(Washington, D.C.) -- Congressman Michael R. McNulty (D-Green Island) announced today that the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill includes federal funding for the following projects:

$100,000 for the AIDS Council of Northeastern NY At-Risk Youth Prevention Initiative
The requested funding will allow the AIDS Council to expand HIV prevention interventions to at-risk youth by establishing cutting edge projects that combine HIV/STD prevention, behavior change and development of life and vocational skills, including development of skills in the areas of computer and video technology, marketing and communication.

$100,000 for the Albany Police Athletic League (PAL) After School Club
Funds will be used to support this juvenile crime prevention program which brings kids and cops together in non-law enforcement type settings. It will establish and maintain programming at several sites in the city of Albany as part of an after school club sponsored by PAL.

$350,000 for the Forensic Education and Research for the Future (FERF) Program
Funding will be used to support the development and advancement of a suite of forensic technology tools and programs for law enforcement. FERF plans to address the escalating demand for forensic science education and research across a range of disciplines including DNA, toxicology, chemistry, computer crime, Internet sexual predators, white collar crime focused on Wall Street, among other areas where this technology has impacted the criminal justice system.

$50,000 for the Albany Teen Challenge At Risk Youth Drug Prevention Program
Funding will be applied toward expansion of the highly effective Long Island Teen Challenge “Rock the Block,” “Super Saturday Kids,” and “Hoop Challenge” drug prevention programs into the Albany area. Programs will be tailored to the Albany area and replicated with equal effectiveness to those operated by Long Island Teen Challenge.

$200,000 for A Child is Missing (ACIM)
Funding will be used for maintaining and upgrading ACIM’s telephone technology and New York call lists. It will help cover the actual cost of making the calls in New York, support ACIM’s New York law enforcement training sessions, and establish community awareness meetings involving child safety issues throughout New York State.

The House will complete action on the bill today. After Senate passage, this bill will go to the White House for the President's review.

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