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Grant for Rigorous Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Adolescent Health Programs

This opportunity seeks rigorous evaluation services for adolescent health interventions: - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) - Office of Population Affairs (OPA) - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a grant for research and evaluation services - Services Requested: - Rigorous impact and implementation evaluations of interventions to prevent teen pregnancy and promote adolescent optimal health - Evaluations must use randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-experimental designs (QEDs) with comparison groups - Focus areas include body literacy education, reproductive goals counseling, and transparency/protection of parental rights - Data collection, analysis, and dissemination of findings are required - Funding Details: - Approximately $8.3 million available for about nine awards - Each award ranges from $650,000 to $1,250,000 - Period of performance is up to five years - Notable Requirements: - Projects must align with OASH mission and agency priorities - Eligible applicants include government entities, nonprofits, educational institutions, and for-profit organizations - Emphasis on transparency, parental rights, and rigorous evaluation methodology

Description

The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) announces the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2026 grants to rigorously evaluate promising interventions that contribute to adolescent optimal health and prevent teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and related behavioral risk factors. Approximately $8.3 million is available for an estimated nine grant awards over a period of up to five years. The initiative aims to identify effective interventions focused on body literacy and parental rights protection for replication by adolescent health practitioners and youth-serving professionals. Funded recipients will implement and evaluate interventions promoting body literacy education and reproductive goals counseling.

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