[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44307-44308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15802]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of a Supplemental Award, Initiated by the Maternal and 
Child Health Bureau, to the University of Mississippi Medical Center 
for the Early Childhood Developmental Health System: Implementation in 
a High Need State Cooperative Agreement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of a Supplemental Award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a supplement for $3,500,000 to the 
University of Mississippi Medical Center for the Early Childhood 
Developmental Health System: Implementation in a High Need State 
program. The supplement will add another year of funding to the current 
recipient, during the period of September 30, 2020-September 29, 2021, 
to continue a study focused on improving child health through a 
statewide system of early childhood developmental screenings and 
interventions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dina Lieser, Division of Home Visiting 
and Early Childhood Systems, HRSA, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3337, New 
York,

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NY 10278, Phone: (240) 463-7726 or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of Award: University of Mississippi Medical 
Center.
    Amount of Award: $3,500,000.
    Project Period: 09/30/2020-09/29/2021.
    CFDA Number: 93.110.

    Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Sec.  501(a)(2), (42 
U.S.C. 701(a)(2)).
    Justification: The Early Childhood Developmental Health System: 
Implementation in a High Need State program was first funded in 
September 2017. At that time, HRSA awarded $3,500,000 to the University 
of Mississippi Medical Center for a 3-year project period to conduct 
this program. After an extensive needs assessment of children ages 0-5 
years and their families in Mississippi, progress has been made towards 
goals articulated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity: (1) Increasing 
the proportion of children receiving age appropriate developmental 
screening and (2) increasing the number of the state's early childhood 
providers who demonstrate improved practices around developmental 
health promotion.
    The purpose of the non-competitive supplement from HRSA is to give 
the recipient the opportunity to maximize the efficiency, reach and 
impact of the program and leverage findings that will be valuable to 
other states. This extended year will allow the recipient to continue 
efforts to promote systemic change and support spread, scale, and 
sustainability of interventions and impact. The lessons learned and 
progress made in the first 3 years of the program will help to increase 
understanding of facilitators and barriers to implementation and will 
serve as a model for other states.

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                                                                                      FY 2019         FY 2020
       Grantee/organization name                  Grant No.             State       authorized       proposed
                                                                                   funding level   funding level
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University of Mississippi Medical        UK2MC31456................           MS      $3,500,000      $3,500,000
 Center.
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Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-15802 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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