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COAL BASED CARBON FOAM

TAS::89 0211::TAS RECOVERY FOSSIL ENERGY - NEW INDUSTRIAL CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION (CCS) AWARD ENTITLED "RECOVERY ACT: RE-UTILIZATION OF INDU

TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION TIER 1B

CARING FOR YOUTH IN THE FAR WEST VALLEY: DEVELOPING OPTIMAL ADOLESCENT HEALTH THROUGH A SYSTEMIC APPROACH - ALTHOUGH TEEN BIRTH RATES HAVE DECLINED NATIONWIDE, YOUTH IN ARIZONA ARE STILL AT HIGHER RISK OF GETTING PREGNANT OR ACQUIRING A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES/INFECTIONS (STD/I) THAN YOUTH IN AT LEAST 42 OTHER STATES WITH ARIZONA RANKING 8TH IN STD/IS. TOUCHSTONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (DOING BUSINESS AS TOUCHSTONE HEALTH SERVICES /THS) PROPOSES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, MULTI-FACETED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN SIXTEEN ZIP CODES SERVED BY TWO LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SEVERAL PARTNER COMMUNITY AGENCIES IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA THAT ARE IN DIRE NEED OF SERVICES. THIS REGION HAS YOUTH WHO ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR PREGNANCY, STD/IS AND RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT KEEP THEM FROM ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH. THE CONTIGUOUS ZIP CODES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, KNOWN AS THE FAR WEST VALLEY, IS SERVED BY: (1) AGUA FRIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (AFUHSD); (2) TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (TUHSD), (3) SIX BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE VALLEY, (4) AID TO ADOPTION OF SPECIAL KIDS (AASK) FOSTER CARE, (5) DUET: PARTNERS IN HEALTH & AGING, AND (6) ONWARD HOPE, INC. ALTHOUGH THS WILL SERVE ALL YOUTH IN THE SELECTED ZIP CODES, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL EFFORT MADE TO REACH FOUR POPULATIONS OF FOCUS THROUGH A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS (MTSS): (1) LATINO YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS AS LATINOS CONTINUE TO HAVE THE HIGHEST TEEN BIRTH RATES OF ANY RACE AND ETHNICITY; (2) YOUTH BEING RAISED BY THEIR GRANDPARENTS AS THEY ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS DUE TO PRIOR OR CURRENT ADVERSE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT2; (3) YOUTH BEING RAISED IN FOSTER CARE WHO MAY LIVE WITH RELATIVES, FOSTER FAMILIES OR IN GROUP FACILITIES AND THEIR CARETAKERS AS THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES CAN CREATE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS RESULTING IN MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND A LACK OF CONFIDENCE3; AND (4) YOUTH WHO ARE IN ALTERNATIVES SCHOOLS FOR REASONS TO INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL AND ATTENDANCE CHALLENGES AND THEIR PARENTS. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS ARE SCARCE IN GENERAL, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. THERE IS EVIDENCE FROM PARTNERS THAT YOUTH ARE ENGAGING IN RISK BEHAVIORS THAT ARE LINKED TO EARLY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AND UNSAFE SEX (E.G., SUBSTANCE USE, VIOLENCE, POOR DECISION MAKING, LACK OF SELF-ESTEEM). THESE AT-RISK YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), FAMILY CONFLICT, CONDUCT PROBLEMS, AND CHRONIC STRESS. WHILE OFTEN CHARACTERIZED AS A TIME OF TURMOIL AND RISK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, ADOLESCENCE IS A DEVELOPMENTAL PERIOD RICH WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO LEARN AND GROW. DURING THIS TIME, YOUTH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME INDIVIDUALS, ABLE TO MAKE HEALTHY DECISIONS, AND FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. THS WILL BUILD UPON EXISTING EXPERIENCES, OPPORTUNITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO BECOME VECTORS OF RESILIENCE AND RESTORATION FOR YOUTH AFFECTED BY THE ADVERSITIES AND/OR TRAUMA CAUSED BY MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES. THE SUPPORT NEEDED WILL BE OFFERED THROUGH TIERED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT FOUR UNIQUE SETTINGS REACHING AN ESTIMATED 33,957 AT THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD.

BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE; SYSTEMS APPROACH TO TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION

AFFORDABLE, STRONGER, LIGHTER, NEXT-GENERATION NANOCRYSTALLINE METAL ALLOY TECHNOLOGY WITH SCALABLE MANUFACTURING

CUIDATE! A TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROJECT BY TOUCHSTONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

TAS::89 0227::TAS RECOVERY; NEW PHASE I SBIR: RECOVERY ACT; TITLE: RECOVERY ACT - HIGH-TEMPERATURE INDUSTRIAL INSULATION UTILIZING AEROGELS; PI: DREW

SILICON CARBIDE (SIC) FOAM FOR MOLTEN SALT CONTAINMENT IN CSP-GEN3 SYSTEMS

NEW AWARD DE-FE0032141 FOR PROJECT TITLED: MOLDED GRAPHITE PRODUCTS SYNTHESIZED FROM WASTE-COAL

ISAAC ANTI-DRUG COMMUNITY COALITION'S DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

TOUCHSTONE NITT-AWARE-C

SBIR-PHASE I NEW; ENGINEERED POLYMER PROCESSING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; RICK LUCAS

NEW SBIR PHASE I 2009: HYBRID ATMOSPHERIC FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIER FOR HIGH METHANE CONTENT SYNGAS; PI: DREW SPRADLING

SBIR PHASE I: MICROALGAE-BASED BIOFUEL UTILIZING ZOOPLANKTON LIPID ASSIMILATION

COMPLETING THE ODYSSEY: A DISCUSSION PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AND CIVILIANS

COMPLETING THE ODYSSEY: A JOURNEY HOME

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT UNBOUND AN ARTS FESTIVAL THAT WILL SERVE AS A STARTING POINT FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY PLANNING IN BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FESTIVAL UNBOUND.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FESTIVAL UNBOUND.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS LAB.

TO SUPPORT THE CIVIL WAR PROJECT.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FESTIVAL UNBOUND.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS LAB.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' LAB.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS LAB.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS LAB.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' LAB.

TO SUPPORT "JOURNEY FROM THE EAST," AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION THAT WILL RESULT IN A BILINGUAL (CHINESE AND ENGLISH) THEATER PIECE.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' LAB, AN AFTER-SCHOOL THEATER ARTS PROGRAM.

SELF-REGULATING ALGAE PHOTOBIOREACTOR DESIGN

TOUCHSTONE NITT-AWARE-C

ISAAC ANTI-DRUG COMMUNITY COALITION'S DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM