2023-13645. Infant-Toddler Court Program State Awards

AGENCY:

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION:

Announcing fiscal year 2023 supplemental awards to the Infant Toddler Court Program-State Awards (ITCP) cooperative agreements.

SUMMARY:

HRSA is providing additional award funds to the current ITCP State awards recipients in fiscal year 2023 to build state and local capacity and implement the infant-toddler court approach in additional sites.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kateryna Zoubak, Early Childhood Systems Analyst, Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, at [e-mail] or 240–475–8014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: 12 recipients of the ITCP—State awards, as listed in Table 1.

Amount of Non-Competitive Award(s): 12 awards for approximately $2.7 million total (up to $225,000 each).

Project Period: September 30, 2023, to September 29, 2024.

Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.110.

Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement.

Authority: Social Security Act, title V, section 501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)), as amended.

Table 1—Recipients and Award Amounts

Grant No.	Award recipient name	State	Award amount
U2ZMC46643	Prevent Child Abuse Arizona	AZ	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46645	Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center	CO	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46638	Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc	GA	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46644	Iowa Department of Public Health	IA	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46639	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	MI	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46636	Nevada Division of Child & Family Services	NV	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46642	Passaic County Court Appointed Special Advocates, A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	NJ	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46640	Justice Innovation Inc. d/b/a Center for Court Innovation	NY	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46637	Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County	OH	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46641	Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	OK	Up to $225,000
U2ZMC46635	Children's Center	UT	Up to $225,000.
U2ZMC46634	Children and Youth Justice Center	WA	Up to $225,000.

Justification: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, included additional funds to support Infant Toddler Courts. Guidance provided in House Report 117–403 specified a “funding increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to existing court team grantees,” which HRSA understands is intended to include support for teams currently funded by ITCP State awards (HRSA–22–073). The supplemental awards align with the current ITCP—State awards funding opportunity (HRSA–22–073) and program purpose to continue and expand research-based infant-toddler court teams to improve child welfare practices and enhance the early developmental health and well-being of infants, toddlers, and their families. HRSA is awarding a total of approximately $2.7 million to the 12 current ITCP—State award recipients noted in Table 1.

Carole Johnson,

Administrator.