Rigorous Impact Evaluation of Programs to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Achieve Optimal Health
Cooperative agreements fund rigorous evaluation of interventions to prevent teen pregnancy, STIs, and related adolescent health risk factors, for eligible applicants from U.S. Territories.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES · NONPROFITS · MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS · FOREIGN ENTITIES
⚑ Eligibility limited to U.S. Territories; public state universities are not eligible unless they qualify under the notice's territorial applicant class. · Cooperative agreement mechanism; expect substantial federal involvement. · Primary purpose is rigorous impact evaluation, not service delivery. · Up to 9 awards; period of performance up to 5 years.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 grants under the authority of Division B, Title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75).This notice solicits applications for projects to rigorously evaluate promising interventions that contribute to adolescent optimal health and preventing teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), behavioral risk factors underlying teen pregnancy, or other associated risk factors. OPA intends to make available approximately $8.3 million for an estimated nine (9) grant awards for a period of up to five (5) years. The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the FY2027 federal budget.The goal of this initiative is to identify effective interventions focused on body literacy and ensuring transparency and protection of parental rights for future replication by adolescent health practitioners and youth-serving professionals, and to disseminate the research findings and lessons learned to inform future studies.
Eligibility
U.S. Territories
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health <Jaclyn.Ruiz@hhs.gov>
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