§280f–1 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must give grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit groups that know about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The goal is to build local, Tribal, State, and national ability to prevent FASD by funding programs that do education, prevention, and service work. Groups that get money may use it to teach the public about the risks of drinking during pregnancy; to be a central place for trusted, evidence-based resources on prevention, identification, and culturally and language-appropriate care across a person’s life; to spread the use of proven screening tools and intervention services and help State, Tribal, and local partners use them; and to give technical help to other related grantees. To get an award, a group must apply to the Secretary when, how, and with the information the Secretary asks for. Awarded groups may hire or partner with other public or nonprofit experts to develop resources, provide services, and deliver training and technical assistance.

Title 42, §280f–1

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(a)The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to public or nonprofit private entities with demonstrated expertise in the field of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (referred to in this section as “FASD”). Such awards shall be for the purposes of building local, Tribal, State, and nationwide capacities to prevent the occurrence of FASD by carrying out the programs described in subsection (b).

(b)An entity receiving an award under subsection (a) may use such award for the following purposes:

(1)Developing and supporting public education and outreach activities to raise public awareness of the risks associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

(2)Acting as a clearinghouse for evidence-based resources on FASD prevention, identification, and culturally and linguistically appropriate best practices to help inform systems of care for individuals with FASD across their lifespan.

(3)Increasing awareness and understanding of efficacious, evidence-based screening tools and culturally and linguistically appropriate evidence-based intervention services and best practices, which may include improving the capacity for State, Tribal, and local affiliates.

(4)Providing technical assistance to recipients of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts under section 280f of this title, as appropriate.

(c)To be eligible for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

(d)A public or private nonprofit entity may carry out the following activities required under this section through contracts or cooperative agreements with other public and private nonprofit entities with demonstrated expertise in FASD:

(1)Resource development and dissemination.

(2)Intervention services.

(3)Training and technical assistance.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 280f–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399I, formerly § 399H, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title IV, § 419(d), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3594; renumbered § 399I, Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title V, § 502(4)(A), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1115, provided eligibility criteria for receiving a grant or entering into a cooperative agreement or contract under this part, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 119–44.

§280f–1 Strengthening capacity and education for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

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Title 42, §280f–1

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