This department is offering the Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program to reduce teen pregnancies through targeted and medically accurate abstinence education. The grant aims to provide funding for intervention strategies to address teen pregnancy rates among at-risk youth, focusing on delaying sexual activity and promoting healthy relationships. Grantees are expected to develop program plans emphasizing social, psychological, and health benefits of abstaining from sexual activity. The closing date for applications is August 29, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 237717
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-AR-0640 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.060 — Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 29, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 29, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 4,165,834 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Local school districts are eligible entities under this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Grants made under the authority of Section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private entities that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was provided. Applicants serving an emerging, unserved, or underserved population or remote geographic area are encouraged to apply for funding under this FOA. Collaborative efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Applications from collaborative groups (consortia) must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. The primary applicant must include a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for each partner organization. Current CAE grantees are not eligible to compete for funds under this funding opportunity 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. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Administration for Children & Families – ACYF/FYSB |
| Description:: | 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. 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 STDs/STIs and most likely to bear children out of wedlock. 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:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.060 |
| Competition ID: | HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-AR-0640 |
| Competition Title: | Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00181017 |
| Opening Date: | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 29, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | null |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Key Contacts [V1.0] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.060 | HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-AR-0640 | Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program | PKG00181017 | Jul 16, 2013 | Aug 29, 2013 | View | null | Organization Applicants |