Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program
The summary for the Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) will be accepting applications for the 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 infections 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. Grantees under this program will be expected to develop a targeted and medically accurate approach to reducing teen pregnancies through abstinence education.
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 infections 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. Grantees under this program will be expected to develop a targeted and medically accurate approach to reducing teen pregnancies through abstinence education.
| Federal Grant Title: | Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Administration for Children Families ACYF FYSB |
| Grant Categories: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-AR-0978 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 93.060 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE) |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 24, 2015 Electronically submitted application |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 24, 2015 Electronically submitted application |
| Posted Date: | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Total Program Funding: | $4,500,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $700,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $200,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Small businesses
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
County governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) - Additional Information on Eligibility
- 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 to the extent that health information or services are legally required by law, the entity shall provide health information or services to the adolescent in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education is being provided. 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 (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-AR-0978
- Grant Announcement Contact
- ACF Applications Help Desk
[email protected]
ACF Applications Help Desk
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