Notice2024-23377
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Core Function Activities
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Published
October 9, 2024
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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 grant held by the Oregon Health and Science University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of this supplemental funding is to support one or more core function activities to address the needs of and provide support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) or could benefit from AAC to ensure access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life. The administrative supplement for fiscal year 2024 will amount to $270,000.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81919-81920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23377]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Core
Function Activities
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
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 grant held by
the Oregon Health and Science University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of this supplemental funding is
to support one or more core function activities to address the needs of
and provide support for individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities (I/DD) who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(AAC) or could benefit from AAC to ensure access to needed community
services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that
promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration
and inclusion in all facets of community life. The administrative
supplement for fiscal year 2024 will amount to $270,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Pamela O'Brien, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community
Living, Administration on Disabilities, (202) 795-7417 or via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efbf8e828a838ec1a0ad9d868a81af8e8c83c187879cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3a3929e969f92ddbcb1819a969db392909fdd9b9b80dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplementary funding will expand the
engagement and technical assistance efforts around supporting people
who use AAC devices to live well in the community. It will increase the
capacity of the Oregon Health and Science University for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities (OHSU UCEDD) to broaden its reach and
increase its impact by carrying out activities that address the needs
of an unserved/underserved population--people with I/DD who use AAC or
could benefit from AAC.
As a result of this funding, ACL expects the OHSU UCEDD will carry
out one or more of the four core functions activities, which could
include but are not limited to:
<bullet> Interdisciplinary Training: Training of future
practitioners about the benefits of AAC and how to support access to
AAC.
<bullet> Community Service: Supporting a community of AAC users for
peer-to-peer networking, support, and exchange of ideas for addressing
barriers to accessing AAC.
<bullet> Research: Conducting research such as research on the
benefits of peer connections amongst AAC users.
<bullet> Information Dissemination: Developing and disseminating
materials to assist others in accessing AAC and sharing findings from
research with the UCEDD network and DD Community.
This supplement will fund enhanced efforts related to developing a
network of AAC users to connect them where they otherwise would not be
able to connect with each other.
Program Name: University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities Education, Research and Service.
Recipient: Oregon Health and Science University Center for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
Period of Performance: The supplement award will be issued from
September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2025.
Total Supplement Award Amount: $270,000.
Award Type: Grant.
Statutory Authority: This program is authorized under 42 U.S.C
15062(d).
Basis for Award: Due to the low incidence of communication
disabilities associated with the use of AAC, there are very few experts
in this specialty area. OHSU is a designated UCEDD with extensive
expertise and experience in AAC. The UCEDD has conducted research and
led teams on development of assistive technology, intervention
planning, AAC peer support models, and assessment protocols for both
children and adults. The UCEDD completed several AAC externally funded
innovative projects that addressed public health, device development
and evaluation, and interventions for young children. The UCEDD is
currently developing a network of AAC users to connect them where they
otherwise would not be able to connect with each other. The
supplemental funding will leverage the experience and expertise of the
OHSU UCEDD to focus on this unserved/underserved population and
strengthen the UCEDD's work in this area.
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Dated: October 3, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2024-23377 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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