[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 67316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of Supplemental Award; National Center for Newborn 
Screening Systems Excellence Funding Supplement

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

ACTION: Notice of supplemental award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will provide supplemental funding to the National Center 
for Newborn Screening Systems Excellence in fiscal year 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Morrison, Public Health Analyst, 
Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
at [email protected] and 301-443-6672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of the Award: The Association of Public Health 
Laboratories.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Award: $425,000. Supplemental funding for 
similar activities may be considered in fiscal year 2024, subject to 
availability of funding for the activity and satisfactory performance 
of the recipient.
    Project Period: July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028.
    CFDA Number: 93.110.
    Award Instrument: Supplement for Services.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300b-8 (Public Health Service Act section 
1109, as amended).

                                       Table 1--Recipient and Award Amount
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              Grant No.                  Award recipient name              City, state             Award amount
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U22MC24078...........................  Association of Public    Silver Spring, MD...............        $425,000
                                        Health Laboratories.
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    Justification: The National Center for Newborn Screening Systems 
Excellence provides national leadership, technical assistance, and 
quality improvement expertise to state and territory newborn screening 
programs. Additional funding will support emerging needs in the newborn 
screening community and state laboratories, specifically addressing 
newborn screening condition naming, counting, testing, assessing health 
gaps in follow-up, and assessing domains of family outcomes.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-21512 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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