[Federal Register: August 31, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 168)]
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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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