[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 47508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22606]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Program Enhancement Supplement of National Adoption Information
Exchange
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families (ACYF)--Children's
Bureau, ACF, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given concerning the intention of the
Children's Bureau to award a noncompetitive supplement of the National
Adoption Information Exchange (NAE) project of $500,000 for an
additional year--not to extend beyond September 29, 2000 to the
National Adoption Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This
noncompetitive supplement will allow for the continuation of a current
NAE in order to facilitate the adoption of children with special needs
in preparation for full competition of an expanded effort in FY 2000.
On November 24, 1998, the President issued an Executive Memorandum
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directing the Secretary
to develop a plan to expand the use of the Internet as a tool for
finding homes for children waiting to be adopted from the public child
welfare system. The plan calls for an extensive consultation process
with state social services agencies, courts, private agencies and other
interested stakeholders, to identify and address important issues and
strategies and build on promising existing efforts to create an
effective national registry system.
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families is awarding this
supplement until the expanded scope of the project has been established
and all eligible organizations will have a fair and equitable
opportunity to compete for the multiyear project. This will ensure that
the project offered to the field for competition is the project
described by the Executive Memorandum. It will also ensure that the
successful applicant is the best qualified to perform the activities
called for by the expanded scope.
Authority: The award will be made under the authority of the
Adoption Opportunities Program, Title II of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, as amended
[42 U.S.C. 5111].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geneva Ware-Rice, Children's Bureau,
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, 330 C Street, SW, Room
2424, Washington, DC 20447; Telephone: (202) 205-8305.
Dated: August 25, 1999.
Patricia Montoya,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 99-22606 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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