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A list of each block grant can be viewed at:
http://www.htm

Note: All HHS press releases , fact sheets and other press materials are
available at http://www.gov/news., At the urging of Michigan
families impacted by Fragile X, U.

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hhs. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.fragilex.

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With Stabenow's leadership and support, $900,000 was approved in each of
the 2005 and 2006 budgets.
One out of 130 women and one out of 800 men are carriers of FXS, which
interferes with the production of FMR1 protein needed for typical development.

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"The road to
recovery is a long one for those whose lives have been disrupted, and these
funds will provide further assistance to help these families and individuals
get back on their feet.

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They
will be given to states to provide health care, mental health and social
services, as well as for the repair, renovation and construction of facilities
providing those services to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Sen. Sen.
For more information, visit http://www.

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The numbers used for the SSBG allocation calculations are drawn from
FEMA's Registrant Application Current Location by State report. In recognition of the severity of Katrina,
registrants from that hurricane are double-weighted., also supported this effort.

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This month, President George W., D.

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Bush signed the
Labor, Health and Human Services budget bill for 2006 , which included program
funds.

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gov/news/press/2006/SSBG_funds.

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Households that
registered in one state, but have since moved to another, are counted under
their most recent location.

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HHS Awards $550 Million in Hurricane Relief

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States to Receive Social Services Block Grant Aid

WASHINGTON, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today
announced $550 million in funding to the 50 states and the District of
Columbia for additional hurricane relief.

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A third trip is planned on March 1 in conjunction with the
National Fragile X Foundation's annual Advocacy Day.

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Fragile X Syndrome is the most common known cause of inherited cognitive
impairment.

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Registrant
data was included for all three of these Gulf hurricanes and includes evacuees
and affected individuals , by household, who did not evacuate., trips and is past
president of the National Fragile X Foundation , a partner with the Dearborn
law firm Archer, Kenney, Wilson and Cohen and father of fraternal twins
Allison and Joshua, 16, who both have Fragile X.

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D. The 2005 funds helped pay for programs that will disseminate
information on Fragile X, Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy and other
single gene disorders, set and publish uniform standards for genetic
counselors consulting with families impacted by FX, and refine and develop a
newborn screening test for FX. Nearly 20 families from Michigan lobbied
Stabenow and her staff to educate them about Fragile X and the need for
additional programming and research in Wash., in June 2004 and again in
March 2005. Cohen,
48, of West Bloomfield who attended both Wash.

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MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. Issues range from mild learning disabilities to severe cognitive
impairment and may include anxiety, autistic-like features and hyperactivity.

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The funds will come from the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) program,
administered by HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF).acf. "This is a perfect
example of how a single voice is making a difference," says Jeffrey S.

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Horn, Ph., helped
convince her Senate colleagues to support a new national Fragile X public
health program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities., D.

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"With these grants, President Bush is following through on his promise of
ensuring 'no state will be unfairly disadvantaged' for providing aid and
services to those in need," said HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families Wade F.C.

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"The hurricane relief the Bush Administration is announcing today
continues our commitment to helping the families affected by devastating
storms over the last several months," Secretary Leavitt said.

"When you communicate with
elected officials , good things happen.

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Michigan Families Help Secure Nearly $2 Million for Fragile X Research and Programs

Carl Levin, D-
Mich.

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