OpportunityTitle: Reducing Risks for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy (AEP) in High Risk Women Attending Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinics in Urban Settings
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:     &#149; Eligible applicants are the 65 official public health agencies that are current recipients of project cooperative agreements for Comprehensive STD Prevention Systems. Only one application from each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and/or Metropolitan Division with a population not less than 2 million may be submitted. The agency determined to be the applicant for the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and/or Metropolitan Division may apply for funding under the eligibility requirements. Once that agency is determined, no other agency within that Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and/or Metropolitan Division can submit an application.  The official public health agencies that are identified as Eligible Applicants must collaborate to determine the most appropriate applicant.     A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application.  If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required.  Attach with &#147;Other Attachment Forms&#148; when submitting via www.grants.gov.
Description: The purpose of the program is to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies by supporting and establishing the capacity of STD programs in public health departments to 1) implement and evaluate the Project CHOICES Intervention model for reducing risks for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) in high risk women during the preconception period; 2) develop a data collection and monitoring system to evaluate changes in alcohol use of patients, evaluate effective contraception use, to determine reduced risk for AEP and other relevant sociodemographic information including risks associated with AEP ; and 3) develop a report describing how the CHOICES intervention model was modified or tailored to fit STD clinics, process and outcome evaluation measures, and lessons learned from implementation of the project.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGO Technical Information Management
GrantorContactText: CDC Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent Deadline: May 11, 2009    Application Deadline: June 8, 2009