[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 30131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the Amputee 
Coalition of America, Inc. for the National Limb Loss Resource Center 
Cooperative Agreement

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the 
intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative 
agreement held by the Amputee Coalition of America, Inc. for the 
National Limb Loss Resource Center (NLLRC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For further information or comments 
regarding this program supplement, contact Elizabeth Leef, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community 
Living, Administration on Disabilities, Office of Disability Services 
Innovation at (202) 475-2486 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this project is to expand on 
current grant activities occurring across communities. These activities 
include programs that promote independence, community living, and the 
adoption of healthy behaviors that promote wellness and prevent and/or 
reduce chronic conditions associated with limb loss and increase 
partnerships and collaborations with ACL programs that will benefit all 
people living with limb loss or limb differences. The administrative 
supplement for FY 2023 will be for $667,048 bringing the total award 
for FY 2023 to $4,065,215.
    The additional funding will not be used to begin new projects. The 
funding will be used to enhance and expand existing programs that can 
serve an increased number of veterans and people living with limb loss 
and limb differences by providing increased technical assistance 
activities; promoting health and wellness programs; addressing 
healthcare access issues, including maternity care; promoting the 
adoption of healthy behaviors with the objective of preventing and/or 
reducing chronic conditions associated with limb loss; increasing 
partnerships and collaborations with ACL programs that will benefit all 
people living with limb loss or limb differences; enhancing and 
expanding the evaluation activities currently under way; and enhancing 
website capacities for improved information dissemination.
    Program Name: National Limb Loss Resource Center.
    Recipient: The Amputee Coalition of America, Inc.
    Period of Performance: The supplement award will be issued for the 
fifth year of the five-year project period of April 1, 2019, through 
March 29, 2024.
    Total Supplement Award Amount: $667,048 in FY 2023.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement Supplement.
    Statutory Authority: This program is authorized under Section 317 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247(b-4)); Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235 (Dec. 
16, 2014).
    Basis for Award: The Amputee Coalition of America, Inc. is 
currently funded to carry out the objectives of this program, entitled 
The National Limb Loss Resource Center for the period of April 1, 2019, 
through March 29, 2024. Almost 2 million Americans have experienced 
amputations or were born with limb difference and another 28 million 
people in our country are at risk for amputation. The supplement will 
enable the grantee to carry their work even further, serving more 
people living with limb loss and/or limb differences and providing even 
more comprehensive training and technical assistance in the development 
of long-term supportive services. The additional funding will not be 
used to begin new projects or activities. The NLLRC will enhance and 
expand currently funded activities such as conducting national outreach 
for the development and dissemination of patient education materials, 
programs, and services; providing technical support and assistance to 
community based limb loss support groups; and raising awareness about 
the limb loss and limb differences communities.
    Establishing an entirely new grant project at this time would be 
potentially disruptive to the current work already well under way. More 
importantly, the people living with limb loss and limb differences 
currently being served by this program could be negatively impacted by 
a service disruption, thus posing the risk of not being able to find 
the right resources that could negatively impact on health and 
wellbeing. If this supplement were not provided, the project would be 
less able to address the significant unmet needs of additional limb 
loss survivors. Similarly, the project would be unable to expand its 
current technical assistance and training efforts in NLLRC concepts and 
approaches, let alone reach beyond traditional providers of services to 
this population to train more ``mainstream'' providers of disability 
services.

    Dated: May 4, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-09910 Filed 5-9-23; 8:45 am]
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