FUNDING-OASH
- FY18 Announcement of Availability of Funds for Phase I Replicating Programs
(Tier 1) Effective in the Promotion of Healthy Adolescence and the Reduction of
Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors; June 29, 2018
Agency
Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Description
The
purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to replicate and
scale up programs that include the protective factors shown to be effective in
the prevention of risk behaviors, including teen pregnancy. The overall goal is
to promote healthy adolescence and to address youth sexual risk holistically or
across the interrelated factors that promote optimal health and result in
healthy decision-making and teen pregnancy prevention. Target populations
Applicant should target participants and communities most at risk. Applicants
should select a population(s) within a community that has a teen birth rate,
STD rate, sexual activity rate, or other measure of sexual risk that is either
at or above the national average as published in a current federal report or
one that has not experienced a decline commensurate with national declines.
Each selected community must be defined by clear geographic boundaries in order
to assure that the number of youth served can be identified and sexual risk
rates can be monitored.
Announcement
Number:
AH-TP1-18-001
Closing
Date:
Jun
29, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=302757
Contact
Information
Roscoe
Brunson
240-453-8822