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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§280f–1 Strengthening Capacity and Education for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part O — Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention and Services Program › § 280f–1

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must give grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public agencies or nonprofit groups that have proven knowledge about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The money is for building local, Tribal, State, and national ability to prevent FASD by carrying out specific programs. Awarded groups can use the funds to run public education and outreach; act as a central source for proven resources and best practices on prevention and care; promote proven screening tools, culturally and language‑appropriate interventions, and help build local capacity; and give technical help to people who get grants under section 280f. Applicants must apply when and how the Secretary requires. Recipients may hire other public or nonprofit experts to develop resources, provide interventions, or give training and technical help.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §280f–1

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(a)In general
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)Programs
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)Application
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)Subcontracting
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.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 280f–1

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110