[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67758-67759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: [93.569]]


Announcement of the Intent To Award Three Supplements to 
Community Services Block Grant Award Recipients

AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of issuance of supplements.

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SUMMARY: OCS announces the intent to award a supplement in the amount 
of up to $3.6 million ($1.2 million per year for 3 fiscal years at 
$400,000 per individual award) to three Community Services Block Grant 
(CSBG) award recipients under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): 
Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia (RPIC) (HHS-2019-ACF-OCS-
ET-1582, HHS-2019-ACF-OCS-ET-1586, and HHS-2019-ACF-OCS-ET-1587). The 
purpose of the RPIC awards is to support robust regional training and 
technical (T/TA) strategies for the CSBG Network--states, territories, 
directly-funded tribes and tribal organizations, and CSBG-eligible 
entities, and state associations within the 10 ACF regions. The RPICs 
are designed to assist in meeting high organizational standards in the 
areas of consumer input and involvement, community engagement, 
community assessment, organizational leadership, board governance, 
strategic planning, human resource management, financial operations and 
oversight, and data and analysis. In addition, the RPICs identify, 
promote, and support multiyear T/TA efforts to ensure high-quality 
programs and services and impactful outcomes for individuals, families, 
and communities.

DATES: The proposed period of performance is September 30, 2023, to 
September 29, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lanikque Howard, Ph.D., Director, 
Office of Community Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201.

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Telephone: (202) 740-5951; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Fiscal Year 2023, OCS published a total 
of 11 separate new competitive grant opportunities for the RPIC, each 
corresponding to a specific ACF region.\1\ Each NOFO mandated that 
applicants must be physically located in the ACF region of their 
application. As the merit review process was initiated, OCS identified 
that Regions 3, 6, and 7 were not represented by eligible applicants 
due to their inadvertent error of applying for a different region's 
NOFO rather than their own. This supplement will enable the current 
award recipients to support and sustain the continuance of vital 
regional CSBG T/TA strategies and activities to align the period of 
performance, activities, timelines, and OCS oversight among all CSBG 
regional T/TA award recipients.
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    \1\ Note: Due to the size of Region 4, OCS funds two RPICs in 
the region (4a and 4b).
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    OCS announces the intent to award the following supplement awards:

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                        Recipient                          Award amount
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Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies,            $1,200,000
 Annapolis, Maryland....................................
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc.,       1,200,000
 Edmond, Oklahoma.......................................
Kansas Association of Community Action Program, Inc.,          1,200,000
 Topeka, Kansas.........................................
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    Statutory Authority: Sections 674(b)(2)(A) and 678A of the CSBG 
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9903(b)(2)(A) and 9913).

Karen D. Shields,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-21779 Filed 9-28-23; 4:15 pm]
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