Michigan Community Action
Agency Association
Office Park West, 516
S. Creyts Road, Suite A, Lansing MI 48917, PH: (517) 321-7500 FAX: (517) 321-7504
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This RFA addresses “Healthy People 2010” priority area(s) of Substance Abuse: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, and Maternal, Infant, and Child Health and is in alignment with NCBDDD performance goal(s) to prevent birth defects and developmental disabilities. For more information, www.healthypeople.gov. and http://intra-apps.cdc.gov/fmo/ Prenatal alcohol exposure can lead to a spectrum of adverse consequences for the fetus defined as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) representing the most commonly recognized condition. Children with FAS have facial abnormalities, pronounced neuro-developmental disorders and growth deficits. Prevalence estimates of FAS range from 0.3 to 2 per 1,000 live births. Prevalence estimates of children affected by conditions along the full spectrum (FASD) are as high as 1 in 10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies find that approximately 1 in 2 childbearing-aged women report past-month alcohol use, with 1 in 8 reporting binge drinking. Many of these women who are sexually active but not using contraception will become pregnant and are at risk for having an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP).
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) grants. The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States. It was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and State, local and tribal governments; to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol use among youth; to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; and to disseminate to communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth. According to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Purpose of Program: SDFSC Programs for Native Hawaiians awards grants to organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians to plan, conduct, and administer programs to prevent or reduce violence, the use, possession and distribution of illegal drugs, or delinquency.
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