[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35886-35888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11592]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program

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

ACTION: Notice of a HRSA-initiated competitive supplement for the EHDI 
Program.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will provide supplemental award funds for up to 20 Early 
Hearing Detection and Intervention Program recipients of $75,000 each 
with a period of performance of 12 months to develop the necessary 
partnerships, assessments, evaluations, and other activities at the 
state and local levels to ensure that all children identified as deaf 
or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families receive the services they 
need to meet language acquisition and other developmental milestones by 
age 3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Simms, Project Officer, 
[email protected] or 301-443-1623.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: Up to 20 EHDI grantees of those 
listed in Table 1 who demonstrate readiness as articulated in review 
criteria on methodology, work plan, and budget to address language 
acquisition and other developmental milestones at age 3 for children 
identified as DHH.
    Amount of Competitive Awards: Up to 20 awards at $75,000 ($1.5 
million total).
    Project Period: April 1, 2023-March 31, 2024.
    Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.251.
    Award Instrument: Supplement.
    Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 399M(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 280g-1(a)).
    Purpose/Justification: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(Pub. L. 117-328) provided HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau with 
an additional $1 million for the EHDI program. The EHDI program 
currently funds 59 states and territories to support comprehensive 
systems of care so families with newborns, infants, and young children 
up to 3 years of age receive appropriate and timely services including 
screening, diagnosis, and early intervention. When children are 
identified as DHH early and they are provided with timely and 
appropriate intervention services, they have better vocabulary 
development, expressive language, and social-emotional development than 
children identified later. EHDI programs will use this supplemental 
support for 1 year to develop the necessary partnerships, assessments, 
evaluations, and other activities at the state and local levels to 
ensure that all children identified as DHH and their families receive 
the services they need to meet language acquisition and other 
developmental milestones by age 3. By September 2023, HRSA's Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau intends to provide a 1-year supplement for 
$75,000 for up to 20 existing grantees.

                    Table 1--Current EHDI Recipients
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          Grant #            Award recipient name     State/territory
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H61MC00015................  Alaska Department of   AK
                             Health and Social
                             Services.
H61MC00054................  Alabama State          AL
                             Department of Public
                             Health.
H61MC00076................  Arkansas Department    AR
                             of Health.
H61MC33903................  Department of Health   AS
                             American Samoa.
H61MC30765................  EAR Foundation of      AZ
                             Arizona.
H61MC33904................  NorCal for Deaf and    CA
                             Hard of Hearing.
H61MC33905................  State of Colorado      CO
                             Department of Human
                             Services.
H61MC00088................  State of Connecticut.  CT
H61MC00060................  District of Columbia   DC
                             Department of Health.
H61MC23639................  Delaware Department    DE
                             of Health & Social
                             Services.
H61MC00086................  Florida State          FL
                             Department of Health.
H61MC10346................  Federated States of    FM
                             Micronesia.
H61MC22706................  Georgia Department of  GA
                             Public Health.
H61MC24883................  University of Guam...  GU
H61MC00038................  State of Hawaii        HI
                             Department of Health.
H61MC24884................  University of Hawaii   HI
                             Systems.
H61MC26835................  Iowa Department of     IA
                             Public Health.
H61MC00010................  Idaho State            ID
                             Department of Health
                             and Welfare.
H61MC04498................  The Illinois           IL
                             Department of Health.
H61MC23640................  Indiana State          IN
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00049................  Kansas State           KS
                             Department of Health
                             and Environment.
H61MC00033................  Community For          KY
                             Children with
                             Special Healthcare
                             Needs.
H61MC00014................  Louisiana State        LA
                             Department of Health
                             and Hospitals.
H61MC00002................  Massachusetts          MA
                             Department of Public
                             Health.
H61MC00081................  Maryland Department    MD
                             of Health and Mental
                             Hygiene.
H61MC30766................  Maine Educational      ME
                             Center for the Deaf
                             & Hard of Hearing.
H61MC00056................  Michigan Department    MI
                             of Community Health.
H61MC00035................  Minnesota Department   MN
                             of Health.
H61MC00052................  Mississippi State      MS
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00071................  Missouri Department    MO
                             of Health.
H61MC30523................  Commonwealth           MP
                             Healthcare
                             Corporation.
H61MC00053................  Montana State          MT
                             Department of Public
                             Health and Human
                             Services.
H61MC00043................  North Carolina         NC
                             Department of Health
                             & Human Services.
H61MC00028................  Minot State            ND
                             University.
H61MC00065................  Nebraska State         NE
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00034................  New Hampshire          NH
                             Department of Health.
H61MC04397................  New Mexico State       NM
                             Department of Health.
H61MC23641................  New Jersey Department  NJ
                             of Health and Senior
                             Services.
H61MC25010................  Health and Human       NV
                             Services/Nevada
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00005................  Health Research Inc..  NY
H61MC00029................  State of Ohio          OH
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00051................  Oklahoma State         OK
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00057................  Oregon State           OR
                             Department of Human
                             Services.
H61MC24882................  Commonwealth of        PA
                             Pennsylvania.
H61MC00050................  Puerto Rico            PR
                             Department of Health.

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H61MC05788................  Republic of Palau....  PW
H61MC00009................  State of Rhode Island  RI
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00040................  State of South         SC
                             Carolina.
H61MC33906................  University of South    SD
                             Dakota.
H61MC00066................  Tennessee State        TN
                             Department of Health.
H61MC26836................  Texas Department of    TX
                             State Health
                             Services.
H61MC00042................  Utah Department of     UT
                             Health.
H61MC00046................  Virginia State         VA
                             Department of Health.
H61MC23642................  U.S. Virgin Islands    VI
                             Department of Health.
H61MC09029................  Vermont State Agency   VT
                             for Human Services.
H61MC00084................  Washington State       WA
                             Department of Health.
H61MC00024................  Wisconsin Department   WI
                             of Health.
H61MC23643................  West Virginia          WV
                             Department of Health
                             and Human Resources.
H61MC00075................  Wyoming State          WY
                             Department of Health.
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Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-11592 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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