[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27688-27689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Program 
Expansion Supplement to the National Falls Prevention Resource Center

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces its 
intent to award a single-source program expansion supplement to expand 
the work of the National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NFPRC). The 
goals of the NFPRC are to: Increase public education about the risks of 
falls and how to prevent them; and to support and stimulate the 
implementation and dissemination of evidence-based community programs 
and strategies that have been proven to reduce the incidence of falls 
among seniors. The purpose of this notice is to award

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supplemental funds to expand work already underway by The National 
Council on Aging, the grantee who serves as the NFPRC.

DATES: May 14, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments 
regarding this program expansion supplement, contact Shannon 
Skowronski, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Community Living, Office of Nutrition and Health 
Promotion Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; 
telephone (202) 357-0149; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Program Name: National Falls Prevention Resource Center.
    Award Amount: $300,000.
    Project Period: The award will be issued for a project period to 
run concurrently with the existing grantee's budget period.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
    Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for this funding is 
contained in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2015, Pub. L. 113-235, Div. G., Title II, Sec.  219(a); Public 
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300u-2 (Community Programs) and 300u-3 
(Information Programs); and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 300u-11 (Prevention and Public Health Fund).
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.761.
    Program Description: The Administration on Aging, within the U.S. 
Administration for Community Living, has been funding the National 
Falls Prevention Resource Center (NFPRC) since 2014. The NFPRC works to 
increase public education about the risks of falls and how to prevent 
them, and supports and stimulates the implementation and dissemination 
of evidence-based community programs and strategies that have been 
proven to reduce the incidence of falls among seniors. The purpose of 
the NFPRC is to help provide consumers and professionals with the 
resources they need to help prevent falls and decrease falls risk among 
older adults and adults with disabilities. The NFPRC provides a variety 
of resources to the field and to ACL/AoA falls prevention grantees to 
support the broader implementation, dissemination, and sustainability 
of evidence-based falls prevention programs. Examples of resources 
include fact sheets, issue briefs, webinars, program descriptions, best 
practices, and consultation of national experts on falls prevention. 
The NFPRC also increases public awareness and educates consumers about 
falls as a preventable public health problem through consumer 
materials, such as the ``6 Steps to Prevent a Fall'' infographic and 
the facilitation of the annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day across 
the country. Professional education is provided through the NFPRC's Web 
site, collaboration with state falls prevention coalitions, 
partnerships with professional associations, presentations at 
professional conferences, and NFPRC-conducted meetings.
    Justification: The purpose of this Supplement is to expand the 
National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NFPRC) activities in the 
following ways:
    (1) Increase coordination and support for evidence-based falls 
prevention programs. NFPRC's current activities include providing 
support to the public and aging services network, including support to 
14 two-year forward-funded projects that ACL awarded in FY2014 under 
HHS-2014-ACL-AOA-FP-0083 (``Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs 
Financed Solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-
2014)''). When the NFPRC grant was initially awarded, ACL did not know 
if it would receive additional funding for more falls prevention 
grants. Subsequently, ACL received $5 million in FY2015 funds and now 
anticipates awarding 10 to 14 additional grants. The NFPRC will extend 
its efforts to encompass activities and support involving these 
additional grantees, which will require the NFPRC to secure additional 
resources, including staffing. In addition, the NFPRC would be able to 
expand the scope of its planned FY2016 meeting, which will focus on 
developing successful strategies to implement and sustain falls 
prevention programs, as well as provide opportunities for networking 
among evidence-based program implementers.
    (2) Follow-up from the National Falls Prevention Summit. The 
National Council on Aging hosted a National Falls Prevention Summit on 
April 30th, 2015. The purpose of this Summit was to update the 2005 
Falls Free[supreg] National Action Plan, and to engage key stakeholders 
in developing steps to implement the revised Plan. The NFPRC will 
provide Summit follow-up to help move these efforts forward--working 
with national, state, and community partners to help prevent falls 
among older adults and adults with disabilities across the Nation.

    Dated: May 6, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-11516 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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