[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62159-62160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24555]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of the Award of Two Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grants To Support Legal Services to Refugees Under the 
Unaccompanied Alien Children's Program

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces the award of two single-source 
program expansion supplement grants to the United States Conference of 
Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC, and to the U.S. Committee for 
Refugees and Immigrants in Arlington, VA, under the Unaccompanied Alien 
Children's (UAC) Program to support post-release legal services.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of two single-source 
program expansion supplement grants totaling of $4,261,268. The 
expansion supplement grants will support the need for legal services by 
unaccompanied alien children released from the custody of ORR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of 
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Telephone (202) 401-4997. Email: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Unaccompanied Alien Children's program 
ensures the appropriate placement of all Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) UAC referrals within specified timeframes and requires 
that a range of custodial/residential shelter care and services are 
provided to the minor detainees and, in certain cases, continued 
services are authorized after a child is released from ORR residential 
shelter care. The supplemental awards will support and expand direct 
legal representation services for unaccompanied minor children after 
their release from ORR custody.
    As part of this administration-wide effort, HHS is proposing a $9 
million direct legal representation project that will provide 
representation to 2,600 unaccompanied children throughout their 
immigration proceedings. In order to implement this Departmental 
priority, ORR is awarding supplemental funds totaling $4,261,268 in FY 
2014 to provide direct representation to 1,222 children and plans to 
provide the remaining funds for this project in FY 2015. The initial 
program will address legal services to post-release alien minor 
children in Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Miami, FL; Baltimore, MD; 
Arlington, VA; Dallas, TX; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA; and Phoenix, 
AZ. Recognizing that this will cover only a portion of children 
released to sponsors in these cities, HHS is committed to continuing to 
work with DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine how best 
to prioritize the use of these 2,600 slots in the provision of legal 
services to this vulnerable population.
    Under the FY 2014 supplemental awards, the United States Conference 
of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC, will receive a supplemental 
award of $2,226,513 and to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and 
Immigrants in Arlington, VA, will receive a supplemental award of 
$2,034,755.
    DATES: Supplemental award funds will support activities from 
September 30, 2014 through September 29, 2015.
    Statutory Authority: This program is authorized by--
    (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in 
March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of 
Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director of ORR of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544RJK (C. D. 
Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457), which 
authorizes post release services under certain conditions to eligible 
children. All programs must comply with the Flores Settlement 
Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent

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regulations and ORR policies and procedures.

Melody Wayland,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Administration, Office of 
Financial Services, Division of Grants Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-24555 Filed 10-15-14; 8:45 am]
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