HRSA's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is designed: (1) to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V; (2) to improve coordination of services for at risk communities; and (3) to identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at risk communities.
States will be given the opportunity to apply for additional funding to enhance their existing home visiting programs through the FY2011 Competitive FOA. Interested applicants may apply for one of two possible competitive funding opportunities: Innovator Grants and Development Grants.
HRSA is requesting emergency processing procedures for the FY 2011 Competitive FOA because the applications for FY 2011 funding must be submitted and reviewed before the expiration of the normal time limits under regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 and to ensure that successful applicants receive funding before the beginning of the 2011 fiscal year. The Fiscal Year 2011 Competitive FOA must be made available in May 2011, to allow states the requisite time needed to plan and implement programs likely to achieve the legislatively mandated benchmarks for demonstrating improvements among eligible families participating in the states' home visiting programs. Emergency processing is necessary because of the critical timing of this request for grantees.
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(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
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(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
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