FY2024 Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program | HHS 2024 ACF ACYF AK 0032

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The FY2024 Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program (Competitive PREP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). It is designed to fund local organizations and entities that can develop and run PREP projects in states and territories that are not taking their FY2024 State PREP formula allocations. In practical terms, this competition aims to make sure PREP services are still available in places where the state-level PREP funding is not being accepted, by supporting capable local or regional providers to step in and deliver the program directly.

The core purpose of Competitive PREP is education and prevention for young people. Funded projects must educate youth ages 10 to 19, as well as pregnant and parenting youth under age 21, on abstinence and contraception as strategies to prevent unintended pregnancy. Programs must also address prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. The emphasis is on equipping participants with medically accurate, age-appropriate information and skills that reduce risk and support healthier decision-making, particularly for adolescents and young adults who may face elevated vulnerability to unintended pregnancy and STIs.

In addition to the sexual health education component, applicants must build in broader youth development content. Each project is required to implement at least three of six designated adulthood preparation subject areas: healthy relationships, adolescent development, financial literacy, parent-child communication, educational and career success, and healthy life skills. This requirement signals that the program is not intended to be limited to classroom-style instruction about sex and contraception; it is also meant to strengthen protective factors and practical competencies that help young people navigate relationships, plan for school and work, communicate with family, and manage day-to-day life challenges.

Eligibility is intentionally broad but not unlimited, and the opportunity is focused on local organizations and entities (or consortia) with the capacity to run Competitive PREP in the targeted states and territories. Eligible applicant types listed include county and municipal governments, special districts, independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and other entities that fit program requirements. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible as long as they meet the same eligibility standards as any other applicant, and ACF states it will not discriminate in selection based on an organization’s religious character or affiliation, consistent with applicable federal protections and requirements (including 45 CFR Part 87 and relevant federal law). At the same time, individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from merit review.

The funding instrument is a grant under CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 93.092, within the federal activity area of Income Security and Social Services. The posted award ceiling is $450,000 per award, with an anticipated 34 awards. The estimated award amount is described as being based on FY 2023 Competitive PREP funding levels and may change depending on final appropriations and program decisions. The original application closing date for this opportunity was June 24, 2024, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of April 23, 2024. Overall, this competition is structured to rapidly stand up or expand evidence-informed youth education and prevention services in jurisdictions where the state PREP route is not operating, while requiring grantees to pair sexual health content with broader skill-building areas that support long-term well-being and responsible decision-making.

• The Administration for Children Families - ACYF/FYSB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2024 Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.092.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $450,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 34 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others.

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