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Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (Title V State SRAE) Program (93.235)

Also known as Title V State SRAE Program

Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (Title V State SRAE) Program (Assistance Listing 93.235) is run by the Administration for Children and Families, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $175 million in 184 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $952,531 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $947,211. Half of the 184 awards fell between $566,574 and $1.5 million, and they ranged from $17,909 to $7.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program funds projects that provide prevention education to youth to support healthy decision making that leads to the avoidance of non-marital sex and other risky behaviors. Recipients are represented in all federal regions and several U.S. territories.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Fifty-nine (59) entities are eligible, including all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Title V State SRAE funding will be used to award formula grants. Since FY2018, States have an opportunity to apply for formula funding by submitting an application or letter of intent. These Title V State SRAE projects have a two-year project period, as funds are available.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Title V of the Social Security Act, Part V, Subpart Section 510,Public Law Pub. L. No. 115-123, Pub. L. No. 118-158.The Title V SRAE Program is authorized and funded by Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 710), amended by Section 50502 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-123) and extended by Section 3301, Division C, Title III of the American Relief Act, 2025 (Pub. L. No. 118-158).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

The range of awards for Title V State SRAE awards in FY 2024 and FY 2025 is $51,465 to $6,985,846. The average award amount for FY2024 is $1.14 million and $1.37 million in FY2025.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (Title V State SRAE) Program (93.235) awarded $175 million across 184 grant awards, an average of $952,531 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Health & Human Svc Commn TXTexas5$16.3 million
Florida Department of HealthFlorida5$13.7 million
NYS Department of HealthNew York5$13.0 million
Georgia Department of Human ServicesGeorgia5$11.9 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan5$8.4 million
Puerto Rico Department of HealthPuerto Rico5$7.3 million
North Carolina Department of Public InstructionNorth Carolina5$6.8 million
Ohio Department of Youth ServicesOhio3$6.8 million
Arizona Department of Health ServicesArizona5$6.6 million
New Jersey Department of HealthNew Jersey5$6.2 million
Missouri Department of Health & Senior ServicesMissouri5$4.7 million
Ohio Department of HealthOhio2$4.7 million
VA State Board of HealthVirginia5$4.6 million
Tennessee Department of HealthTennessee4$4.5 million
State of Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsin5$4.0 million
Mississippi Department of Human ServicesMississippi5$3.8 million
Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts5$3.7 million
Arkansas Department of HealthArkansas5$3.7 million
Health Services Kentucky Cabinet forKentucky5$3.7 million
Maryland Department of HealthMaryland5$3.5 million

Top states: Texas ($16.3 million), Florida ($13.7 million), New York ($13.0 million), Georgia ($11.9 million), Ohio ($11.4 million), Michigan ($8.4 million), Puerto Rico ($7.3 million), North Carolina ($6.8 million), Arizona ($6.6 million), New Jersey ($6.2 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments184$175 million100%

By state

32 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Texas5$16.3 million
Florida5$13.7 million
New York5$13.0 million
Georgia5$11.9 million
Ohio5$11.4 million
Michigan5$8.4 million
Puerto Rico5$7.3 million
North Carolina5$6.8 million
Arizona5$6.6 million
New Jersey5$6.2 million
Missouri5$4.7 million
Virginia5$4.6 million
Tennessee4$4.5 million
South Carolina5$4.5 million
Mississippi5$3.8 million
Massachusetts5$3.7 million
Arkansas5$3.7 million
Kentucky5$3.7 million
Maryland5$3.5 million
Louisiana5$3.5 million
Indiana5$3.5 million
Wisconsin5$3.3 million
Oklahoma5$3.0 million
Alabama5$3.0 million
Colorado5$2.6 million
Nevada5$2.5 million
Minnesota5$2.5 million
Oregon5$2.4 million
Iowa5$2.3 million
Pennsylvania5$2.0 million
Utah5$1.8 million
West Virginia5$1.5 million
Nebraska5$966,229
Idaho3$670,807
Montana5$659,435
South Dakota4$566,686
Illinois1$438,179
New Mexico3$82,122
Federated States of Micronesia4$78,919

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.