[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49931-49932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21454]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of Intent To Issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to 
BCFS Health and Human Services Under the Standing Funding Opportunity 
Announcement Number HHS-2017-ACF-ORR-ZU-1132, Residential (Shelter) 
Services for Unaccompanied Children

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement.

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SUMMARY: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, announces the intent to issue an OPDIV-Initiated 
Supplement to BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX, in the 
amount of up to $6,500,000. ORR has been identifying additional 
capacity to provide shelter for potential increases in apprehensions of 
Unaccompanied Children at the U.S. Southern Border. Planning for 
increased shelter capacity is a prudent step to ensure that ORR is able 
to meet its responsibility, by law, to provide shelter for 
Unaccompanied Alien Children referred to its care by the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS). To ensure sufficient capacity to provide 
shelter to unaccompanied children referred to HHS, BCFS proposed to the 
continuation of services to ORR with 222 variance licensed beds.

DATES: Supplemental award funds will support activities until January 
31, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Deputy Director for 
Children's Programs, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 202-401-4997. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity 
to shelter the unaccompanied children referred to HHS, as well as the 
information received from interagency partners, to inform any future 
decisions or actions.
    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 
continuation of services of the existing program and its services 
through this supplemental award is a key strategy for ORR to continue 
to meet its responsibility to provide shelter for Unaccompanied 
Children referred to its care by DHS and so that the U.S. Border Patrol 
can continue its vital national security mission to prevent illegal 
migration, trafficking, and protect the borders of the United States. 
The award to BCFS will be made as two OPDIV-initiated supplements.
    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 
Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former 
Immigration and

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Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director of ORR of the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    (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.

Karen Shields,
Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-21454 Filed 9-28-18; 11:15 am]
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