85 FR 112 pgs. 35429-35430 - Announcement of Intent To Award 35 Operating Division (OPDIV)-Initiated Supplements for Grantees Under the Direct Services for Survivors of Torture Program

Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 112Pages: 35429 - 35430
Docket number: [CFDA Number: 93.604]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-12564 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Children and Families Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 35429, 35430

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.604]

Announcement of Intent To Award 35 Operating Division (OPDIV)-Initiated Supplements for Grantees Under the Direct Services for Survivors of Torture Program

AGENCY:

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION:

Notice of intent to issue 35 OPDIV-Initiated Supplements.

SUMMARY:

ACF, ORR, Division of Refugee Health announces the intent to award 35 OPDIV-Initiated Supplements in amounts ranging from $23,500 to $95,569 to grantees providing direct services funded through the Services for Survivors of Torture Program. See Table 1 below for more details on the supplement awards.

DATES:

The proposed period of support for the supplements begins on September 30, 2020, and ends on September 29, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Curi Kim, Division Director, Division of Refugee Health, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC, 20201. Telephone: 202-401-5585. Email: curi.kim@acf.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The supplements will be allocated to (1) make grantee award amounts whole (equal to their original requested amount); (2) provide a $23,500 increase to all grantees; and (3) provide an increase to two grantees in areas of highest need with the largest waiting lists: Texas and New York. The table below shows the grantees' organization name, location, and supplemental award amount.

Organization name City State Supplement amount
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Dearborn MI $36,869
Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Center for Survivors of Torture San Jose CA 23,500
Bethany Christian Services, Center for Healing Torture Trauma Grand Rapids MI 31,409
Bilingual International Assistance Services St. Louis MO 47,912
Boston Medical Center, Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights Boston MA 53,231
Catholic Charities Corporation Cleveland OH 53,166
Center for Survivors of Torture Dallas TX 90,989
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants Bridgeport CT 23,500
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, Florida Center for Survivors of Torture Clearwater FL 23,500
Heartland Alliance International, Marjorie Kovler Center Chicago IL 53,231
HIAS, Capital Area Healing Coalition Silver Spring MD 84,083
International Rescue Committee in Colorado New York NY 23,500
International Rescue Committee in Arizona New York NY 53,231
Lutheran Community Services Northwest, Northwest Health and Human Rights Seatac WA 53,015
Lutheran Social Services Rocky Mountains, Southwest Program for Survivors of Torture in New Mexico Denver CO 23,500
Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia Partnership for Resilience Collaborative Philadelphia PA 53,229
New York City Health & Hospitals, Bellevue Hospital, Program for Survivors of Torture New York NY 79,110
New York City Health & Hospitals, Bellevue Hospital, Torture Treatment Coalition New York NY 23,500
New York City Health & Hospitals, Elmhurst Hospital, Libertas Center for Human Rights New York NY 23,500
Northern Virginia Family Service, Program for Survivors of Torture and Trauma Oakton VA 28,652
Oregon Health & Science University, Torture Treatment Center of Oregon Portland OR 78,267
Program for Torture Victims Los Angeles CA 23,500
Program for Torture Victims in Orange County Los Angeles CA 23,500
Survivors of Torture, International San Diego CA 23,500
The Center for Victims of Torture in Georgia St. Paul MN 23,500
The Center for Victims of Torture St. Paul MN 53,231
The University of California, San Francisco Trauma Recovery Center, Survivors International San Francisco CA 23,500
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International Washington DC 52,887
Utah Health and Human Rights Project Salt Lake City UT 79,809
Vermont Psychological Services, New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma Burlington VT 53,239
Jewish Family Services of Western NY Buffalo NY 74,401
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Boise ID 62,879
Partnership for Trauma Recovery Berkeley CA 71,878
University of Louisville Research Foundation Louisville KY 95,557
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 95,569


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Statutory Authority: Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, section 5(a), Public Law 105-320, 22 U.S.C. 2152 note.

Elizabeth Leo,

Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of Administration.

[FR Doc. 2020-12564 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]

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