[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58098-58099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20587]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.652]


Announcement of the Intent To Award a Single-Source Grant to the 
Center for Adoption Support and Education in Burtonsville, MD

AGENCY: Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of a Single-source cooperative agreement to 
the

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Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E) for the continued 
expansion and use of the National Adoption Competency Mental Health 
Training Initiative across the nation.

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SUMMARY: The ACF, ACYF, Children's Bureau, Division of Capacity 
Building announces the intent to award a single-source cooperative 
agreement in the amount of up to $10,000,000 to the Center for Adoption 
Support and Education in Burtonsville, MD. The purpose of this award is 
to continue to scale the web-based National Training Initiative for 
Adoption Competent Mental Health Training program to remaining states 
in the nation, refine and update the curriculum as needed and perform 
an updated evaluation regarding current use of the curriculum.

DATES: The proposed period of performance is September 30, 2022 to 
September 29, 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Dorn, National Adoption 
Specialist, Division of Capacity Building, 333 C St. SW, Suite 3521B, 
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 205-9450; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Award funds will support the continued 
expansion and use of the National Training Initiative on Mental Health 
Competency across the nation. This curriculum was developed through an 
initial 5-year grant to C.A.S.E. and pilot tested prior to being 
supplemented and extended for 3 additional years for the further 
dissemination and integration of this important web-based training in 
the state child welfare training systems so there would be consistent 
use of the knowledge imparted by it across all child welfare systems.
    This funding will allow for the continued scale up of the web-based 
trainings for the child welfare workforce and mental health 
practitioners to remaining states in the nation; the refinement and 
update of the curricula as needed; and additional and updated 
evaluation of the curricula.
    Statutory Authority: Title II, section 203 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
5113(b)), as amended by CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010.

Elizabeth A. Leo,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-20587 Filed 9-22-22; 8:45 am]
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