The Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families' Family and Youth Services Bureau announces the anticipated availability of funds under the General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (GDSRAE) Program. The purpose of the GDSRAE Program is to fund projects to implement sexual risk avoidance education that teach participants how to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity. The services are targeted to participants that reside in areas with high rates of teen births and/or are at greatest risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The goals of GDSRAE are to empower participants to make healthy decisions, and provide tools and resources to prevent pregnancy, STIs, and youth engagement in other risky behaviors. Successful applicants are expected to submit program plans that agree to: use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by 1) educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; 2) implement sexual risk avoidance curricula and/or strategies with an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and 3) teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity.
General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (GDSRAE)
Funding Organization:
The US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Funding Category:
Other Health-Related
STD
Support Types:
Discretionary Grants
Locations:
National
Eligible Organizations:
Number of Awards Given:
30 Awards
Minimum Amount:
$300,000
Maximum Amount:
$450,000
Award Amount:
$ 12,800,000
Fund ID:
HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-SR-0041
Website URL:
Application Due Date:
Subjects:
Adolescents
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections
STD/STI Prevention
Technical Assistance
Vaccine Development Research
Audiences:
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
At Risk Persons
Community Based Organizations
Health Professionals
Health Services Organizations
Persons with HIV/AIDS