[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74964-74965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20827]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Assistance Listing Number: 93.652]


Announcement of the Intent To Award a Within Scope Awarding 
Agency-Initiated Non-Competitive Supplement With Extension to the 
American Public Human Services Association for the Association of 
Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children 
(AAICPC) in Washington, DC

AGENCY: Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of a within scope awarding agency-initiated 
non-competitive supplement with extension.

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SUMMARY: The ACF, ACYF, CB, Division of Capacity Building announces the 
intent to award a within scope awarding agency-initiated non-
competitive supplement with extension in the amount of up to 
$1,600,000, to the American Public Human Services Association for its 
affiliate the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact 
on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC, for the 
further implementation and support nationally of the National 
Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) system. The NEICE is 
an inter-jurisdictional electronic system to improve administrative 
efficiency in implementing the Interstate Compact on the Placement of 
Children (ICPC), a process that ensures safe and suitable interstate 
placements for children in foster care.

DATES: The proposed period of performance is September 30, 2024, 
through September 29, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Dorn, National Adoption 
Specialist, Children's Bureau, Division of Capacity Building, 330 C St. 
SW, Suite 3521B, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 205-9240; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Award funds will support the continued

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implementation, support, and scale up of the NEICE. The NEICE is a 
national electronic system for quickly and securely exchanging the data 
and documents required by the Interstate Compact on the Placement of 
Children (ICPC) to place children with foster, adoptive, and kinship 
families across state lines. APHSA has been the recipient of funding 
from the ACYF/CB for the development and national implementation of the 
NEICE since its inception as a pilot project funded by the Partnership 
Fund for Program Integrity Innovation at the Office of Management and 
Budget and administered by CB in November 2013. This 20-month pilot 
proved successful and led to a new sole source cooperative agreement 
for the expansion of the pilot to all 52 jurisdictions of the AAICPC 
nationwide. This funding was further extended and supplemented to 
continue to support the expansion of the project nationally with the 
current funding period expiring September 29, 2024. This within scope 
awarding agency-initiated non-competitive supplement with extension is 
essential to allow the remaining states to join the system and to 
provide ongoing support and upgrades necessary for an electronic 
system. In addition, the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 
requires all states to join an electronic exchange system by October 1, 
2027, and NEICE is on track to support states in meeting this 
requirement.
    It is CB's intention to provide funding of up to $1,600,000 
beginning September 30, 2024. The state members of the AAICPC 
contribute annual membership and connection fees; however, these are 
currently not adequate to meet the full operational costs of managing 
the national system. The APHSA is well-positioned to continue to scale 
the project nationally and to assure the continued optimal maintenance 
of the NEICE.
    Statutory Authority: Title II, section 203(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
5113(b)(3)), as most recently amended by CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 
2010.

Anthony Petruccelli,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-20827 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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