[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08716]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Numbers: 93.592, 93.136, 16.582]


Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to the National Resources Center on Domestic Violence, 
Inc. (NRCDV) in Harrisburg, PA

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

ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement grant of $686,000 under the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (FVPSA) Technical Assistance (TA) Project to the National 
Resources Center on Domestic Violence, Inc. (NRCDV) to support training 
and technical assistance activities. This is a collaboration between 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), FVPSA; HHS/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Division of Violence Prevention 
(DVP); and the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Victims of Crime 
(OVC).

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SUMMARY: ACF/ACYF/FYSB/DFVPS, in collaboration with CDC/NIPC/DVP 
announce the award of $686,000 to NRCDV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 
The grantee is a technical assistance (TA) provider that assists FVPSA 
service providers to build the capacity of domestic violence programs, 
continuums of care, homeless service providers, and housing service 
providers.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawndell Dawson, Senior Program 
Specialist, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, 330 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-205-1476; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplemental award funds will support the 
grantee in providing training and technical assistance (T/TA) to 
domestic violence service providers, continuums of care, homeless 
service providers, and housing service providers. In addition to the 
$250,000 from ACF/ACYF/FYSB/DFVPS, the supplemental award consists of 
$186,000 contributed by CDC/NIPC/DVP and $250,000 contributed by DOJ/
OVC.
    In accordance with an inter-agency agreement, the CDC/NIPC/DVP has 
provided national-level support and coordination for Intimate Partner 
Violence (IPV) prevention TA. In accordance with this inter-agency 
agreement, ACF/DFVPS has supplemented the T/TA cooperative agreement 
that funds the NRCDV through September 30, 2016. ACF and CDC staffs 
will meet regularly and facilitate ongoing communication to coordinate 
the delivery of national training and technical assistance.
    This award will expand the scope of the NRCDV's TA assistance 
activities to include activities concerned with the prevention of IPV 
by: (1) Coordinating engagement with national-level partners, including 
foundations, for the purpose of enhancing communication related to IPV 
prevention; (2) engaging in planning to facilitate dialogue that will 
include the sharing of tools and lessons learned among state domestic 
violence coalitions engaged in IPV primary prevention efforts; (3) 
continuing to identify and disseminate information on lessons learned 
and key findings from state domestic violence coalitions that have 
implemented IPV primary prevention activities through 
www.PreventIPV.org, and other means; (4) maintaining a virtual 
workspace to assist in the sharing of resources among state and 
territorial domestic violence coalitions that are engaged in IPV 
primary prevention activities; and (5) facilitating regular, ongoing 
communication between the IPV Prevention Council, ACF/DFVPS and CDC/
DVP.
    In addition to the prevention activities, the grantee will 
coordinate national domestic violence, housing, and homelessness 
technical assistance by: (1) Providing comprehensive trauma-informed 
and culturally relevant TA for continuums of care, homeless service 
providers, housing service providers, domestic violence programs, and 
culturally specific community based organizations; (2) creating a 
virtual learning network for domestic violence programs and housing 
service providers; (3) documenting the housing needs, challenges, and 
best practice models of culturally specific and historically 
marginalized communities, including African American, Latina, Asian/
Pacific Islander, and LGBTQ communities; (4) coordinating national 
webinars to raise awareness about best practices, research, and new 
resources; (5) developing factsheets, white papers, and/or a conceptual 
framework for meeting the housing needs of domestic violence survivors 
and their children.
    In accordance with an inter-agency agreement, the DOJ/OVC has 
provided obligation authority for $250,000 to ACF/DFVPS to provide 
national-level support and coordination for domestic violence and 
housing TA. In accordance with this inter-agency agreement, ACF/DFVPS 
has supplemented the T/TA cooperative agreement that funds the NRCDV 
through September 30, 2016. DOJ/OVC and ACF/DFVPS staffs will meet 
regularly and facilitate ongoing communication to coordinate the 
delivery of national T/TA.
    The solicited application underwent objective review by a federal 
panel that use criteria related to the project's approach, the 
organization's capacity, and the development of costs in the proposed 
budget.

    Statutory Authority:  Section 310 of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, as amended by Section 201 of the CAPTA 
Reauthorization Act of 2010, Public Law 111-320. The statutory 
authority for the additional funds from the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention is 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2) and 42 U.S.C. 280b-1 
of the Public Health Service Act. The statutory authority for the 
additional funds from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for 
Victims of Crime (OVC), is 42 U.S.C. 10603(c)(1)(A), 42 U.S.C. 
10603(c)(4), and 28 U.S.C. 530C. 42 U.S.C. 10603(c)(1)(A) authorizes 
the OVC Director to make grants for demonstration projects, program 
evaluation, compliance efforts, T/TA services.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-08716 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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