[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: 2016-08545]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.670]


Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and 
Education, Washington, DC

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

ACTION: Announcement of the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement grant to the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and 
Education, Washington, DC, to provide expanded tailored capacity 
building services to state and tribal Court Improvement Programs and to 
enhance collaborative work with the Child Welfare Capacity Building 
Collaborative.

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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 $500,000 to the American Bar Association 
Fund for Justice and Education, Washington, DC, to provide expanded 
tailored capacity building services to state and tribal Court 
Improvement Programs and to enhance collaborative work with the other 
CB funded capacity building providers through the national Child 
Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts (CBCC).

DATES: The period of support is from September 30, 2015 through 
September 29, 2016.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Children's Bureau (CB) has awarded a 
single-source program expansion supplement to provide expanded tailored 
capacity building services to state and tribal Court Improvement 
Programs and to enhance collaborative work with the other CB-funded 
capacity building providers through the national Child Welfare Capacity 
Building Center for Courts (CBCC). The CBCC's ability to respond to 
federal priorities to improve safety, permanency, and well-being of 
children and youth who have experienced maltreatment, exposure to 
violence, and/or trauma will be enhanced by this augmented ability to 
increase tailored services provision to state and tribal Court 
Improvement Programs and enhance collaborative work with other CB 
capacity building providers. The grantee is the recipient of a 
cooperative agreement to administer the national CBCC. The grantee has 
been providing technical assistance services through a cooperative 
agreement since September 30, 2014.

    Statutory Authority: Section 105 of Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (CAPTA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 5106).

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-08545 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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