Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education

Background
The Title V Competitive SRAE Program is administered by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The program aims to fund projects that implement sexual risk avoidance education, emphasizing refraining from non-marital sexual activity and promoting healthy decision-making among youth.

Grant Details
The program requires projects to use medically accurate information, implement evidence-based approaches, and teach the benefits of self-regulation, goal setting, healthy relationships, and resisting sexual coercion and other risk behaviors. It also emphasizes the importance of culturally appropriate education, normalizing avoiding non-marital sexual activity, and being age-appropriate.

The legislation requires unambiguous emphasis on specific topics related to personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, avoiding poverty through self-sufficiency, healthy relationships, risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol usage, and resisting sexual coercion and dating violence. The program also encourages positive youth development approaches and meaningful engagement with vulnerable youth populations.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include various government entities, tribal organizations, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status or without it, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and others meeting specific eligibility criteria. Faith-based organizations are also eligible. However, individuals including sole proprietorships and foreign entities are not eligible to apply.

Eligible applicants must have the capacity to develop and implement Title V Competitive SRAE projects in specified states and territories.

Period of Performance
The funding period is for a 24-month period with two 12-month budget periods. Projects must start full implementation within 90 days of grant award. The expected award date is August 30, 2024, with a start date of September 30, 2024.

Grant Value
The estimated total program funding is $12,226,429 with a total of 20 expected awards. The minimum award amount for the first budget period is $13,501 while the maximum award amount is $450,000.

Place of Performance
Projects must be implemented in states and territories that did not accept FY 2023 allocations for Title V State SRAE. Applicants from specific states and territories are eligible to apply for funding.