Working with Publicly Funded Health Centers to Reduce Teen Pregnancy among Youth from Vulnerable Populations

The summary for the Working with Publicly Funded Health Centers to Reduce Teen Pregnancy among Youth from Vulnerable Populations 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. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Working with Publicly Funded Health Centers to Reduce Teen Pregnancy among Youth from Vulnerable Populations:

CDC announces the availability of fiscal year 2015 (FY15) funds to implement FOA DP15-1508: Working with Publicly Funded Health Centers to Reduce Teen Pregnancy Among Youth from Vulnerable Populations.
This program is a new five-year initiative to 1) enhance publicly funded health centers' capacity to provide youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services and 2) increase the number of youth accessing sexual and reproductive health services by (a) working with youth-serving systems to develop strategies to refer and link vulnerable youth to care and (b) increasing awareness of the health centers’ services in the local community through communication efforts.

Federal Grant Title:	Working with Publicly Funded Health Centers to Reduce Teen Pregnancy among Youth from Vulnerable Populations
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-DP15-1508
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.946
CFDA Descriptions:	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs
Current Application Deadline:	May 15, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline:	May 15, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date:	Mar 6, 2015
Creation Date:	Mar 6, 2015
Archive Date:	Jun 14, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$9,750,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$650,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Independent school districts
Small businesses
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Private institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: To be eligible for funding, applicant must propose implementing strategies and activities in a state that has teen birth rates higher than the 2013 national average (26.6 births per 1,000 female adolescents ages 15-19). In addition, proposed health centers and youth-serving systems should be in an area (county, city) with high teen birth rates (>26.6 births per 1,000 female adolescents ages 15-19). Applications will be reviewed for eligibility by the CDC NCCDPHP and PGO. Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria will not advance to Phase II review.
Applicant must demonstrate the ability to assemble a network of publicly funded health centers that serve vulnerable youth, such as federally qualified health centers (FQHC), health departments, Title X clinics, and/or community health centers. MOUs from proposed health centers must be included in application submission. See Strategies and Activities for information that must be included in an MOU.
Applicant must also demonstrate commitment from youth-serving systems through an MOU. MOU should indicate agreement of youth-serving system to participate in the strategies and activities required for this project and to allocate staff time to this project. See Strategies and Activities for information that must be included in an MOU.
Proposed health centers and youth-serving systems should be geographically located to facilitate successful referral and linkage relationships. Applicant must demonstrate how health centers and youth-serving systems are appropriate selections for this initiative.
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