# Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies (PREIS)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2021-acf-acyf-ap-1928-personal-responsibility-education-program-innovative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/328908

> Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB offered grants of up to $900,000 (at least $600,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $9.6 million in total. Applications closed on July 26, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-AP-1928 |
| Agency | Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 26, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | $600,000 |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $9.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.092 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

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.

## What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity is modified in Section I. Program Description to include PREIS Goals and Objectives, and Target Population. The Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families', Family and Youth Services Bureau announces the availability of funds to be awarded as cooperative agreements under the Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies (PREIS) program. In cooperative agreement awards, the Federal Government is seen as a partner of the grantee and has substantial involvement in the project. ACYF/FYSB will provide substantial involvement beyond the usual communication, such as conference calls and site visits. The purpose of the PREIS program is to fund projects to implement and conduct a rigorous evaluation of innovative adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies. The services are targeted to high-risk, vulnerable, and culturally under-represented youth populations, which includes but is not limited to youth in foster care, homeless youth, youth with HIV/AIDS, victims of human trafficking, pregnant women who are under 21 years of age and their partners, mothers who are under 21 years of age and their partners, and youth residing in areas with high birth rates for adolescents. PREP programs are required to a) educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, and b) implement at least three out of six adulthood preparation subjects: healthy relationships, adolescent development, financial literacy, parent-child communication, educational and career success, and healthy life skills. Successful applicants are expected to implement rigorous impact evaluations conducted by third-party, independent evaluators. Acceptable evaluation designs include randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies, which require assignment or designation to either a treatment group or a control/comparison group.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-AP-1928 still open?

No. It closed on July 26, 2021.

### Who can apply for Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies (PREIS)?

Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies (PREIS)?

Closed July 26, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $900,000 each. About $9.6 million in total across about 12 awards.

### Who has won Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Florida Department of Children and Families, Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth Endowment, Inc., U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. The program made 434 awards worth $1.2 billion in that time.