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HHS announces new Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs
Susan Orr, Ph.d., was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs (DASPA) on February 3, 2008. Dr. Orr was first appointed as the Acting DASPA on October 15, 2007. In this position, Dr. Orr advises the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues regarding population affairs, and is responsible for carrying out the provisions of the Family Planning and Adolescent Family Life (AFL) programs authorized by Title X and Title XX of the Public Health Service Act.
Since May 14, 2001, Dr. Orr previously served as the Associate Commissioner of the Children's Bureau, in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families and under the Assistant Secretary of the Administration of Children and Families, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Dr. Orr was the Senior Director for Social Policy at the Family Research Council; prior to that she served as Director of the Center for Social Policy at the Reason Public Policy Institute. Dr. Orr previously served at the Administration on Children, Youth and Families during 1992-98 as a Special Assistant to the Commissioner, and as a Child Welfare Program Specialist at the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Dr. Orr received her bachelor's degree in politics at the University of Dallas; both her M.A. and Ph.D. in government are from the Claremont Graduate School. She has published in the fields of political philosophy, American government, and child and family policy, in both academic and general audience publications.
The Office of Population Affairs announces the availability of funds to establish and operate one general training and technical assistance project in each of the ten Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Public Health Service (PHS) Regions. The purpose of the family planning general training program is to ensure that all levels of personnel working in Title X family planning service projects have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the effective delivery of high quality family planning services. The due date for submission is June 30, 2008. For more information, please download the announcement: [pdf] [html]
The Office of Population Affairs announces the availability of supplemental expansion funds for the purpose of expanding clinical family planning services through existing family planning services grant projects funded under Title X of the Public Health service Act. This is anticipated to result in additional services to populations in need of services, particularly low-income individuals who are not currently accessing services.
The purpose of the 3 year agreement is to continue to educate Americans about the existence of frozen embryos (resulting from in-vitro fertilization) which may be available for adoption. Grant awards will range from $350,000 to $500,000. For more information please download the Request for Proposals: [pdf] [txt]. The application deadline is June 16, 2008.
The Office of Population Affairs announces the availability of funds for new prevention demonstration grants through the Adolescent Family Life program. These grants will assist projects to develop, implement and evaluate multi-site primary abstinence education programs targeting youth ages 12-18 with "enriched" program models. To view the net replay of the recent grant writing workshop hosted by OPA, please visit https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PG4112200&p=8200689&t=r. For further information, you can contact the office at 240-453-2828.
The Office of Populations Affairs (OPA) has posted a new funding opportunity for Research Project Grant (R01) applications from organizations that propose to conduct relevant studies which will promote improvements in the delivery of services in the Title X family planning program administered by the Office of Family Planning in OPA. The purpose of this grant announcement is to encourage applied research attention to the following areas: 1) Clinic Efficiency Models; 2) Service Integration; and 3) Targeted Populations. For more information, please download the announcement: [pdf] [txt]
OPA has posted a new funding opportunity announcement for one cooperative agreement in Adolescent Family Life (AFL) research. The purpose of this two-year cooperative agreement is twofold: 1) review Title XX (AFL) funded research since the start of the AFL program, systematically developing a summary and assessment of what has been learned and 2) develop options for a future research agenda that builds on past work and is more applied in addressing research topics that will inform interventions and programs that serve adolescents, most particularly Title XX demonstration projects. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2008.
Effective immediately, the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office of Grants Management will no longer publish information about new competitive grant funding opportunities in the Federal Register. To obtain information about current grant funding opportunities, grantee organizations may visit GrantSolutions.gov where you will be able to view the opportunities and submit applications electronically. If you are a new applicant organization, that has never had a grantee relationship with a grant program serviced by the OPHS Grants Management Office, then please visit Grants.gov where you will be able to view the opportunities and submit applications electronically.
The Office of Family Planning will conduct several technical assistance conference calls for potential applicants interested in applying for the 2008 Family Planning Services funding opportunities. Scheduled Date: February 6, 2008 at 2PM Eastern Time. Dial-in number: 877-597-8933
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HHS Awards $10.3M for Expanded HIV Testing and Prevention Services in Title X Family Planning Projects
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today announced 77 supplemental grant awards in 34 states or territories for the integration of HIV/AIDS testing and prevention services in Title X family planning service grantee projects. For more information, please download the press release: [pdf] [txt]
HHS Awards a Cooperative Agreement to Implement a National Family Planning Training Center
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a cooperative agreement to develop and implement a National Family Planning Training Center (NTC) with total funding of $500,000. For more information, please download the press release: [pdf] [txt]
HHS Awards Four New Grants to Improve Delivery of Family Planning Services
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced the award of four new Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement (SDI) Research Grants totaling $746,826. For more information, please download the press release: [pdf] [txt]
HHS Awards Three New Embryo Adoption Public Awareness Grants
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today announced the award of three new Embryo Adoption Public Awareness Grants totaling $984,390. The projects are part of a public awareness campaign to educate Americans about the existence of frozen embryos available for donation and/or adoption. For more information, please download the press release: [pdf] [txt]
HHS Announces $7.8 Million for New Adolescent Family Life Prevention Demonstration Grant Projects
The Office of Populations Affairs of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced evaluation-intensive Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Prevention Demonstration Grants totaling $7.8 million over five years based on performance and availability of funds. For more information, please download the press release: [pdf] [txt]
HHS unveils "Parents Speak Up" National Campaign
This PSA campaign and new Web site will help parents talk to their kids about waiting to have sex. For more information, please download the press release:
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2008 Family Planning Services Funding Opportunities
The Office of Population Affairs, Office of Family Planning, announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2008 funds for Family Planning Services grants. For further information and to apply electronically, please visit the
GrantSolutions.gov system.
The Title X Family Planning database provides the ability to search for Family Planning providers in your area.
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new website, AIDS.gov. This website serves as an informational gateway to Federal domestic HIV/AIDS information, programs, and resources. AIDS.gov is designed to help you, the user, locate the information you need regarding HIV/AIDS quickly and easily.
Abstinence Education Evaluation Conferences
Two national conferences on "Abstinence Education Evaluation: Strengthening Programs through Scientific Evaluation" have been held under the leadership of OPA in co-sponsorship with the Administration on Children and Families (ACF). The first conference was held in Baltimore in 2005 and the second followed at the same location in March, 2007. In each instance, submissions describing evaluation results from abstinence education projects funded by OPA/OAPP and ACF were solicited, and an independent peer review process was carried out to select paper manuscripts and poster abstracts for conference presentation. In addition, state-of-the art presentations/discussions were featured along with technical assistance to improve program evaluations. (For detailed information on the more recent conference in March, 2007, please visit the Abstinence Education Evaluation Conference Web site.)
Parents can have a strong, positive influence on the decisions their teens make about risk behaviors. 4Parents.gov and a “Parents, Speak Up!” guide provide parents with the information and tools they need to start those sensitive conversations that will help their teens make the healthiest choices. “Teen Chat” is a similar guide for teens.
4Parents.gov "Parents, Speak Up!" National Campaign "Parents, Speak Up!" Guide:
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OFP Announces FY 2006 Service Delivery Improvement Research Grant Awards
The Office of Family Planning (OFP), announces the award of FY 2006 Service Delivery Improvement Research Grants. For the complete listing, please visit
Family Planning Research Grants - FY 2006 Awards.
The Office of Population Affairs has developed several evaluation projects with support from one-percent funding distributed by the Assistant Secretary for Health. The most recent projects include assessments of youth development approaches, parent involvement strategies, Title X evaluation needs, promising practices in couples-based family planning service delivery, strategies for addressing intimate partner violence, and the design of a cross-site evaluation for Title XX programs. In addition, the OPA completed two special studies examining HIV prevention and language assistance activities in Title X family planning clinics. The executive summaries are now available.
