[Federal Register: December 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[ACYF/HS-2003-01]
Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Merger of Two Head
Start Grantees in Rhode Island
AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, ACF, DHHS.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to solicit public comments and statements of
interest from interested parties on the merger of two Rhode Island Head
Start Programs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Hastings; Pal-Tech, Inc.;
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1000; Arlington, VA 22209; 1-800-458-7699;
703-243-0496 (fax)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Self Help, Inc., and New Visions for Newport
County, Inc. are proposing to merge their federally funded Head Start
programs. This proposed merger is expected to bring about a more cost
effective and efficient service delivery to children and their
families. The Head Start Bureau of the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), within the United States Department of Health And Human
Services has this proposal under consideration and is currently
evaluating its effect on Head Start Services for children and families
in the community. Under the proposed merger, Self Help, Inc., would be
absorbed by New Visions for Newport County, Inc., and New Visions for
Newport County, Inc. would provide Head Start services for the
community it now serves as well as the community new served by Self
Help, Ins.
Mergers of local Head Start grantees usually require the ACF to
offer an open competition in the specified service area whose grantee
is being absorbed. While this request for a merger, without a
competitive review process, is under consideration, public comments are
being solicited. Additionally, this notice also serves to encourage and
welcome statements of interest from any local public agency, local
public school system, local non-profit agency or local for-profit
organization, or local faith-based organization that would want to
compete for funding to provide Head Start services in the area now
served by Self Help, Inc.
Self Help, Inc., also receives funding to conduct an Early Head
Start program. As part of a proposed merger, Self Help, Inc., is
proposing that the Early Head Start grant it conducts be transferred to
New Visions for Newport County, Inc. after the merger. When an Early
Head Start grantee merges with another organization, the grant must
usually be recompeted, but consideration is being given to transferring
the Early Head Start grant to New Visions for Newport County, Inc.
While this request for a transfer, without a recompetition, is under
consideration, public comments are being solicited. Additionally, this
notice also serves to encourage and welcome statements of interest from
any public agency, public school system, non-profit agency, for-profit
organization, or faith-based organization that would want to compete
for funding to provide Early Head Start services in the area now served
by Self Help, Inc.
Please mail or fax statements of support or objection to this
proposed merger and grant transfer as well as any request for
consideration by January 30, 2004 to: Michelle Hastings; Pal-Tech,
Inc.; 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1000; Arlington, VA 22209; 1-800-458-
7699; 703-243-0496 (fax).
Dated: December 22, 2003.
Joan E. Ohl,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 03-32151 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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