Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health through Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs and Services

For programmatic or technical questions:
Jaclyn Ruiz
240.453.2846
jaclyn.ruiz@hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Duane Barlow
240.453.8822
duane.barlow@hhs.gov

This opportunity will provide funding for projects to serve communities and populations with significant disparities to advance equity in adolescent health through the replication of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs (EBPs) and services.

Proposed projects should:

• Focus on areas of greatest need and populations facing significant disparities
• Engage in a planning period
• Replicate to scale evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs with fidelity and quality
• Review materials prior to implementation
• Engage youth, caregivers, and the community throughout the project
• Connect to a network of adolescent friendly supportive services
• Ensure equitable, safe, supportive, and inclusive environments
• Monitor and improve the overall project

The following factors will be taken into consideration when making awards:

• Equitable geographic distribution
• Equitable distribution of project sites among rural, suburban, and urban communities
• Maximize benefit in historically underserved communities and populations of focus
• Diversity of implementation settings (such as schools, clinics, and houses of worship)

Eligible applicants include any public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit entity located in a state, territory, and the District of Columbia.

Examples of eligible applicants include:

• State, county, city, township, and special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public, state controlled, and private institutions of higher education
• Federally recognized native American tribal governments
• Public housing authorities
• Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
• For profit organizations
• Small businesses

Award ceiling: $2,000,000 per year
Award floor: $350,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 70
Estimated total program funding: $68,625,000

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.