Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Program

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Program is sponsored by HHS Administration for Children and Families. Provides grants to state, tribal, and community organizations to promote sexual risk avoidance and personal responsibility education among adolescents.

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gov/fysb/programs/adolescent-pregnancy-prevention) # Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention To prevent pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents, FYSB supports state, Tribal and community efforts to teach abstinence and contraceptive education.

### State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Through the**State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP),**FYSB awards grants to state agencies to educate young people on both abstinence and contraception.

With efforts toward preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,**PREP**targets young people who are: * Living in rural areas or areas with high teen birth rates * From minority groups (including sexual minorities) **PREP**also supports pregnant youth and mothers under the age of 21. For more info, please see thePREP Fact Sheet (PDF) For a list of grantees, please see theFYSB grantee mapand the PREP grantee profiles.

### Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program Trough the**Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program (Tribal PREP),**FYSB awards grants to Tribes and Tribal communities to develop and implement proven and culturally appropriate abstinence and contraceptive education and adolescent pregnancy prevention programs among youth in native communities.

Programs follow design guidelines similar to those of**State PREP**, but are specially designed to honor tribal needs, traditions, and cultures. Competitive grants are available to tribes to combat the disproportionately high rates of teen pregnancy and birth. For more information, please see theTribal PREP fact sheet(PDF).

To find a grantee, please see theFYSB grantee mapand theTribal PREP grantee profiles. ### Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Competitive Grants Through the**Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Competitive Grants,**FYSB awards grants to local organizations and entities to educate young people on both abstinence and contraception.

With efforts toward preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,**Competitive PREP**targets young people who are: * Living in rural areas or areas with high teen birth rates * From minority groups (including sexual minorities) **Competitive PREP**grants also support pregnant youth and mothers under the age of 21. For more information, see theCompetitive PREP fact sheet(PDF).

For a list of grantees, please see theFYSB grantee mapandCompetitive PREP grantee profiles. ### Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies Program (PREIS) Through**Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies Program (PREIS)**, FYSB supports research and demonstration projects that implement innovative strategies for preventing pregnancy among youths aged 10-19 years.

Successful projects focus on youth who are: * From racial and ethnic minority groups * Living in areas with high teen birth rates * Mothers under the age of 21, along with their partners For more information, please see thePREIS fact sheet(PDF). For a list of grantees, please see theFYSB grantee mapand thePREIS grantee profiles.

### Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program (General Departmental-Funded) The purpose of the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program is to fund projects to implement sexual risk avoidance education that teaches participants how to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity.

SRAE Programs also teach the benefits associated with: * success sequencing for poverty prevention * resisting sexual coercion * avoiding dating violence * resisting youth risk behaviors such as: Grantees use an evidenced based approach and/or effective strategies to educate youth on how to avoid risks that could lead to non-marital sexual activity.

SRAE projects are implemented using aPositive Youth Development (PYD)framework as part of risk avoidance strategies, to help participants build healthy life skills, develop individual protective factors that reduce risks, empower youth to make healthy decisions, and provide tools and resources to prevent, pregnancy and STI.

Linking program participants to services provided by local community partners that support the safety and well-being of youth is also a key component to the program. For more information, please see theSRAE (General Departmental-Funded) Fact Sheet. For a list of grantees, please see theFYSB grantee mapand theGD SRAE grantee profiles.

### Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Grant Program The purpose of the Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program is to fund states and territories to implement education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance that teaches youth to voluntarily refrain from sexual activity.

The program is designed to teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, a focus on the future, and the prevention of youth risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol use without normalizing teen sexual activity. States use an evidence-based approach and/or effective strategies to educate youth on the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity and other risky behaviors.

Title V State SRAE projects are implemented using aPositive Youth Development (PYD)framework as part of risk avoidance strategies to help participants develop healthy life skills, increase individual protective factors that reduce risks, make healthy decisions, engage in healthy relationships, and set goals that lead to self-sufficiency and marriage before engaging in sexual activity.

Linking program participants to services provided by local community partners that support the safety and well-being of youth is also a key component of the program. For more info, please see theTitle V State SRAE Fact Sheet. For a list of grantees, please see theFYSB grantee mapand theTitle V State SRAE Profiles.

### Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Grant Program The**Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Grant Program**supports funding to projects that provide educational services for youth that normalizes the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity.

Title V Competitive SRAE Programs are designed to teach youth the benefits associated with: * personal responsibility * healthy decision-making * preventing youth risk behaviors such as: Grantees use an evidence-based approach and/or effective strategies to educate youth on the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity and other risky behaviors.

Title V Competitive SRAE projects are implemented using aPositive Youth Development (PYD)framework as part of risk avoidance strategies to help participants develop healthy life skills, increase individual protective factors that reduce risks, make healthy decisions, engage in healthy relationships, and set goals that lead to self-sufficiency and marriage before engaging in sexual activity.

Linking program participants to services provided by local community partners that support the safety and well-being of youth is also a key component of the program. For more info, please see theTitle V Competitive SRAE Fact Sheet. For a list of grantees, please see theFYSB grantee mapand theTitle V Competitive SRAE Profiles.

**The Exchange: Advancing knowledge, collaboration, and partnerships to prepare teens for the future** _The Exchange_ is your one-stop shop for Personal Responsibility Education Program and Sexual Risk Avoidance Education resources from FYSB, including webinars, tip sheets, infographics, training resources, and more.

_The Exchange_ is an interactive destination for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program grantees, partners, and stakeholders to learn, connect, and increase the awareness, visibility, and impact of prevention education. We support organizations in their planning, delivery, and evaluation of APP programs that help prepare teens for the future by providing training and technical assistance,along with data-driven resources.

By connecting people and places, we aim to energize a network of youth-serving organizations to learn from each other’s successes and work together to tackle common challenges.

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### APP Research and Evaluation Resources ACF’s Family and Youth Services Bureau and the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) partner to support program evaluation efforts of the APP grantees. Since the start of the APP program, we have worked with grantees to integrate research into their programming, in order to learn, improve and advance the field of teen pregnancy prevention.

This partnership manages several performance and evaluation projects which document how APP programs are implemented and who is served, assess program effectiveness, and foster program innovation. Additionally, these projects translate research findings to promote continuous improvement of APP programming on the ground, and to inform the public and other stakeholders about APP accomplishments.

Training and technical assistance resources are also available to grantees to support the development and implementation of independent evaluations of their programs. APP Research and Evaluation Resources ## APP Connect E-Newsletter Archive * APP Connect, November 2023, Vol. 9, Issue 1 * APP Connect, April 2023, Vol.

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Read SNAP Exceptions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Exiting Foster Care ### Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program FAQs: Flexibilities for Grantees Impacted by COVID-19 Several of FYSB's APP grantees submitted questions related to flexibilities in programming, data collection, and the use of federal awarded funds in light of the COVID-19 situation.

To address APP grantees' specific programmatic questions and concerns, FYSB provided responses to several frequently asked questions. Read Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program FAQs: Flexibilities for Grantees Impacted by COVID-19 ### Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program Grantee Profiles This document provides information about Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program Grantees.

Read Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program Grantee Profiles ### FY2019 State Personal Responsibility Education Program Awards This table shows the State Personal Responsibility Education Program awards for FY2019.

Read FY2019 State Personal Responsibility Education Program Awards ### FY2020 State Personal Responsibility Education Program Awards This table shows the State Personal Responsibility Education Program awards for FY2020.

Read FY2020 State Personal Responsibility Education Program Awards ### Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS) Grantee Profiles This document provides information about Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies Grantees.

Read Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS) Grantee Profiles ### Ensuring Medical Accuracy of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Programs: Grantee Webinar FYSB sponsored a Medical Accuracy Review (MAR) webinar for PREIS and TPREP grantees. The webinar provided and overview of the MAR process and outlined the requirements. The webinar was held on March 21, 2017.

Read Ensuring Medical Accuracy of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Programs: Grantee Webinar ### PREP Research and Evaluation Resources Performance and evaluation projects document how PREP is implemented and who is served, assess program effectiveness, and spur on program innovation.

Read PREP Research and Evaluation Resources ### Supporting Statewide Implementation of Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Findings from Four PREP Grantees The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) published Supporting Statewide Implementation of Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Findings from Four PREP Grantees.

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