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Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Obama Administration will make $2.3 billion available for crucial health and human services programs that help to provide care for children and prevent disease. States will receive $2 billion in Recovery Act funding to support child care for working families. The administration also plans to make $300 million in vaccines and grants available to ensure more underserved Americans receive the vaccines they need.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius highlighted the Obama Administration’s blueprint to improve and strengthen early learning programs, and announced their support for efforts in Congress to answer the President’s challenge to invest $10 billion in the Administration’s early learning reforms.  The proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund will advance a standards and outcomes-driven framework to improve the quality of early childhood programs across the country.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of more than $2.6 billion to states to help low income citizens with their heating bills during October, November and December of this year. These funds represent grants to states, tribes and territories under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that, last night, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Lillian Sparks to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, part of the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Joan Lombardi, Ph.D., deputy assistant secretary and inter-departmental liaison for early childhood development, is the recipient of the George Mason Graduate School of Education’s Distinguished Service to Education Award for 2010. The award was given during the graduate school of education’s convocation at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

ACF and HRSA award $3 million in Affordable Care Act funds for the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that $155 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants are being awarded to states, non-profit organizations, school districts, universities, and others. These grants will support the replication of teen pregnancy prevention programs that have been shown to be effective through rigorous research as well as the testing of new, innovative approaches to combating teen pregnancy.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the release of $200 million in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs. These Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency funds will provide states, territories, tribes and the District of Columbia with additional assistance to pay heating and other home energy costs.

HHS’ Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Child Support Enforcement announced today the launch of its Hispanic Outreach Toolkit, an addition to its online Hispanic Child Support Resource Center, used to help raise awareness and ensure access to child support services throughout the Hispanic community.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced today the award of five single source grants totaling $1.3 million for the Tribal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.