[Federal Register: October 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 194)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice to award 27 expansion supplements.

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    CFDA #: 93.616.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Section 439, as amended 
by the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-
288).
    Project Period: September 30, 2008-September 29, 2009.
    Amount of Award: $2,462,128.
SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and 
Youth Services Bureau (FYSB),

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herein announces the awarding of 27 program expansion supplemental 
awards in the amount of $2,462,128 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 funds to 
grantees under the Mentoring of Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. 
The additional funding will supplement awards to grantees that have 
demonstrated the capacity to make quality matches and currently are 
making significant process in reaching their match goal. The 27 
supplemental awards will enable MCP grantees to reach more children of 
incarcerated parents who are in need of mentoring.
    The following grantees are receiving program expansion supplemental 
funds for a 12-month project period of September 30, 2008-September 29, 
2009:

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         Grantee organization               City, state         Amount
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado   Denver, CO...........     $10,000
 (Pike's Peak).
Big Brothers Big Sisters of            Show Low, AZ.........     105,930
 Northeastern Arizona.
Travis High School Educational         Austin, TX...........      60,000
 Foundation.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart  Macon, GA............      34,650
 of Georgia.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego  San Diego, CA........      66,330
 County, Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura    Ventura, CA..........      48,216
 County, Inc.
Clemson University...................  Clemson, GA..........      56,473
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern    St. Louis, MO........     198,000
 Missouri.
Mother Seton House, Inc..............  Virginia Beach, VA...      27,128
City of Longview.....................  Longview, TX.........      42,575
Break the Barriers...................  Fresno, CA...........     190,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah.....  Salt Lake City, UT...      99,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of            Atlanta, GA..........      63,831
 Massachusetts.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the        Albany, NY...........      76,598
 Capital Region, Inc.
Be-A-Friend Program, Inc., Big         Buffalo, NY..........     198,000
 Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County.
Children's Home Society..............  Charleston, WV.......      72,971
United Communities of Southeast        Philadelphia, PA.....      59,400
 Philadelphia.
America on Track.....................  Santa Ana, CA........      86,879
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central    Fresno, CA...........      55,239
 California.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central    Columbus, OH.........     150,000
 Ohio.
Community Solutions of El Paso, Inc..  El Paso, TX..........      99,000
Families Under Urban and Social        Houston, TX..........      74,250
 Attack.
Deep East TX Council of Governments..  Jasper, TX...........      53,815
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast  New Orleans, LA......     170,000
 Louisiana.
Volunteers of America of Greater New   New Orleans, LA......     236,093
 Orleans.
Serving Children and Adolescents in    Laredo, TX...........      53,500
 Need.
Hour Children, Inc...................  Long Island City, NY.      74,250
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis O. Porter, Acting Associate 
Commissioner, Family and Youth Services Bureau, 1250 Maryland Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202-205-8102.

    Dated: September 29, 2008.
Joan E. Ohl,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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