[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4032-4033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01326]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.592]


Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to Casa de Esperanza in St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement grant under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(FVPSA) Technical Assistance (TA) Project to Casa de Esperanza to 
support training and technical assistance activities.

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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

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Family Violence and Prevention Services (DFVPS) announces the award of 
$125,000 as a single-source program expansion supplement to the Casa de 
Esperanza in St. Paul, MN. The grantee, funded under the Family 
Violence Protection and Services Act (FVPSA) program, is a national 
technical assistance (TA) provider that assists FVPSA service providers 
to build the capacity of domestic violence programs to respond to the 
complex and diverse needs of survivors of domestic violence and dating 
violence from Latino communities.

DATES: The period of support for the single-source program expansion 
supplement is September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seema Zeya, Program Specialist, Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Program, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Suite 8220, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-7889; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplemental award funds will support the 
grantee in providing training and technical assistance to domestic 
violence service providers.
    This award will expand the scope of Casa de Esperanza's technical 
assistance activities to include supplemental activities around the 
issue of trafficking for domestic violence programs which may involve 
activities, such as:
     Training on the intersections of domestic violence, sexual 
violence, and trafficking including, but not limited to, webinars;
     Listening sessions with FVPSA grantees and culturally-
specific community-based organizations regarding needs, challenges, and 
barriers related to offering trafficking services (i.e., online, via 
phone, or in person);
     Documentation of current promising practices for serving 
survivors of trafficking within domestic violence programs and within 
culturally-specific community-based organizations (i.e., program 
profiles, a case study, online page);
     Development of a technical assistance plan for fostering 
and sustaining collaborative partnerships on domestic violence and 
human trafficking which could include a pilot with 1-2 communities;
     Resource development: Factsheets or concept brief paper on 
the intersection of domestic violence and human trafficking with 
recommendations to enhance the provision of direct services for 
victims; facilitating stronger multidisciplinary partnerships; or 
culturally/trauma-informed programming.
    In addition, the grantee will support and provide training around 
the issue of language access planning for domestic violence programs 
for activities, including:
     State-specific training and technical assistance for the 
20 State Domestic Violence Coalitions that completed the 2015 Training 
of Trainers which will include travel to deliver state-specific 
training;
     Listening sessions with FVPSA state administrators, 
coalitions, and culturally-specific community based organizations;
     Documentation of the technical assistance needs, 
implementation successes, and implementation challenges of 20 states 
beginning language access planning and working to improve language 
accessibility within their states; and
     Recommendations for state-specific capacity building for 
the 20 states to enhance statewide language access, including the 
development of language access plans.
    Federal staff conducted an objective review of the solicited 
application using criteria related to the project's approach, its 
organizational capacity, and the projected budget for proposed costs in 
assessing the application.

    Statutory Authority: Section 310 of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, as amended by Section 201 of the CAPTA 
Reauthorization Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-320.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-01326 Filed 1-22-16; 8:45 am]
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