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PREIS Grant Opportunity for Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Youth Pregnancy Prevention Interventions

This opportunity from the Administration for Children & Families (ACYF/FYSB) seeks applicants for the PREIS program to fund rigorous evaluations of innovative youth pregnancy prevention interventions. - Government Buyer: - Administration for Children & Families (ACF) - Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) - Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) - No OEMs or commercial vendors are specified, as this is a grant for programmatic interventions and evaluations - Products/Services Requested: - Rigorous impact evaluations (randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental studies) of adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions - Interventions must target high-risk, vulnerable, and culturally under-represented youth (e.g., foster care, juvenile justice, trafficking victims, homeless youth, youth with HIV/AIDS, expectant/parenting youth under 21, youth in high birth rate areas) - Projects must implement at least three of six congressionally mandated adulthood preparation subjects - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Interventions must have compelling preliminary evidence and a well-described theory of change - Intervention materials must be developed prior to application - Evaluations must be conducted by independent, third-party evaluators - Eligible applicants include educational institutions, government entities, businesses, and nonprofits

Description

The Personal Responsibility Education Program-Innovative Strategies (PREIS) funds rigorous impact evaluations of innovative youth pregnancy prevention interventions targeting high-risk, vulnerable, and culturally under-represented youth populations. Projects must implement at least three of six congressionally mandated adulthood preparation subjects and conduct rigorous impact evaluations using randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental designs by independent evaluators. Interventions should have compelling preliminary evidence but have not been previously evaluated through such rigorous methods. Eligible applicants include educational institutions, government entities, businesses, and nonprofits meeting specified criteria.

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