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Advisory Council may also be called 

upon to inform the work of, and 

collaborate with, the newly established 

Grandfamilies and Kinship Support 

Network: A National Technical 

Assistance Center. 

The Advisory Council, or its 

individual members, may be engaged to 

author/co-author articles and other 

materials; engage with print and 

electronic media; and deliver 

presentations, workshops, webinars and 

other forms of educational opportunities 

designed to highlight the 

Administration’s commitment to 

supporting kin and grandparent 

caregivers. 

As needed, and where appropriate, 

this Advisory Council will coordinate 

its efforts with those of the Family 

Caregiving Advisory Council. Such 

coordination might include joint 

meetings, presentations, and other 

activities undertaken in fulfillment of 

the requirements of the RAISE Act. 

The Advisory Council will meet 

virtually (via Zoom or similar platform), 

up to three times each year, beginning 

in September/October 2022. Council 

meetings will generally be held from 

12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All 

meetings of the Council will be open to 

the public and recorded for posting on 

the ACL website. Advisory Council 

members will be expected to participate 

in at least one subcommittee, which will 

meet, as needed, between Advisory 

Council meetings to develop and review 

materials and conduct other activities 

related to the Advisory Council’s 

mission and purpose. 

The completion of all described 

activities is dependent upon the 

continued availability of federal funding 

for the purposes of carrying out the 

legislation. 

Nomination Process: Any person or 

organization may nominate one or more 

qualified individuals for membership. 

Current Advisory Council members 

whose terms are expiring may also 

submit a nomination for consideration. 

Nomination packages must include: 

(1) A nomination letter not to exceed 

one (1) page that provides ALL the 

following information: 

a. The reason(s) for nominating the 

individual; 

b. The constituency being 

represented: 

i. A grandparent raising a grandchild; 

or 

ii. An older relative caregiver of 

children; 

iii. A grandparent or older relative 

caregiver whose family has been 

impacted by opioid misuse; or 

iv. A grandparent or older relative 

caregiver who is a member of Native 

American tribe; or 

v. Another expert and/or advocate 

engaged in programs, services, and 

supports to kinship families and 

grandfamilies. 

c. The nominee’s particular, relevant 

experience and/or professional 

expertise; 

d. Contact information for the 

nominee (name, title (if applicable), 

address, phone, and email address); and 

e. The nominee’s resume (not to 

exceed two (2) pages) if the nomination 

is based on their professional capacity 

or qualifications. A resume is optional 

otherwise. 

Nominees will be selected for 

appointment based on their 

demonstrated knowledge, qualifications, 

and professional or personal experience 

related to the purpose and scope of the 

Advisory Council. 

(2) Members will be appointed for a 

period not to exceed three years. 

Members appointed to fill subsequent 

vacancies will serve for the remainder of 

the current term of the Advisory 

Council. 

Dated: March 4, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Principal Deputy Administrator, 

Administration for Community Living. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05153 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Solicitation for Nominations To Serve 

on the Family Caregiving Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Principal Deputy 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) seeks 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the Family Caregiving Advisory 

Council. 

DATES: Nominations must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m., Eastern on 

April 11, 2022 to be considered for 

appointment. 

ADDRESSES: Method of Submission: 

Nominations, including all requested 

information (see Nomination Process 

below) and attachments, must be 

submitted electronically to: 

RAISE.mail@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Family Caregiving Advisory Council 

(the Advisory Council) is authorized 

under Section 4 of the Recognize, 

Assist, Include, Support, and Engage 

Family Caregivers Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 

115–119), commonly referred to as the 

‘‘RAISE Family Caregivers Act.’’ The 

Advisory Council studies and prepares 

findings, conclusions, and makes 

recommendations to the Administrator 

of ACL/Assistant Secretary for Aging on 

matters pertaining to: (a) Evidencebased or promising practices and 

innovative models for the provision of 

care by family caregivers or support for 

family caregivers; and (b) Improving 

coordination across federal government 

programs. The Advisory Council advises 

and provides recommendations to the 

Administrator on recognizing and 

supporting family caregivers. The 

Advisory Council consists of at least 

three ex officio federal members: The 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (or the 

Administrator’s designee); the 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living (or the 

Administrator’s designee who has 

experience with both aging and 

disability); and the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs (or the Secretary’s designee). 

Heads of other federal departments or 

agencies (or their designees) also may be 

appointed as ex officio members. In 

addition, the ACL Administrator will 

appoint a maximum of fifteen nonfederal voting members, with at least 

one from each of the following 

constituencies: Family caregivers; older 

adults who need long-term services and 

supports; individuals with disabilities; 

health care and social service providers; 

providers of long-term services and 

supports; employers; paraprofessional 

workers; state and local officials; 

accreditation bodies; veterans; and as 

appropriate, other experts and advocates 

engaged in family caregiving. 

Additionally, in keeping with the 

Biden administration’s commitment to 

equity and inclusion, voting members 

selected to serve on the Advisory 

Council will reflect the diversity of 

family caregivers and those persons 

receiving services and supports. 

Nominations are sought from 

individuals representing the aging and 

disability communities, tribes, racial 

and ethnically diverse communities, 

LGBTQ, and other underrepresented or 

underserved populations. 

Advisory Council Responsibilities: 

The Advisory Council’s efforts will 

build on the accomplishments of the 

previous council, whose term expires in 

August 2022. In this regard, the 

Advisory Council will support the 

information gathering for, and 

preparation of, biennial updates to the 


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initial Report to Congress, including 

new developments, challenges, 

opportunities, and solutions to better 

recognize and support family caregivers 

along with recommendations for 

priority actions to update, improve, and 

keep current the National Family 

Caregiving Strategy, as appropriate. 

The Advisory Council will submit an 

annual report on the development, 

maintenance, and updating of the 

National Family Caregiving Strategy. 

The report will include a description of 

the implementation of the actions 

recommended in the initial report, as 

appropriate. This report will be 

provided to the Secretary, Congress, and 

the state agencies responsible for 

carrying out family caregiver programs. 

The Advisory Council, or its 

individual members, may also be 

engaged to author/co-author articles and 

other materials; engage with print and 

electronic media; and deliver 

presentations, workshops, webinars and 

other forms of educational opportunities 

designed to highlight the 

Administration’s commitment to 

supporting families and family 

caregivers. 

As needed, and where appropriate, 

this Advisory Council will coordinate 

its efforts with those of the Advisory 

Council to Support Grandparents 

Raising Grandchildren. Such 

coordination might include joint 

meetings, presentations and other 

activities undertaken in fulfillment of 

the requirements of the RAISE Act. 

The Advisory Council will meet 

virtually (via Zoom or similar platform), 

at least three times each year, beginning 

in September/October 2022. Council 

meetings will generally be held from 

12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All 

meetings of the Council will be open to 

the public and recorded for posting on 

the ACL website. Advisory Council 

members will be expected to participate 

in at least one subcommittee, which will 

meet, as needed, between Advisory 

Council meetings to develop and review 

materials and conduct other activities 

related to the Advisory Council’s 

mission and purpose. 

The completion of all described 

activities is dependent upon the 

continued availability of federal funding 

for the purposes of carrying out the 

legislation. 

Nomination Process: Any person or 

organization may nominate one or more 

qualified individuals for membership. 

Current Advisory Council members 

whose terms are expiring may also 

submit a nomination for consideration. 

Nomination packages must include: 

(1) A nomination letter not to exceed 

one (1) page that provides ALL of the 

following information: 

a. The reason(s) for nominating the 

individual; 

b. The constituency being represented 

(from the list above; may be more than 

one); 

c. The nominee’s particular, relevant 

experience and/or professional expertise 

or lived experience; 

d. Contact information for the 

nominee [name, title (if applicable), 

address, phone, and email address]; and 

e. The nominee’s resume (not to 

exceed two (2) pages) if the nomination 

is based on their professional capacity 

or qualifications. A resume is optional 

otherwise. 

Nominees will be selected for 

appointment based on their 

demonstrated knowledge, qualifications, 

and professional or personal experience 

related to the purpose and scope of the 

Advisory Council. 

(2) Members will be appointed for a 

period not to exceed three years. 

Members appointed to fill subsequent 

vacancies will serve for the remainder of 

the current term of the Advisory 

Council. 

Dated: March 4, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Principal Deputy Administrator, 

Administration for Community Living. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05152 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

‘‘Low Income Levels’’ Used for Various 

Health Professions and Nursing 

Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, 

and VIII of the Public Health Service 

Act 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HRSA is updating income 

levels used to identify a ‘‘low-income 

family’’ for the purpose of determining 

eligibility for programs that provide 

health professions and nursing training 

to individuals from disadvantaged 

backgrounds. These various programs 

are authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII 

of the Public Health Service Act. HHS 

periodically publishes in the Federal 

Register low-income levels to be used 

by institutions receiving grants or 

cooperative agreement awards to 

determine eligibility for programs 

providing training for (1) disadvantaged 

individuals, (2) individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) 

individuals from low-income families. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many 

health professions and nursing grant 

and cooperative agreement awardees 

use the low-income levels to determine 

whether potential program participants 

are from economically disadvantaged 

backgrounds and would be eligible to 

participate in the program, as well as to 

determine the amount of funding 

individuals receive. Awards are 

generally made to accredited schools of 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, public 

health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, allied health, 

podiatric medicine, nursing, and 

chiropractic; public or private nonprofit 

schools which offer graduate programs 

in behavioral health and mental health 

practice; and other public or private 

nonprofit health or educational entities 

to assist individuals from disadvantaged 

backgrounds and disadvantaged 

students to enter and graduate from 

health professions and nursing schools. 

Some programs provide for the 

repayment of health professions or 

nursing education loans for students 

from disadvantaged backgrounds and 

disadvantaged students. 

A ‘‘low-income family/household’’ for 

programs included in Titles III, VII, and 

VIII of the Public Health Service Act is 

defined as having an annual income that 

does not exceed 200 percent of HHS’s 

poverty guidelines. A family is a group 

of two or more individuals related by 

birth, marriage, or adoption who live 

together. 

Most HRSA programs use the income 

of a student’s parent(s) to compute low 

income status. However, a ‘‘household’’ 

may potentially be only one person. 

Other HRSA programs, depending upon 

the legislative intent of the program, the 

programmatic purpose related to income 

level, as well as the age and 

circumstances of the participant, will 

apply these low income standards to the 

individual student to determine 

eligibility, as long as the individual is 

not listed as a dependent on the tax 

form of their parent(s). Each program 

includes the rationale and methodology 

for determining low income levels in 

program funding opportunities or 

applications. 

Low-income levels are adjusted 

annually based on HHS’s poverty 

guidelines. HHS’s poverty guidelines 

are based on poverty thresholds 

published by the U.S. Census Bureau, 

adjusted annually for changes in the 

Consumer Price Index. The income 


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