[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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