[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21982]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Community Services; Expansion Supplements Under 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice to award an expansion supplement under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for Training and Technical
Assistance (T/TA) by National Association for State Community Services
Programs (NASCSP).
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CFDA Number: 93.710.
Legislative Authority: The legislative authority for this grant is
provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L.
111-5). Additional legislative authority and requirements are provided
in Sections 674(b)(2)(A) and 678A of the Community Services Block Grant
(CSBG) Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9903(b)(2)(A) and 9913).
Amount of Award: $250,000.
Project Period: August 15, 2010 through August 14, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS) has awarded an expansion supplement to
National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP),
located in Washington, DC. The project is designed to support T/TA that
strengthens the ability of the Community Action Network to comply with
and carry out the programs funded by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The project objective is to strengthen
CSBG-eligible entity efforts related to benefits enrollment and
coordination activities and asset development activities. It will do so
by: (1) Assessing the CSBG Network's current benefits enrollment and
coordination activities; (2) assessing the CSBG Network's asset
development activities; and (3) identifying and promulgating exemplary
practices in benefits enrollment and coordination activities and asset
development activities. The project resources will promote
accountability and help CSBG-eligible entities and States enhance the
overall administration of ARRA-funded programs. These resources include
issue briefs; congressional reports; a catalog of exemplary practices;
webinars and/or conference calls; conference workshops focused on
resources related to benefits enrollment and coordination activities
and asset development activities; and online toolkit(s). The T/TA
NASCSP will provide under this award is particularly critical at this
time due to the large temporary increase in CSBG funding to CSBG-
eligible entities and the need to ensure adherence to high standards of
accountability and tracking of the funds and results. The activities
funded by this expansion supplement expand upon prior activities
provided by NASCSP under their cooperative agreement. A new grant award
number will be issued to allow NASCSP to track and report separately on
expenditures from funds made available by ARRA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Williams, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20047, Telephone: (202) 205-4717, E-mail:
[email protected].
Dated: August 26, 2010.
Yolanda J. Butler,
Acting Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-21982 Filed 9-1-10; 8:45 am]
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