The Administration for Families and Children (ACF) is offering the Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE) program grant through the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families’ (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). This grant aims to address teen pregnancy rates and STD/STI risks among at-risk adolescent youth by promoting abstinence education. Grantees will develop targeted and medically accurate strategies to reduce teen pregnancies and emphasize the benefits of delaying sexual activity and fostering healthy relationships. Applications must be submitted by the closing date on Aug 07, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 258345
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-AR-0827 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 9 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.060 — Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 07, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 07, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 08, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Independent school districts |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | ACYF 2012 Competitive Abstinence Education grantees with the project period ending September 29, 2014 are eligible to compete for funding under this announcement. Current ACYF 2013 Competitive Abstinence Education grantees must propose to serve a different population and or/geographical location to receive funding under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship for-profit organizations are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children & Families – ACYF/FYSB |
| Description: | The Administration for Families and Children (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) will be accepting applications for the implementation of the Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE) program. The purpose of the CAE program is to provide funding for additional tools to address the rates of teen pregnancy among adolescent youth who are at greatest risk of sexually transmitted diseases/sexually transmitted infections (STD/STI) and most likely to bear children out of wedlock. Grantees under this program will be expected to develop a targeted and medically accurate approach to reducing teen pregnancies through abstinence education. Abstinence education programming is one intervention in a continuum of services that seeks to prevent teen pregnancy. Program plans will focus on the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by delaying initiation of sexual activity and engaging in healthy relationships. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-AR-0827 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.060 | HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-AR-0827 | Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program | PKG00199859 | Jun 23, 2014 | Aug 07, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
258345 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
258345 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
258345 Other-1.1.pdf
258345 SF424A-1.0.pdf
258345 SF424B-1.1.pdf
258345 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
258345 Project-1.1.pdf
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