[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67954-67955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25973]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of Intent To Issue Two Replacement Awards To Provide 
Residential Services (Shelter)

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

ACTION: Notice of issuance of two replacement awards to Southwest Key 
Programs, Incorporated (SWK, Inc.).

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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR announces the issuance of two replacement awards to 
SWK, Inc. in the amount of up to $178,007,159. On September 17, 2021, 
Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS) relinquished two federally 
funded discretionary grants. Per HHS policy, ORR identified current 
recipient SWK, Inc. to transfer the current permanent capacity to 
provide shelter for apprehensions of Unaccompanied Children (UC) at the 
Southwest Border. The continuation 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. The purpose of these awards is to 
ensure the continuation of residential services for the capacity of 
1,312 shelter beds for UC.

DATES: The proposed period of performance is December 1, 2021-September 
30, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORR announces the intent to award the 
following replacement awards:

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          Original recipient                  Recipient           Location (city, ST)          Award amount
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CHS..................................  SWK, Inc...............  Los Fresnos, TX........  up to $93,837,082.
CHS..................................  SWK, Inc...............  El Paso, TX............  up to $84,170,077.
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    ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity to shelter 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.
    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 within HHS.
    (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. 
Cal.

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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. 2021-25973 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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