[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21001-21002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9308]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Health Center Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Replacement Awards to Cornerstone 
Care, Inc.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will 
be transferring Health Center Program (section 330 of the Public Health 
Service Act) New Access Point (NAP), Increased Demand for Service 
(IDS), and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funds originally awarded 
to Community Medical Services to Cornerstone Care, Inc. to ensure the 
provision of critical primary health care services to underserved 
populations in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Former Grantee of Record: Community Medical Services.
    Original Period of Grant Support: March 1, 2009 to February 28, 
2011 (NAP); March 27, 2009 to March 26, 2011 (IDS); and June 29, 2009 
to June 28, 2011 (CIP).
    Replacement Awardee: Cornerstone Care, Inc.
    Amount of Replacement Awards: $391,306 (NAP), $101,000 (IDS) and 
$250,000 (CIP).
    Period of Replacement Awards: The period of support for the 
replacement awards is March 1, 2009 to February 28, 2011 (NAP); March 
27, 2009 to March 26, 2011 (IDS); and June 29, 2009 to June 28, 2011 
(CIP).
    Authority: Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 
245b.
    CFDA Number: 93.703.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition:
    The former grantee, Community Medical Services (CMS), Inc., is 
unable to meet several Health Center Program statutory and regulatory 
requirements. CMS notified HRSA that it was unable to carry out the 
administrative and programmatic requirements to appropriately manage 
the grant funds and indicated that it would be relinquishing the grant 
funds. CMS's inability to meet these requirements has restricted it 
from providing necessary primary health care services in Fayette 
County, Pennsylvania, to the more than 10,500 low income, underserved 
and uninsured individuals in the service area, as had been proposed in 
their approved New Access Point grant application.
    Cornerstone Care Inc. (CCI) is an experienced provider of care and 
is currently providing primary health care services under a contractual 
agreement with CMS to the original target population, has a 
demonstrated record of compliance with the Health Center Program 
statutory and regulatory requirements and is located in the same 
geographical area.
    This underserved target population has an immediate need for vital 
primary health care services and would be negatively impacted by any 
delay or disruption of services caused by a competition. As a result, 
in order to ensure that critical primary health care services remain 
available to the original target population without disruption, this 
replacement award will not be competed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marquita Cullom-Stott via e-mail at 
[email protected] or 301-594-4300.

    Dated: April 16, 2010.
Marcia K. Brand,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-9308 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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