The General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program program provides funding to organizations to implement sexual risk avoidance education.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This program funds the implementation of sexual risk avoidance education that has a holistic approach and demonstrates societal benefits. These projects must be age and culturally appropriate and focus on the social, psychological, and health gains of refraining from non-marital sexual activity and engaging in healthy relationships. Projects must do the following:
- Use medically accurate information referencing peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations.
- Implement an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with practical strategies that align with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience.
- Teach the benefits associated with personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision making, and a focus on the future.
- Discourage sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use.
- Be culturally appropriate, recognizing the experiences of youth from diverse communities, backgrounds, and experiences.
- Normalize avoiding non-marital sexual activity.
- Be age appropriate.
Funding Information
- Estimated total program funding: $15 million
- Minimum award amount for the first budget period (award floor): $350,000
- Maximum award amount for the first budget period (award ceiling): $450,000
Funding Period
One 36-month period of performance with three 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
These types of entities may apply:
- State, territorial, or county governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent, regional, and local school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Other eligibility criteria
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.
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