[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50882-50883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16375]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center Program

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

ACTION: Announcing HRSA-initiated supplemental award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will provide up to $825,000 in fiscal year 2023 
supplemental funds to the current Maternal and Child Health (MCH) 
Workforce Development Center Program recipient for the period of 
September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024. This funding will support 
coordinating fellowships for faculty at minority serving institutions 
(MSI) in MCH education, research, and practice. Faculty fellowships 
will contribute to building capacity and developing a diverse MCH 
workforce that is able to build and sustain academic-practice 
partnerships and support communities that are historically underserved.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Tissue, Division of MCH 
Workforce Development, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, at [email protected] and 301-443-
6853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of the Award: UNC-Chapel Hill.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Award(s): One award for up to $825,000; 
supplemental funding for similar activities may be considered in future 
years, subject to the availability of funding for the activity and the 
satisfactory performance of the recipient.
    Project Period: September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024.
    Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.110.
    Award Instrument: Supplement for workforce and capacity building.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2) (Title V, Sec.  501(a)(2) of the 
Social Security Act).

                                      Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts
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               Grant No.                     Award recipient name             City, state          Award amount
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UE7MC26282............................  University of North Carolina   NC......................        $825,000
                                         at Chapel Hill.
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    Justification: The purpose of this supplemental funding is to 
develop MCH faculty capacity in MSIs by supporting faculty fellowships 
in MCH public health education, research, and practice. Faculty 
fellowships will contribute to developing a diverse MCH workforce that 
is able to build and sustain academic-practice partnerships, as 
outlined in HRSA-21-043, and support communities that are historically 
underserved.
     Up to $825,000 in supplemental funding will be awarded to 
the current MCH Workforce Development Center recipient for the period 
September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024.
     Providing supplemental funding for the MCH Workforce 
Development Center Program will leverage the recipient's expertise in 
coordinating and supporting academic faculty fellowships and in 
developing partnerships between Title V MCH agencies and MCH faculty. 
Supplemental activities are within scope of the current project and 
will support the recipient to expand capacity

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building activities to include faculty at MSIs.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-16375 Filed 8-1-23; 8:45 am]
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