Notice2023-19391
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center Cooperative Agreement
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Published
September 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative agreement held by the University of Massachusetts for the Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center cooperative agreement. The purpose of this project is to divert high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) away from guardianship to less restrictive decisional supports. The target audience for this information includes youth with I/DD, families, and caregivers of high school students with I/DD, teachers, education administrators, advocates, vocational rehabilitation counselors, guidance counselors, and school district officials. The administrative supplement for FY 2023 will amount to $200,000, bringing the total award for FY 2023 to $500,000.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62089-62090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19391]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the
Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center Cooperative
Agreement
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the University of Massachusetts for the Alternatives
to Guardianship Youth Resource Center cooperative agreement. The
purpose of this project is to divert high school students with
intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) away from
guardianship to less restrictive decisional supports. The target
audience for this information includes youth with I/DD, families, and
caregivers of high school students with I/DD, teachers, education
administrators, advocates, vocational rehabilitation counselors,
guidance counselors, and school district officials. The administrative
supplement for FY 2023 will amount to $200,000, bringing the total
award for FY 2023 to $500,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Dana Fink, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living,
Administration on Disabilities, (202) 795-7604 or via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177376797639717e797c5776747b397f7f6439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9ada8a7a8e7afa0a7a289a8aaa5e7a1a1bae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplementary funding will expand the
Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center's engagement and
education efforts around diverting high school students with I/DD away
from guardianship to less restrictive decisional supports. As a result
of funding this Center, ACL expects that:
<bullet> More students with I/DD will have more decisional options,
such as Powers of Attorney, supported-decision-making, joint bank
accounts, bill paying services, and medical or educational release
forms, on completion of high school;
<bullet> Fewer young adults with I/DD will be subject to
guardianship;
<bullet> The public will become more knowledgeable of alternatives
to guardianship; and
<bullet> Youth will become more independent by gaining job
experience and personal responsibilities.
This supplement will fund:
<bullet> Support to enhance the engagement of youth advisory board
members, including (1) a dedicated staff member for facilitation and
administrative coordination and support and; (2) paid opportunities for
youth advisory board members to be more deeply engaged in project
activities.
<bullet> Continued support for two additional staff members from
grant partner Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered who have joined the
youth ambassador training team.
<bullet> Additional training for project staff and partners on
allyship and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to
support a state team of AAC users.
<bullet> Support for travel for youth ambassadors and youth
advisors to participate in conference presentations.
<bullet> Supervisory support for the new youth trainer position
that will begin August 2023. This youth trainer will join the Youth
Ambassador workgroup and be part of the training team that facilitates
the third cohort of youth ambassadors from Texas, California, and New
York.
<bullet> Continued enhancement to the project website, which
includes a dedicated page for each of the 40+ youth ambassadors, youth-
friendly products and videos, and plain language documents.
The administrative supplement for FY 2023 will amount to $200,000,
bringing the total award for FY 2023 to $500,000.
Program Name: Center for Youth Voice Youth Choice (CYVYC)
Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center.
Recipient: University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Period of Performance: The supplement award will be issued for the
fourth year of the five-year project period of September 1, 2023,
through August 31, 2024.
Total Supplement Award Amount: $200,000.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: This program is authorized under the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
Pub. L. 106-402, Section 161(2) (B), (C) and (D).
Basis for Award:
The University of Massachusetts is currently funded to carry out
the CYVYC Project for the period of September 1, 2020 through August
31, 2025. Much work has already been completed and further tasks are
currently being accomplished. It would be unnecessarily time consuming
and disruptive to the CYVYC project and the beneficiaries being served
for ACL to establish a new grantee at this time
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when critical services are presently being provided in an efficient
manner.
Dated: September 4, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Senior official performing the duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-19391 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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