[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 78882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22029]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Awards Unsolicited Proposal; Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.079

AGENCY: Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of award of an unsolicited request for funding to be 
awarded as a single project through a grant to Stanford University, 
Palo Alto, CA.

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SUMMARY: OPA announces the award of a single-source grant in response 
to an unsolicited proposal from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. The 
proposal submitted was not solicited either formally or informally by 
any federal government official. The grant award is administered by OPA 
in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 
Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC DASH).

DATES: September 13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Margolis, Deputy Director, Office 
of Population Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0b1bda9febdb1a2b7bfbcb9a390b8b8a3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f3ffebbcfff3e0f5fdfefbe1d2fafae1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> or by 
telephone at 240-453-2820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Recipient: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to conduct and 
disseminate policy research aligned with the eight goals of HHS's Take 
Action for Adolescence: A Call to Action for Adolescent Health and 
Well-being to understand the impact of national, state, and local 
policies on meeting adolescents' needs, and to inform efforts towards 
strengthening commitments to funding, delivery of services, and 
meaningful youth engagement.
    Amount of Award: $999,855 annually for up to five years.
    Project Period: The project period for the award will not exceed 
five years.
    The goals of this project are to conduct and disseminate policy 
research aligned with Take Action for Adolescents to understand the 
impact of national, state, and local policies on access, availability, 
and quality of health care and health education for adolescents. 
Specifically, the project will (1) engage key stakeholders involved in 
Take Action for Adolescence, (2) conduct policy research to identify 
the impact of national, state, and local policies on access, 
availability, and quality of health care and health education for 
adolescents, (3) develop a series of policy briefs that summarize the 
research and identify strategies to improve adolescent health services 
and support Take Action for Adolescents, and (4) disseminate the policy 
briefs and effective strategies through publications and focused events 
with key stakeholders to support sustainability engagements and actions 
plans to improve adolescent health and well-being. This project will 
help improve understanding of the impact of national, state, and local 
policy on education and services for adolescents, and ultimately on 
their health and well-being.
    OPA performed an objective review of the unsolicited proposal from 
Stanford University with subject matter assistance from within the 
Department of Health and Human Services and internal proposal 
assessments. Based on this review, OPA determined that the proposal has 
merit.
    Stanford University, under the leadership of Jonathan Klein, has 
the unique breadth of expertise in the field of adolescent health and 
the established partnerships with leading adolescent health 
organizations necessary for success of this project. Issuing a single-
source award to Stanford University for this project will advance our 
collective understanding of the impact of national, state, and local 
policies on meeting adolescents' needs and will identify strategies for 
advancing Take Action for Adolescents and improving adolescent health 
and wellbeing.
    This award is being made non-competitively because there is no 
current, pending, or planned funding opportunity announcement under 
which this proposal could compete.
    Legislative Authority: Funding for this award is provided by CDC 
DASH with authority under section 301(a) of the Public Health Service 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 241(a). The grant award will be administered by OPA 
under an interagency agreement.

    Dated: September 17, 2024.
Sarah Rosenthal,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs, Office of Population 
Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-22029 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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