Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (93.092)
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (Assistance Listing 93.092) is run by the Administration for Children and Families, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $1.2 billion in 434 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.9 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $886,016. Half of the 434 awards fell between $308,274 and $1.9 million, and they ranged from $0 to $231 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.2 billion
- Grant awards434
- Typical award$886,016
- Awarded in FY 2025$292 million
- Size rank233 of 1824
- Type of assistanceFormula grants, project grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $71.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $292 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 233rd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 67% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 56 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) supports prevention education services for youth ages 10 to 19, to include special populations of youth who are at risk for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Such populations include youth in foster care and juvenile justice systems, victims of human trafficking, and youth in runaway or homeless situations. The program also provides participants with education on at least three of six adulthood preparation topics (adolescent development, healthy life skills, healthy relationships, parent-child communication, financial literacy, and career and educational success) to support successful transition to adulthood.
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
Eligible applicants include the 49 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. States or territories that did not apply for and receive funding in FY 2010 or 2011, are no longer eligible to apply for this program for the five-year project period and their allotments are made available as Competitive PREP awards to community-based organizations for the same State or territory. Competitive PREP eligible applicants are organizations or entities, including faith-based organizations or consortia, located in the following states or territories only: Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, New Hampshire, American Samoa, and Marshall Islands. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The purpose of this program is to carry out personal responsibility education programs designed to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. The State program component must fund teen pregnancy prevention and personal responsibility education programs that have been proven on the basis of rigorous scientific research, to change behavior, which means delaying sexual activity, increasing condom or contraceptive use for sexually active youth, or reducing pregnancy among youth. State programs must teach at least 3 of 6 “adulthood preparation” subjects including healthy relationships, adolescent development, financial literacy, parent-child communication, educational and career success, and healthy life skills. Applicants for innovative program funding should describe the research base for proposed projects, such as the rationale for substantial modifications to evidence-based models or developmental research that suggests an innovative model is likely to be effective with a vulnerable or underserved population. Additionally, the innovative practices component must implement programs to target “high-risk, vulnerable, and culturally under-represented youth populations. Such programs must be significant modifications of evidence-based models or are based upon other promising approaches with a strong research basis.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title 42, Part 5, Subpart 713,Public Law 115-123.PREP is authorized and funded by Section 513 of the Social Security Act, Public Law 115-123, (42 U.S.C. § 713), as amended by Section 50503 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-123) extended by Division CC, Title III, Section 302 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260).Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for deadline information.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
For FY2025 range of awards: • State PREP awards to 49 states and territories- $250,000 to $5.866.2 million or an amount determined by formula • Anticipated for 12 PREP Innovative Strategies awards-$600,000 to $900,000 (average award-$750,000) • Anticipated for 7 Tribal PREP grants-$350,000 to $600,000 (average award-$400,000) • Anticipated for 21 Competitive PREP grants-$250,000 to $700,000 (average award-$475,000). For FY 2024 range of awards: • State PREP awarded to 49 states and territories-$250,000 to $6.2 million or amount determined by formula. • 12 PREP Innovative Strategies awards-$ 760,749 to $900,000 (average award – $881,000) • 7 Tribal PREP awards-$350,000 to $600,000 (average award - $490,000) • 21 Competitive PREP awards-$250,000 to $750,000 (average award - $608,000).
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (93.092) awarded$1.2 billion across 434 grant awards, an average of $2.9 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 67% of the money, nonprofits 31% and tribes 1.1%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 337 | $829 million | 67% |
| Nonprofits | 84 | $388 million | 31% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 7 | $13.5 million | 1.1% |
| Colleges and universities | 4 | $8.6 million | 0.7% |
By state
51 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 17 | $275 million |
| Texas | 17 | $126 million |
| Virginia | 11 | $106 million |
| California | 10 | $74.7 million |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $52.0 million |
| Colorado | 7 | $37.2 million |
| Michigan | 8 | $37.1 million |
| Arizona | 7 | $32.9 million |
| New Jersey | 11 | $31.8 million |
| Indiana | 7 | $27.6 million |
| Minnesota | 10 | $26.8 million |
| Illinois | 7 | $26.0 million |
| Maryland | 10 | $25.9 million |
| Georgia | 10 | $24.2 million |
| Washington | 7 | $24.0 million |
| Kentucky | 7 | $22.8 million |
| Tennessee | 7 | $17.0 million |
| North Carolina | 7 | $16.8 million |
| New York | 7 | $15.9 million |
| Missouri | 9 | $14.3 million |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $13.8 million |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $13.7 million |
| Ohio | 7 | $13.5 million |
| Louisiana | 9 | $13.5 million |
| Connecticut | 8 | $13.1 million |
| Utah | 8 | $12.5 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $12.1 million |
| Nebraska | 6 | $11.9 million |
| Nevada | 7 | $11.5 million |
| Oregon | 8 | $10.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 10 | $8.5 million |
| Alaska | 8 | $7.8 million |
| Oklahoma | 8 | $7.7 million |
| South Carolina | 7 | $7.0 million |
| Delaware | 7 | $6.8 million |
| South Dakota | 9 | $5.9 million |
| New Mexico | 8 | $5.8 million |
| Rhode Island | 7 | $5.6 million |
| Iowa | 6 | $5.1 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $4.9 million |
| Idaho | 5 | $4.4 million |
| Montana | 8 | $4.0 million |
| Maine | 7 | $3.9 million |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $3.5 million |
| Mississippi | 7 | $2.6 million |
| Arkansas | 8 | $2.6 million |
| Vermont | 7 | $2.3 million |
| Alabama | 6 | $2.2 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Guam | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 5 | $1.0 million |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 5 | $914,771 |
| Palau | 5 | $853,166 |
| Hawaii | 7 | $766,652 |
| West Virginia | 6 | $571,539 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $388,995 |