[Federal Register: October 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 193)]
[Notices]               
[Page 57633-57634]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Office of Child Support Enforcement

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice to award a sole-source discretionary grant.

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    CFDA#: 93.564.
    Legislative Authority: Section 1115 of the Social Security Act [42 
U.S.C.1315] provides funds and authority to award grants to State IV-D 
agencies for experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects.
    Amount of Award: $703,000.00.
    Project Period: September 30, 2008-February 27, 2010.

SUMMARY: A sole-source discretionary grant is being awarded to the 
Office of the Attorney General, Texas, to provide marriage and 
relationship education, parenting skills training, case management and 
home-visiting activities to unwed, new or expectant parents in Tom 
Green and Harris counties, Texas. The project will examine child 
support outcomes of families in the treatment and control groups from 
this project and from a previous project. This grant will also enable 
collection of data on child well-being outcomes, such as number of 
well-baby health visits, immunizations, home-safety (using a 
standardized checklist completed by a home visitor), child development 
(using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, a standardized tool), and 
quality of the home environment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myles Schlank, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone:

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(202) 401-9329, e-mail: myles.schlank@acf.hhs.gov.

    Dated: September 26, 2008.
Donna Bonar,
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E8-23310 Filed 10-2-08; 8:45 am]

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