[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2005)] [Notices] [Pages 36399-36402] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 05-12431] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation; Grant Awards to Multiple Organizations AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, ACF, DHHS. ACTION: Award announcement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that noncompetitive grant awards are being made to multiple organizations to conduct demonstration and implement service provision projects on a wide range of issues relating to social services. The number of grants is 114 for a total amount of $20,083,653. These noncompetitive awards were recommended by the Congress and were listed in the FY 2005 Senate-House conference agreement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amounts of Names of organizations receiving awards awards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A+ for Abstinence, Waynesboro, PA for abstinence $44,640 education and related services......................... AIDSCARE, Inc., Chicago, IL for social services and 248,000 related programs at its facilities for people living with AIDS.............................................. Americana Community Center, Inc., Louisville, KY, for 18,848 community involvement training......................... Andrus Children's Center, Yonkers, NY for the Yonkers 49,600 Early Childhood Initiative............................. Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA, for program development 99,200 at the Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly........................................ Annandale Christian Community for Action, Annandale, VA-- 49,600 Child Development Center............................... Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Inc., Virginia, 595,200 MN for the Family to Family community-based mentoring program to assist low-income families.................. Atlanta Interfaith AIDS Network, Atlanta, GA for the 39,680 Common Ground day program for adults living with HIV/ AIDS................................................... Best Friends and Best Men Program at the Indian River 49,600 School District, Sebastian, FL......................... Birth Choice Pregnancy Centers, Mission Viejo, CA to 148,800 support counseling and medical services at three pregnancy centers in Orange County, CA................. Breakaway Ministries, Gadsden, AL, for the Silver Ring 79,360 Thing Program for abstinence education and related services............................................... [[Page 36400]] Catholic Social Services, The Bridge, Wilkes Barre, PA 45,632 for abstinence education and related services.......... Cesar Chavez Center, Davenport, IA to assist the 99,200 Hispanic community in accessing social services and community resources.................................... Child and Family Network Centers, Alexandria, VA--First 248,000 Step Program........................................... Children's Home Society of Idaho, Boise, ID--Idaho 198,400 Children's Home........................................ Children's Rights Council, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, for 74,398 Safe Haven Access sites in Stark County, Ohio.......... ChildServ, Chicago, IL--Family Service Center in Lake 496,000 County................................................. Christian Family Ministries, Inc., Joliet, IL--Lamb's 49,600 Fold Women's Center.................................... City Connect Detroit, Detroit, MI for the Detroit Data 198,400 Partnership, for data collection and integration and development of data sharing partnerships to support design, implementation and measurement of social and economic development programs.......................... City of Chester, Bureau of Health, SABER Project, 104,160 Chester, PA for abstinence education and related services............................................... Coalition to End Family Violence, Oxnard, CA for family 198,400 violence prevention and treatment and other social services for youth and families........................ Community Empowerment Association, Pittsburgh, PA to 99,200 provide community re-entry programs.................... Community Options, Inc., Princeton, NJ, for the Dr. York 89,280 Development Project.................................... Community Services of Stark County, Inc., Canton, OH-- 297,600 ``Stark STRONG'' (Stark Standing Together Reaching Ohio's New Generation's)............................... Concerned Citizens Community Creation Center, 238,080 Pittsburgh, PA for education, counseling, crisis intervention and other services for at-risk families... Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, 396,800 Wethersfield, CT for the Empowering People for Success welfare-to-work initiative............................. Covenant House Alaska to expand services to runaway and 297,600 homeless youth in the Anchorage, AK area............... Covenant House Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA to provide 24,800 support services to homeless and runaway youth......... Daily Bread, Melbourne, FL to provide nutritional, 49,600 mental health and counseling referral services to the working homeless population............................ Darkness to Light in Charleston, SC to develop an online 445,031 training and certification program to prevent child sexual abuse........................................... Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Mechanicsburg, PA for 134,912 abstinence education and related services.............. Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Topton, PA for 94,240 abstinence education and related services.............. East Harlem Building for the Community, Inc., New York, 99,200 NY for its Women's Network to provide counseling, referrals and other services related to domestic violence............................................... Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Clearwater, FL, for 992,000 Transition to Independence--An Expansion of a Foster Care Pilot Demonstration project serving youth aging out of the foster care system.......................... EDGE Outreach, Louisville, KY, for community outreach 29,760 programs at The Mission House.......................... Family First Support Center, Waukegan, IL--Educational 198,400 Assessment Program..................................... Food for Life, Glenside, PA to implement a pilot project 198,400 to monitor children of prisoners and parolees in PA.... Fred Leroy Health and Wellness Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 248,000 to provide health services to Native Americans in the Northern Ponca Service Unit............................ Friends Association, West Chester, PA, to support 49,600 adoption and foster child services..................... Generations of Hope, Rantoul, IL--to replicate the 124,000 program which is a unique community setting enriching the lives of foster children and the elderly by entwining their daily lives............................ George Washington Carver Community Center, Project 85,312 A.C.E., Norristown, PA for abstinence education and related services....................................... Girl Scout Totem Council in Seattle, WA, to expand the 99,200 Fostering A Future program............................. Good News Doctor Foundation and the International Child 148,800 Development Resources Center, Inc., Melbourne, FL to provide care and to develop best practices for children suffering from autism.................................. Greater Calvary Community Development Corporation, Erie, 49,600 PA for abstinence education and related services....... Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, 992,000 Philadelphia, PA, to provide housing and mortgage assistance, as part of an initiative to stabilize a community.............................................. Growth & Development Services, Inc, New York, NY, for 49,600 support services to at-risk families in Hispanic neighborhoods.......................................... Guidance Center, project RAPPORT, Ridgeway, PA for 73,408 abstinence education and related services.............. Harbor House of Louisville, Inc., Louisville, KY, for a 49,600 Training and Development Center for individuals with developmental disabilities............................. Heart Beat, Millerstown, PA for abstinence education and 50,592 related services....................................... Helping Hands Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY for a transitional 297,600 supportive housing program for women................... HERO Family Resource Center, Greensboro, AL to reduce 49,600 and prevent teenage pregnancies through the ``Bright Beginnings'' program................................... Hispanic Counseling Center, Hempstead, NY for domestic 138,880 violence prevention and intervention programs.......... Horizons for Homeless Children, Boston, MA, for 124,000 mentoring, educational, and social development programs Iowa Mentor Center, Sioux City, IA, for programmatic 29,760 functions and equipment................................ Keystone Central School District, Central Mountain 78,368 Middle School East, Mill Hall, PA for abstinence education and related services......................... Keystone Economic Development Corporation, Johnstown, PA 87,296 for abstinence education and related services.......... L.V.C.P.T.P., St Luke's Health Network, CHOICE program, 91,264 Bethlehem, PA for abstinence education and related services............................................... Lackawanna Trail School District, Factoryville, PA for 73,408 abstinence education and related services.............. Lady B Ranch, Apple Valley, CA, for a Therapeutic 148,800 Horseback Riding Program............................... LaSalle University, Philadelphia PA for abstinence 111,104 education and related services......................... Life House, Duluth, MN for transitional and supportive 198,400 housing facilities for youth that are homeless, have mental health or substance abuse problems or are otherwise in need of such services..................... Mary's Family, Orlean, VA............................... 74,400 Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for 110,112 abstinence education and related services.............. Monterey County Probation Department, Salinas, CA for a 1,289,600 gang prevention and intervention program............... National Energy Assistance Directors Association, 198,400 Washington, DC for studies regarding low-income home energy assistance...................................... Neighborhood United Against Drugs, Philadelphia, PA for 134,912 abstinence education and related services.............. Network for Family Life Education, Piscataway, NJ for 297,600 the Teen-to-Teen Education Project to encourage teens to make responsible choices about sexual health........ [[Page 36401]] New Brighton School District, New Brighton, PA for 22,816 abstinence education and related services.............. Nexus Diversified Community Services in Minneapolis, MN 992,000 to treat developmentally delayed adolescent males...... Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence 71,424 education and related services......................... Ohel Children's Home and Family Services, Brooklyn, NY 337,280 for school-based programs to prevent substance abuse, violence, child abuse and related problems............. Ohio Educational Television Stations (OETS), Toledo, OH 198,400 for the Ohio Cares project............................. Operation Warm, Chadds Ford, PA--Pennsylvania Youth Coat 124,000 Distribution Project................................... Orange County, Orlando, FL, for Harbor House to provide 148,800 services to victims of abusive relationships........... Parents Anonymous, Claremont, CA to establish, operate, 31,744 publicize and maintain a national parent helpline, toll free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for parents throughout the US...................................... Partners for Healthier Tomorrows, Ephrata, PA for 49,600 abstinence education and related services.............. Partners in Family and Community Development, Athens, PA 71,424 for abstinence education and related services.......... Perseus House, Inc., Erie, PA for abstinence education 49,600 and related services................................... Potter County Court of Common Pleas, Coudersport, PA to 99,200 implement the Youth/Community project to break the cyclical effect of the dysfunctional family............ Potter County Human Services, Roulette, PA for 49,600 abstinence education and related services.............. Providence House, Shreveport, LA--Child Development 164,672 Center................................................. Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families, 595,200 San Juan, PR for implementation of automated information systems for child welfare and other programs............................................... Rape and Victim Assistance Center of Schuykill County, 70,432 Pottsville, PA for abstinence education and related services............................................... Real Alternatives, Harrisburg, PA, for counseling and 148,800 pregnancy support services............................. Real Commitment, Gettysburg, PA for abstinence education 81,344 and related services................................... Resources for Human Development, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 24,800 to support an outreach project organizing groups focusing on social services to low-income families..... School District of Lancaster, Project IMPACT, Lancaster, 100,192 PA for abstinence education and related services....... School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA for 101,184 abstinence education and related services.............. Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron, OH............... 198,400 Shepherd's Maternity House Inc., East Stroudsburg, PA 49,600 for abstinence education and related services.......... Silver Ring Thing South Carolina, Columbia, SC to 99,200 establish an innovative abstinence education program... Silver Ring Thing, Sewickley, PA for abstinence 74,400 education.............................................. Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton, OH--Quality 99,200 Child Care Initiative.................................. T.O.P.S. FOR YOU, Inc., Brooklyn, NY for services to 396,800 children and families at the Garrity Post Daycare Center................................................. To Our Children's Future with Health, Inc., 108,128 Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related services............................................... Tri County Women's Network, New Carlisle, OH for 148,800 programs serving pregnant women in crisis who choose to keep their babies learn to become self-sufficient...... Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, McVeytown, PA for 83,328 abstinence education and related services.............. Uhlich Children's Advantage Network, Chicago, IL for 148,800 programs at its Family Resource Center in Riverdale to increase self-sufficiency, improve parenting skills and reduce family violence among teenage and young adult parents................................................ United Christian Ministries Inc., Osceola, PA for social 74,400 services focusing on homeless families................. Urban Family Council, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence 124,992 education and related services......................... Victim Resource Center Inc., Franklin, PA for abstinence 40,672 education and related services......................... Visitation Home, Inc., Yardville, NJ, to support 99,200 services for developmentally disabled residents........ Volunteers of America/Alaska in Anchorage, AK, in 198,400 cooperation with the State of Alaska Dept. of Health and Human Services, for a respite camp for children being raised by grandparents in Alaska................. Warren Coalition, Front Royal, VA--Family Care 148,800 Connections............................................ Washington Hospital Teen Outreach, Academy for 134,912 Adolescent Health, Washington, PA for abstinence education and related services......................... West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Glenwood 297,600 City, WI for the Western Wisconsin JumpStart Replication Project to assist TANF households in purchasing reliable automobiles to help them secure and maintain employment.................................... Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc. to support 99,200 prenatal medical services to an at-risk population..... Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc., Abstinence 134,912 Advantage Program, Erie, PA for abstinence education and related services................................... Women's Haven of Tarrant County, Inc., Fort Worth, TX-- 54,560 services at an emergency domestic violence shelter and for a 24-hour emergency hotline........................ YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth-McDonald Community 173,600 Branch, Fort Worth, TX--Together Reaching Unity Concerning Everyone (TRUCE) program.................... York County Human Life Services, Inc. York, PA for 49,600 abstinence education and related services.............. Youth Crisis Center, Jacksonville, FL, for family and 99,200 youth counseling....................................... YWCA of Bucks County, Trevose, PA to promote strong 49,600 families, positive youth development and safe communities............................................ ZERO TO THREE, Washington, DC, for the development of 992,000 multidisciplinary...................................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Court Teams to raise awareness and increase knowledge and skills regarding the needs of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families involved in the child welfare system to include a program in Fort Bend County, Texas [[Page 36402]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: K.A. Jagannathan, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, phone: 202-205-4829. Dated: June 18, 2005. Naomi Goldstein, Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. [FR Doc. 05-12431 Filed 6-22-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P