[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08521]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.670]


Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement to Zero to Three in Washington, DC, for the Quality 
Improvement Center for Research-Based Infant-Toddler Court Teams

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement to Zero to Three for the expansion of the Quality 
Improvement Center for Research-Based Infant-Toddler Court Teams.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children's 
Bureau (CB), announces the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement in the amount of $3,000,000 to Zero to Three, Washington, 
DC, for the expansion of the Quality Improvement Center for Research-
Based Infant-Toddler Court Teams to promote collaboration with the 
courts and state, county, or tribal child welfare systems, and other 
community-based agencies to increase their capacity to incorporate 
evidence-based practices (EBPs) to strengthen parenting and promote 
healthy development for infants and toddlers involved with child 
welfare.

DATES: Supplemental funds will support activities from September 30, 
2015 through September 29, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kelly, Court Improvement 
Specialist, Children's Bureau, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. 
Telephone: 202-205-8709; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Award funds will support the development of 
additional demonstration sites and the development of resources and 
guides designed to help infuse promising practices and strategies into 
child welfare practice nationally. Zero to Three is uniquely positioned 
to expand this project as a result of their work as the current grantee 
to launch and operate the Quality Improvement Center for Research-Based 
Infant-Toddler Court Teams. The project is currently in its inaugural 
year.

    Statutory Authority: The statutory authority is section 
105(b)(5) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)(5)), as most recently amended 
by CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-08521 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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