[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 76856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21407]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of Supplemental Award; Alumni Peer Navigator Services 
Pilot

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 award funds in fiscal year 2024 
to the current recipient of the Supporting Healthy Start (HS) 
Performance Project cooperative agreement (HRSA-24-038) to support the 
second year of the Alumni Peer Navigator (APN) Services Pilot.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron M. Lopata, MD, MPP, Senior 
Medical Officer, Division of HS and Perinatal Services, Maternal and 
Child Health Bureau, HRSA, at [email protected] and (312) 315-4270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: The National Institute for 
Children's Health Quality (NICHQ).
    Amount of Competitive or Non-Competitive Award(s): $601,851.
    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: June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2029.
    Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.926.
    Award Instrument: Supplement.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 254c-8 (title III, 330H of the Public Health 
Service Act).

                                      Table 1--Recipient and Award Amounts
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               Grant No.                     Award recipient name              City, State         Award amount
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UF5MC32750............................  National Institute for          Boston, MA..............        $601,851
                                         Children's Health Quality.
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    Justification: NICHQ, as the current HS Technical Assistance 
Support Center, and recipient of the Supporting HS Performance Project, 
provides national support to all HRSA HS project grantees. The 
supplemental funds will support new and continued APN activities. APN 
activities aim to reduce infant mortality rates, address disparities in 
maternal and infant health outcomes, and address social determinants of 
health. APNs are former HS participants who have navigated complex and 
often disparate health, education, and social services. These former HS 
participants, known as ``peer navigators,'' help current HS families by 
providing guidance and information about public benefits and help to 
address issues such as food insecurity, unstable housing, and lack of 
transportation.
    NICHQ will use supplemental funds to support HS grantees to 
implement this peer-to-peer workforce model, the APN Services Pilot. 
The APN Services Pilot was previously known as the Benefits Bundle 
Pilot. The APN Services Pilot is an interagency collaboration between 
the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of 
Management and Budget/U.S. Digital Service.
    The pilot consists of five HS projects in Florence, SC, Atlanta, 
GA, Baton Rouge, LA, Los Angeles, CA and Stoneville, Mississippi.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-21407 Filed 9-18-24; 8:45 am]
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