Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention, intervention, and services delivery program

The Secretary shall establish or continue activities to support a comprehensive fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (referred to in this section as “FASD”) education, prevention, identification, intervention, and services delivery program, which may include— an education and public awareness program to support, conduct, and evaluate the effectiveness of— supporting and conducting research on FASD, as appropriate, including to— building State and Tribal capacity for the identification, treatment, and support of individuals with FASD and their families, which may include— The Secretary may award grants, cooperative agreements and contracts and provide technical assistance to eligible entities to carry out subsection (a). To be eligible to receive a grant, or enter into a cooperative agreement or contract, under this section, an entity shall— The Secretary may require that an eligible entity include in the application submitted under paragraph (2)(B)— For purposes of this section, the term “FASD-informed”, with respect to support or an intervention program, means that such support or intervention program uses culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based or practice-based interventions and appropriate resources to support an improved quality of life for an individual with FASD and the family of such individual.