Cooperative Agreements to Promote Adolescent Health through School-Based Surveillance and Risk Behavior Reduction (93.079)
Cooperative Agreements to Promote Adolescent Health through School-Based Surveillance and Risk Behavior Reduction (Assistance Listing 93.079) is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $83.7 million in 125 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $669,314 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $350,561. Half of the 125 awards fell between $257,934 and $1.1 million, and they ranged from $15,001 to $3.1 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$83.7 million
- Grant awards125
- Typical award$350,561
- Awarded in FY 2025$10.4 million
- Size rank860 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $28.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $10.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 860th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 54% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.
What the program funds
Funding is to improve the health and well-being of our nation’s youth by working with education and health agencies, and other organizations to reduce HIV, STD, teen pregnancy, and related risk behaviors among middle and high school students. The program offers an approach that includes three overall components: 1) school-based surveillance; 2) school-based HIV/STD prevention; and 3) technical assistance and capacity building.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Component 1 eligible applicants are limited to: State Governments or their Bona Fide Agents (includes the District of Columbia); Local Governments or their Bona Fide Agents; Territorial Governments or their Bona Fide Agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau Governments; American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized); and American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations. If an education agency declines to apply for funding, the health agency in its jurisdiction or the health agency’s Bona Fide Agent may apply on its behalf. To obtain and then maintain funding for Component 2, local education agencies are required to apply for and meet the additional requirements of Component 1. While agencies are encouraged to apply for funding for both YRBS and Profiles, education or health agencies in jurisdictions that are not applying for Component 2 funding are permitted to apply for a reduced amount of funding under Component 1 for a single survey (either YRBS or Profiles). Component 2 eligible applicants are limited to local education agencies (LEA) only.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funding will build the capacity of districts and schools to contribute to reducing HIV infection, other STD, and related risk behaviors among adolescents, as well as reducing disparities in HIV infection and other STD among specific adolescent sub-populations. Recipients will improve the health of middle school and high school students by: ? * collecting and using quality surveillance data; ? * strengthening HIV/STD instruction and delivery; ? * strengthening access to/use of key health services; and ? * establishing / maintaining safe and supportive environments. Recipients may not use funds for research. ? Recipients may not use funds for clinical care except as allowed by law. ? Recipients may use funds only for reasonable program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services. ? Generally, recipients may not use funds to purchase furniture or equipment. Any such proposed spending must be clearly identified in the budget. ? Reimbursement of pre-award costs generally is not allowed, unless the CDC provides written approval to the recipient.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
This Assistance Listing only to applies to 1 Cooperative Agreement; obligation amounts are outlined above.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: Texas Department of State Health Services New Hampshire Department of Education Montana Office of Public Instruction North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Ohio Department of Health South Dakota Department of Health New York City Board of Education (NY) West Virginia Department of Education New York State Education Department American Psychological Association (APA) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction District of Columbia Public Schools (DC) Oakland Unified School District (CA) DeKalb County Board of Health (GA) Kansas State Department of Education Gay Straight Alliance Network (GSAN) Duval County Public Schools (FL) Houston Independent School District (TX) Iowa Department of Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Oklahoma State Department of Health School Board of Orange County (FL) Michigan Department of Education New Jersey Department of Education Oregon Health Authority Pennsylvania Department of Education School District of Philadelphia (PA) Advocates for Youth (AFY) Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Arizona Department of Education Arkansas Department of Education Chicago Public Schools (IL) California Department of Education Cicatelli Associates Inc.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cooperative Agreements to Promote Adolescent Health through School-Based Surveillance and Risk Behavior Reduction (93.079) awarded$83.7 million across 125 grant awards, an average of $669,314 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 46% of the money, nonprofits 17% and colleges and universities 7.3%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 73 | $38.4 million | 46% |
| Other | 33 | $24.9 million | 30% |
| Nonprofits | 11 | $14.2 million | 17% |
| Colleges and universities | 7 | $6.1 million | 7.3% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $15,001 | less than 0.1% |
By state
20 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 12 | $14.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 7 | $8.7 million |
| Florida | 6 | $5.8 million |
| Tennessee | 6 | $4.8 million |
| Michigan | 6 | $4.6 million |
| Texas | 5 | $4.0 million |
| Illinois | 4 | $3.7 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $3.6 million |
| Virginia | 4 | $3.1 million |
| New York | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $2.5 million |
| New Jersey | 3 | $2.4 million |
| New Mexico | 3 | $2.4 million |
| North Carolina | 4 | $2.3 million |
| Oregon | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Washington | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Ohio | 3 | $2.1 million |
| South Carolina | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Nevada | 2 | $362,951 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $340,001 |
| Montana | 1 | $338,497 |
| Utah | 1 | $330,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | $325,000 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $314,165 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $309,070 |
| Indiana | 2 | $305,258 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $300,000 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $300,000 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $300,000 |
| Alaska | 1 | $299,998 |
| Missouri | 1 | $299,904 |
| Delaware | 1 | $299,877 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $293,750 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $265,010 |
| Maine | 1 | $257,934 |
| Iowa | 1 | $255,000 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $248,661 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $245,190 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $238,778 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $228,853 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $214,651 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $200,000 |
| Kansas | 1 | $168,815 |
| Alabama | 1 | $78,283 |
| Colorado | 1 | $70,000 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $61,543 |
| Idaho | 1 | $36,562 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $29,997 |