better 
understand the needs of children, youth, and their families.
    This replacement award will ensure that an F2F HIC will be 
accessible to families and professionals to continue providing 
essential information and referral and support services to families 
with CYSHCN throughout Michigan in a manner which avoids any disruption 
of services.

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].

    Dated: July 2, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-16424 Filed 7-8-13; 8:45 am]
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