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"Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
The READY4Life grants support healthy marriage and relationship education activities, including parenting, and job and career advancement activities for high-school aged youth (grades 9-12) or those in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24), including parenting and/or pregnant youth. Programs provide education in healthy marriage and relationship skills, financial management, and job/career advancement.
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Youth | The Administration for Children and Families Click Here to Report Suspected Child Care Fraud Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education for Youth Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) Youth approaching adulthood face complex decisions about romantic partners, family formation, jobs, and career paths.
Some youth face greater difficulties transitioning to adulthood, lacking support for education, housing, healthcare, and employment. These youth may risk early parenting, dating violence, or exploitation, often without stable home environments or caring adult relationships.
Services that build healthy relationship skills can help youth successfully transition to adulthood by strengthening their capacity to continue education, begin careers, and establish healthy relationships. Research shows the "success sequence"—completing education, obtaining employment, and marrying before childbearing—correlates with lower poverty rates (e.g., Goesling, Inanc, and Rachidi, 2010).
ACF reinforces the success sequence by funding projects that offer marriage and relationship education and, where applicable and approved, parenting skills and/or job and career advancement activities.
The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) program funds demonstration projects to help youth build healthy relationship skills while supporting positive socioemotional development and successful transitions to adulthood.
Services include healthy marriage and relationship education, parenting skills for young parents, and financial management and career advancement activities for youth ages 14-24. Projects must include at least 12 hours of curriculum-based workshops delivered in more than two sessions over at least two weeks. Curricula must be evidence-informed and skills-based.
READY4Life grantees can provide services under these healthy marriage promotion activities, from the legislative authority: Education in High Schools — Education in high schools on the value of marriage, relationship skills, and budgeting.
Marriage and Relationship Education/Skills (MRES) — Marriage education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement. Public Advertising Campaigns — Public advertising campaigns on the value of marriage and the skills needed to increase marital stability and health.
Learn more by reading the FY2025 Funding Opportunity Announcement :
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; public and state institutions of higher education; special district governments; city or township governments; state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public and Indian housing authorities; county governments; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; other Native American tribal organizations; small businesses; and for-profit organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was July 15, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) is funded by Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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