[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 24867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09758]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of Intent To Issue Multiple Single-Source Awards To 
Provide Residential (Shelter) and Transitional Foster Care Services, 
and for Finger Print Services for Unaccompanied Children

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

ACTION: Notice of issuance of multiple single-source awards to seven 
recipients.

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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR announces the issuance of multiple Single-Source 
Awards to seven recipients in the amount of $65,366,800. ORR has been 
identifying additional permanent capacity to provide shelter for recent 
increases in apprehensions of Unaccompanied Children (UC) at the 
Southwest Border. The addition of permanent capacity is a prudent step 
to ensure that ORR is able to meet its responsibility, by law, to 
provide shelter and appropriate services for UC referred to its care by 
the Department of Homeland Security.

DATES: The proposed period of performance is May 1, 2021 to May 1, 
2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Antkowiak, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, Division of Unaccompanied Alien Children Operations, 330 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20447. Phone: 202-260-6165. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity 
to shelter the UC 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.
    ORR announces the intent to award the following single-source 
awards:

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                                                                 Award
                          Recipient                             amount
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Child Crisis, Mesa, AZ......................................  $5,780,118
Catholic Guardian Services, New York, NY....................   5,183,433
Center for Family Services, Camden, NJ......................   1,665,980
LIRS--Shelter/TFC, Multiple Locations.......................  27,767,725
Baptiste Group, Memphis, TN.................................  14,135,642
Bethany Christian Service, Multiple Locations...............   7,018,576
LIRS--Safe Release Expansion, Multiple Locations............   3,815,326
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    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 UAC 
from the Commissioner of the former Immigration and Naturalization 
Service to the Director of ORR within 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.

Elizabeth Leo,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-09758 Filed 5-4-21; 4:15 pm]
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