[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 4873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1360]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Awards to Eleven Office of Refugee Resettlement Shelter Care 
Providers

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Grant Awards.

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CFDA : 93.676

SUMMARY: This notice is hereby given that an award will be made to an 
unaccompanied alien shelter care provider, Southwest Regional Youth 
Village, Vincennes, Indiana, in the amount of $586,719. This funding 
will support services through September 30, 2008.
    This funding will support the expansion of secure program bed 
capacity to meet the number of unaccompanied alien children referrals 
from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    The program is mandated by section 462 of the Homeland Security Act 
to ensure appropriate placement of all referrals from the DHS. ORR's 
ability to meet this mandate is often a challenge since the program is 
completely tied to DHS interior apprehension strategies and the 
sporadic number of border crossers.
    The program has very specific requirements for the provision of 
services. This grantee is one of the only entities with the 
infrastructure, licensing, experience and appropriate level of trained 
staff to meet the service requirements for secure capacity. The 
program's ability to meet the number of secure referrals from DHS can 
only be accommodated through the expansion of this program through the 
supplemental award process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC, 20447, telephone (202) 401-4858.

    Dated: January 17, 2008.
Brent Orrell,
Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. E8-1360 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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