05-12431. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation; Grant Awards to Multiple Organizations

AGENCY:

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION:

Award announcement.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that noncompetitive grant awards are being made to multiple organizations to conduct demonstration and implement service provision projects on a wide range of issues relating to social services. The number of grants is 114 for a total amount of $20,083,653. These noncompetitive awards were recommended by the Congress and were listed in the FY 2005 Senate-House conference agreement.

Names of organizations receiving awards	Amounts of awards
A+ for Abstinence, Waynesboro, PA for abstinence education and related services	$44,640
AIDSCARE, Inc., Chicago, IL for social services and related programs at its facilities for people living with AIDS	248,000
Americana Community Center, Inc., Louisville, KY, for community involvement training	18,848
Andrus Children's Center, Yonkers, NY for the Yonkers Early Childhood Initiative	49,600
Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA, for program development at the Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly	99,200
Annandale Christian Community for Action, Annandale, VA—Child Development Center	49,600
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Inc., Virginia, MN for the Family to Family community-based mentoring program to assist low-income families	595,200
Atlanta Interfaith AIDS Network, Atlanta, GA for the Common Ground day program for adults living with HIV/AIDS	39,680
Best Friends and Best Men Program at the Indian River School District, Sebastian, FL	49,600
Birth Choice Pregnancy Centers, Mission Viejo, CA to support counseling and medical services at three pregnancy centers in Orange County, CA	148,800
Breakaway Ministries, Gadsden, AL, for the Silver Ring Thing Program for abstinence education and related services	79,360
Catholic Social Services, The Bridge, Wilkes Barre, PA for abstinence education and related services	45,632
Cesar Chavez Center, Davenport, IA to assist the Hispanic community in accessing social services and community resources	99,200
Child and Family Network Centers, Alexandria, VA—First Step Program	248,000
Children's Home Society of Idaho, Boise, ID—Idaho Children's Home	198,400
Children's Rights Council, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, for Safe Haven Access sites in Stark County, Ohio	74,398
ChildServ, Chicago, IL—Family Service Center in Lake County	496,000
Christian Family Ministries, Inc., Joliet, IL—Lamb's Fold Women's Center	49,600
City Connect Detroit, Detroit, MI for the Detroit Data Partnership, for data collection and integration and development of data sharing partnerships to support design, implementation and measurement of social and economic development programs	198,400
City of Chester, Bureau of Health, SABER Project, Chester, PA for abstinence education and related services	104,160
Coalition to End Family Violence, Oxnard, CA for family violence prevention and treatment and other social services for youth and families	198,400
Community Empowerment Association, Pittsburgh, PA to provide community re-entry programs	99,200
Community Options, Inc., Princeton, NJ, for the Dr. York Development Project	89,280
Community Services of Stark County, Inc., Canton, OH—“Stark STRONG” (Stark Standing Together Reaching Ohio's New Generation's)	297,600
Concerned Citizens Community Creation Center, Pittsburgh, PA for education, counseling, crisis intervention and other services for at-risk families	238,080
Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, Wethersfield, CT for the Empowering People for Success welfare-to-work initiative	396,800
Covenant House Alaska to expand services to runaway and homeless youth in the Anchorage, AK area	297,600
Covenant House Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA to provide support services to homeless and runaway youth	24,800
Daily Bread, Melbourne, FL to provide nutritional, mental health and counseling referral services to the working homeless population	49,600
Darkness to Light in Charleston, SC to develop an online training and certification program to prevent child sexual abuse	445,031
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Mechanicsburg, PA for abstinence education and related services	134,912
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Topton, PA for abstinence education and related services	94,240
East Harlem Building for the Community, Inc., New York, NY for its Women's Network to provide counseling, referrals and other services related to domestic violence	99,200
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Clearwater, FL, for Transition to Independence—An Expansion of a Foster Care Pilot Demonstration project serving youth aging out of the foster care system	992,000
EDGE Outreach, Louisville, KY, for community outreach programs at The Mission House	29,760
Family First Support Center, Waukegan, IL—Educational Assessment Program	198,400
Food for Life, Glenside, PA to implement a pilot project to monitor children of prisoners and parolees in PA	198,400
Fred Leroy Health and Wellness Center, Omaha, Nebraska, to provide health services to Native Americans in the Northern Ponca Service Unit	248,000
Friends Association, West Chester, PA, to support adoption and foster child services	49,600
Generations of Hope, Rantoul, IL—to replicate the program which is a unique community setting enriching the lives of foster children and the elderly by entwining their daily lives	124,000
George Washington Carver Community Center, Project A.C.E., Norristown, PA for abstinence education and related services	85,312
Girl Scout Totem Council in Seattle, WA, to expand the Fostering A Future program	99,200
Good News Doctor Foundation and the International Child Development Resources Center, Inc., Melbourne, FL to provide care and to develop best practices for children suffering from autism	148,800
Greater Calvary Community Development Corporation, Erie, PA for abstinence education and related services	49,600
Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, Philadelphia, PA, to provide housing and mortgage assistance, as part of an initiative to stabilize a community	992,000
Growth & Development Services, Inc, New York, NY, for support services to at-risk families in Hispanic neighborhoods	49,600
Guidance Center, project RAPPORT, Ridgeway, PA for abstinence education and related services	73,408
Harbor House of Louisville, Inc., Louisville, KY, for a Training and Development Center for individuals with developmental disabilities	49,600
Heart Beat, Millerstown, PA for abstinence education and related services	50,592
Helping Hands Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY for a transitional supportive housing program for women	297,600
HERO Family Resource Center, Greensboro, AL to reduce and prevent teenage pregnancies through the “Bright Beginnings” program	49,600
Hispanic Counseling Center, Hempstead, NY for domestic violence prevention and intervention programs	138,880
Horizons for Homeless Children, Boston, MA, for mentoring, educational, and social development programs	124,000
Iowa Mentor Center, Sioux City, IA, for programmatic functions and equipment	29,760
Keystone Central School District, Central Mountain Middle School East, Mill Hall, PA for abstinence education and related services	78,368
Keystone Economic Development Corporation, Johnstown, PA for abstinence education and related services	87,296
L.V.C.P.T.P., St Luke's Health Network, CHOICE program, Bethlehem, PA for abstinence education and related services	91,264
Lackawanna Trail School District, Factoryville, PA for abstinence education and related services	73,408
Lady B Ranch, Apple Valley, CA, for a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program	148,800
LaSalle University, Philadelphia PA for abstinence education and related services	111,104
Life House, Duluth, MN for transitional and supportive housing facilities for youth that are homeless, have mental health or substance abuse problems or are otherwise in need of such services	198,400
Mary's Family, Orlean, VA	74,400
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for abstinence education and related services	110,112
Monterey County Probation Department, Salinas, CA for a gang prevention and intervention program	1,289,600
National Energy Assistance Directors Association, Washington, DC for studies regarding low-income home energy assistance	198,400
Neighborhood United Against Drugs, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related services	134,912
Network for Family Life Education, Piscataway, NJ for the Teen-to-Teen Education Project to encourage teens to make responsible choices about sexual health	297,600
New Brighton School District, New Brighton, PA for abstinence education and related services	22,816
Nexus Diversified Community Services in Minneapolis, MN to treat developmentally delayed adolescent males	992,000
Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related services	71,424
Ohel Children's Home and Family Services, Brooklyn, NY for school-based programs to prevent substance abuse, violence, child abuse and related problems	337,280
Ohio Educational Television Stations (OETS), Toledo, OH for the Ohio Cares project	198,400
Operation Warm, Chadds Ford, PA—Pennsylvania Youth Coat Distribution Project	124,000
Orange County, Orlando, FL, for Harbor House to provide services to victims of abusive relationships	148,800
Parents Anonymous, Claremont, CA to establish, operate, publicize and maintain a national parent helpline, toll free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for parents throughout the US	31,744
Partners for Healthier Tomorrows, Ephrata, PA for abstinence education and related services	49,600
Partners in Family and Community Development, Athens, PA for abstinence education and related services	71,424
Perseus House, Inc., Erie, PA for abstinence education and related services	49,600
Potter County Court of Common Pleas, Coudersport, PA to implement the Youth/Community project to break the cyclical effect of the dysfunctional family	99,200
Potter County Human Services, Roulette, PA for abstinence education and related services	49,600
Providence House, Shreveport, LA—Child Development Center	164,672
Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families, San Juan, PR for implementation of automated information systems for child welfare and other programs	595,200
Rape and Victim Assistance Center of Schuykill County, Pottsville, PA for abstinence education and related services	70,432
Real Alternatives, Harrisburg, PA, for counseling and pregnancy support services	148,800
Real Commitment, Gettysburg, PA for abstinence education and related services	81,344
Resources for Human Development, Inc., Philadelphia, PA to support an outreach project organizing groups focusing on social services to low-income families	24,800
School District of Lancaster, Project IMPACT, Lancaster, PA for abstinence education and related services	100,192
School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related services	101,184
Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron, OH	198,400
Shepherd's Maternity House Inc., East Stroudsburg, PA for abstinence education and related services	49,600
Silver Ring Thing South Carolina, Columbia, SC to establish an innovative abstinence education program	99,200
Silver Ring Thing, Sewickley, PA for abstinence education	74,400
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton, OH—Quality Child Care Initiative	99,200
T.O.P.S. FOR YOU, Inc., Brooklyn, NY for services to children and families at the Garrity Post Daycare Center	396,800
To Our Children's Future with Health, Inc., Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related services	108,128
Tri County Women's Network, New Carlisle, OH for programs serving pregnant women in crisis who choose to keep their babies learn to become self-sufficient	148,800
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, McVeytown, PA for abstinence education and related services	83,328
Uhlich Children's Advantage Network, Chicago, IL for programs at its Family Resource Center in Riverdale to increase self-sufficiency, improve parenting skills and reduce family violence among teenage and young adult parents	148,800
United Christian Ministries Inc., Osceola, PA for social services focusing on homeless families	74,400
Urban Family Council, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related services	124,992
Victim Resource Center Inc., Franklin, PA for abstinence education and related services	40,672
Visitation Home, Inc., Yardville, NJ, to support services for developmentally disabled residents	99,200
Volunteers of America/Alaska in Anchorage, AK, in cooperation with the State of Alaska Dept. of Health and Human Services, for a respite camp for children being raised by grandparents in Alaska	198,400
Warren Coalition, Front Royal, VA—Family Care Connections	148,800
Washington Hospital Teen Outreach, Academy for Adolescent Health, Washington, PA for abstinence education and related services	134,912
West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Glenwood City, WI for the Western Wisconsin JumpStart Replication Project to assist TANF households in purchasing reliable automobiles to help them secure and maintain employment	297,600
Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc. to support prenatal medical services to an at-risk population	99,200
Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc., Abstinence Advantage Program, Erie, PA for abstinence education and related services	134,912
Women's Haven of Tarrant County, Inc., Fort Worth, TX—services at an emergency domestic violence shelter and for a 24-hour emergency hotline	54,560
YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth-McDonald Community Branch, Fort Worth, TX—Together Reaching Unity Concerning Everyone (TRUCE) program	173,600
York County Human Life Services, Inc. York, PA for abstinence education and related services	49,600
Youth Crisis Center, Jacksonville, FL, for family and youth counseling	99,200
YWCA of Bucks County, Trevose, PA to promote strong families, positive youth development and safe communities	49,600
ZERO TO THREE, Washington, DC, for the development of multidisciplinary	992,000
Court Teams to raise awareness and increase knowledge and skills regarding the needs of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families involved in the child welfare system to include a program in Fort Bend County, Texas

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

K.A. Jagannathan, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, phone: [phone].

Dated: June 18, 2005.

Naomi Goldstein,

Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.