[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88243-88244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29326]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of the Award of Five Single-Source Low-Cost 
Extension Supplement Grants Within the Office of Refugee Resettlement's 
Unaccompanied Children's Program

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of award of five single-source low-cost extension 
supplement grants under the Unaccompanied Children's (UC) Program.

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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, announces the award of five single-source low-cost 
extension supplement grants for a total of $19,604,765 under the UC 
Program.

DATES: Low-cost extension supplement grants will support activities 
from October 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of 
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplement grants will support 
the immediate need for additional capacity of shelter services to 
accommodate the increasing number of UC referred by the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) into ORR care. The increase in the UC 
population makes it necessary to expand the services to expedite the 
release of UC to designated sponsors. To prepare for an increase in 
referrals for shelter services, ORR will solicit proposals from one 
grantee to accommodate the referrals from DHS.

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                                                                                      Shelter
                                                                                      current        Low-cost
                 Grant No.                                 Grantee                funding ending  extension  10/
                                                                                      9/30/16     1/16- 12/31/16
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Texas......................................  International Educational Services,     $27,082,262      $6,926,653
                                              Inc..
Texas......................................  International Educational Services,      15,451,597       6,701,163
                                              Inc..
Texas......................................  International Educational Services,       6,180,591       1,582,169
                                              Inc..
Texas......................................  International Educational Services,       8,269,202       2,057,311
                                              Inc..
Texas......................................  International Educational Services,       9,148,344       2,337,469
                                              Inc..
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    Total..................................  ...................................      66,131,996      19,604,765
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    ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity to provide post-release 
services to UC in HHS custody.
    ORR has specific requirements for the provision of services. Award 
recipients must have the infrastructure, licensing, experience, and 
appropriate level of trained staff to meet those requirements. The 
expansion of the existing post-release services program through this 
supplemental award is a key strategy for ORR to be prepared to meet its 
responsibility of safe and timely release of UC referred to its care by 
DHS. It also lets the U.S. Border Patrol continue its vital national 
security mission to prevent illegal migration and trafficking and 
protect the borders of the United States.
    Statutory Authority: This program is authorized by--
    (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in 
March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of UC 
from the Commissioner of the former Immigration and Naturalization 
Service to the Director of ORR in HHS.

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    (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544RJK (C. D. 
Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457), which 
authorizes post release services under certain conditions to eligible 
children. All programs must comply with the Flores Settlement 
Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent 
regulations and ORR policies and procedures.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration, Administration for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2016-29326 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-45-P