[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68685-68686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27213]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.623]


Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grant to the 
National Runaway Switchboard, dba National Runaway Safeline, in 
Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 
Children Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcing the award of a single-source program expansion

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supplement to the National Runaway Switchboard, Inc., dba National 
Runaway Safeline, (NRS) in Chicago, IL.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth 
Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Adolescent Development and Support 
(DADS) announces the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement grant of $40,000 to the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) 
to support activities associated with the 40th anniversary of the 
passage of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the distribution of 
information to the general public on how to access NRS resources. NRS 
will also assist in producing a 40th Anniversary Public Service 
Announcement (PSA) commemorating the passage of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act.

DATES: The period of support is from 08/01/2014 through 07/31/2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Holloway, Central Office 
Program Manager, Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, Division of 
Adolescent Development and Support, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 
1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-
9560. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRS serves as the federally-designated 
national communication system for homeless and runaway youth. Through 
hotline and online services, NRS provides crisis intervention, 
referrals to local resources, and education and prevention services to 
runaway, homeless and at-risk youth and their families and communities 
throughout the country 24/7 year-round in a neutral and confidential 
manner.
    NRS will work with the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth 
on development of the PSA. The focus of this partnership will be to 
write the script that ties together the messaging for FYSB's RHY 
campaign. NRS will distribute the PSA to network and local TV stations 
and cable outlets for broadcast.

    Statutory Authority: The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 
2008, Pub, L. 110-378, reauthorized the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act (RHYA) (42 U.S.C. 5714-11).

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Administration, Office of 
Financial Services, Division of Grants Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-27213 Filed 11-17-14; 8:45 am]
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