[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 1441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-282]


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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 Sunset Park 
Health Council, Inc.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will 
transfer the remaining American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 
Increased Demand for Services (IDS) and a portion of the Capital 
Improvement Project (CIP) from Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers 
(SVCMC) of New York, current grantee of record, to Sunset Park Health 
Council, Inc. in order to ensure the continuity of services to low-
income, underserved homeless patients in New York City.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Former Grantee of Record: Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers 
of New York.
    Original Period of Grant Support: ARRA IDS Funds--March 27, 2009 to 
March 26, 2011; ARRA CIP Funds--June 29, 2009 to June 28, 2011.
    Replacement Awardee: Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.
    Amount of Replacement Award: $295,389.
    Period of Replacement Award: The period of support for this award 
is November 1, 2010 to June 28, 2011.

    Authority: Section 330(h) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 245b.

    CDFA Number: 93.703.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition: The former grantee, 
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York, has relinquished 
all grants due to financial difficulties resulting in bankruptcy and 
closure of facilities and programs. The former grantee has requested 
that HRSA transfer the ARRA Increased Demand for Services funds and 
ARRA Capital Improvement Project funds in order to implement and carry 
out grant activities originally proposed under SVCMC funded ARRA grant 
applications.
    SPHC is an experienced provider of care and has a demonstrated 
record of compliance with Health Center Program statutory and 
regulatory requirements and located in the same geographical area. The 
short-term transfer of the ARRA Increased Demand for Services and ARRA 
Capital Improvement Project funds will ensure that critical primary 
health care services continue and remain available to the low-income, 
underserved homeless patients with no interruption in services to the 
target population.

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

    Dated: January 5, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-282 Filed 1-7-11; 8:45 am]
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