>>> Up to $50 million in Federal funds per year is now available in
>>> competitive grants to States, territories, Indian tribes, and public and
>>> non-profit community organizations to operate Responsible Fatherhood
>>> Initiatives. The program is designed to promote responsible fatherhood
>>> through: parenting activities, fostering the economic stability of fathers,
>>> marriage promotion, and collaborating with non-profit fatherhood promotion
>>> organizations to develop and advance media campaigns to encourage parental
>>> involvement. Funding for the program expires on September 30, 2010.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> President Obama included a proposal in his FY2011 budget to redirect
>>> funds from the current Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs
>>> into a new Fatherhood, Marriage, and Families Innovation Fund. The new
>>> program would provide competitive grants to States to develop, implement,
>>> and evaluate comprehensive responsible fatherhood programs and comprehensive
>>> family demonstrations that improve child well-being by improving the
>>> outcomes for families experiencing severe barriers to self-sufficiency. The
>>> proposal would provide $500 million in FY2011 and $150 million per year for
>>> FY2012 through FY2015.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In announcing the hearing, Chairman McDermott stated, *“I look forward
>>> to hearing how Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives have helped men play a
>>> bigger role in the lives of their children, and how the program might be
>>> built upon to improve the overall well-being of vulnerable children and
>>> their families.”*
>>>
>>> * *
>>>
>>> *FOCUS OF THE HEARING**: *
>>>
>>> The hearing will focus on the effectiveness of Responsible Fatherhood
>>> Programs in improving the relationship between non-custodial parents and
>>> their children, as well as their ability to provide financial support.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *DETAILS FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS**:*
>>>
>>> *Please Note: * Any person(s) and/or organization(s) wishing to submit
>>> for the hearing record must follow the appropriate link on the hearing page
>>> of the Committee website and complete the informational forms. From the
>>> Committee homepage, http://waysandmeans.house.gov, select “*Hearings*.”
>>> Select the hearing for which you would like to submit, and click on the link
>>> entitled, “*Click here to provide a submission for the record*.” Once
>>> you have followed the online instructions, complete all informational forms
>>> and click “submit” on the final page. *ATTACH* your submission in
>>> compliance with the formatting requirements listed below, by close of
>>> business *Thursday, July 1, 2010. * Finally, please note that* *due to
>>> the change in House mail policy, the U.S. Capitol Police will refuse
>>> sealed-package deliveries to all House Office Buildings. For questions, or
>>> if you encounter technical problems, please call (202) 225-1721 or (202)
>>> 225-3625.
>>>
>>> * *
>>>
>>> * *
>>>
>>> *FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS**:*
>>>
>>> The Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing the official
>>> hearing record. As always, submissions will be included in the record
>>> according to the discretion of the Committee. The Committee will not alter
>>> the content of your submission, but we reserve the right to format it
>>> according to our guidelines. Any submission provided to the Committee by a
>>> witness, any supplementary materials submitted for the printed record, and
>>> any written comments in response to a request for written comments must
>>> conform to the guidelines listed below. Any submission or supplementary item
>>> not in compliance with these guidelines will not be printed, but will be
>>> maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee.
>>>
>>> 1. All submissions and supplementary materials must be
>>> provided in Word or WordPerfect format and MUST NOT exceed a total of 10
>>> pages, including attachments. Witnesses and submitters are advised that the
>>> Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing the official hearing
>>> record.
>>>
>>> 2. Copies of whole documents submitted as exhibit material
>>> will not be accepted for printing. Instead, exhibit material should be
>>> referenced and quoted or paraphrased. All exhibit material not meeting these
>>> specifications will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use
>>> by the Committee.
>>>
>>> 3. All submissions must include a list of all clients,
>>> persons, and/or organizations on whose behalf the witness appears. A
>>> supplemental sheet must accompany each submission listing the name, company,
>>> address, telephone, and fax numbers of each witness.
>>>
>>> The Committee seeks to make its facilities accessible to persons with
>>> disabilities. If you are in need of special accommodations, please call
>>> 202-225-1721 or 202-226-3411 TTD/TTY in advance of the event (four business
>>> days notice is requested). Questions with regard to special accommodation
>>> needs in general (including availability of Committee materials in
>>> alternative formats) may be directed to the Committee as noted above.
>>>
>>> Note: All Committee advisories and news releases are available on the
>>> World Wide Web at http://waysandmeans.house.gov.
Darrick Scott-Farnsworth
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