Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF ACYF TS 0037
The Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-TS-0037; CFDA 93.787) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically within ACYF/FYSB. Its core purpose is to fund projects that deliver sexual risk avoidance education to youth, centered on teaching participants to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity. The program frames this behavior as the "optimal health behavior" and expects funded applicants to present implementation plans that reinforce this message while linking it to longer-term outcomes like improved health, psychological well-being, and economic success.
A key expectation is that applicants design and deliver programming that is both medically accurate and evidence-based. In practice, this means using medically accurate information that can be traced back to peer-reviewed publications or credible educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations. It also means using an evidence-based approach that integrates research findings with real-world program delivery in a way that fits the needs of the target audience and the outcomes the program is trying to achieve. The opportunity also makes clear that programming should not normalize teen sexual activity; instead, it should present risk avoidance (avoiding non-marital sexual activity) as the standard message to youth.
Beyond the central focus on sexual risk avoidance, the grant requires instruction on several related protective factors and life skills. Applicants must include content on self-regulation and decision-making, "success sequencing" concepts for poverty prevention, healthy relationship skills, goal setting, and strategies for resisting sexual coercion and addressing dating violence. The notice also encourages addressing other youth risk behaviors, such as underage drinking and illicit drug use, again while maintaining the requirement not to normalize teen sexual activity. Importantly, the Title V SRAE legislation requires that each of the A-F topic areas listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) receive unambiguous and primary emphasis and be presented in the proper context during implementation, meaning these elements are not optional add-ons but central program components.
On funding and timing, this forecast includes a correction: the estimated total funding was revised downward from $9,000,000 to $4,719,633, while the estimated post date and application due date remained unchanged. The original closing date listed is July 18, 2023, with applications required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The award ceiling is $450,000 per award, and the agency anticipated making about 20 awards, depending on the final availability of funds and the merit of applications.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that work with youth and communities. Eligible applicants include county and municipal governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Tribal governments and other Tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding universities in those nonprofit categories as specified), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and certain other entities as described in the opportunity's additional eligibility information. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward organizations capable of implementing structured youth education programming that aligns closely with the Title V SRAE statutory requirements and the NOFO's required topic coverage, messaging expectations, and evidence/medical accuracy standards.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF ACYF TS 0037
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children Families - ACYF/FYSB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.787.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 19, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (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 20 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 (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Grant FAQs
What is the Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant?
The Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant is a discretionary federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within ACYF/FYSB. It funds projects that deliver sexual risk avoidance education to youth.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-TS-0037. The CFDA number listed is 93.787.
What is the core purpose of this grant program?
The core purpose is to fund programming for youth that teaches participants to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity. The program frames this as the "optimal health behavior" and expects applicants to reinforce that message through their implementation plans.
What is the program's required central message to youth?
The required central message is sexual risk avoidance, defined here as voluntarily refraining from non-marital sexual activity. The opportunity states that programming should not normalize teen sexual activity and should present risk avoidance as the standard message to youth.
Does the program require content to be medically accurate?
Yes. Funded projects are expected to deliver programming that is medically accurate, meaning the information should be verifiable and traceable to peer-reviewed publications or to credible educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations.
Does the program require the curriculum or approach to be evidence-based?
Yes. The opportunity expects an evidence-based approach that integrates research findings with real-world program delivery, aligned to the needs of the target audience and the outcomes the program is trying to achieve.
What does "evidence-based" mean in this opportunity?
Based on the description provided, "evidence-based" means using research findings and applying them through practical program delivery in a way that fits the target population and the intended outcomes, rather than presenting content without support from research or without considering implementation realities.
Are applicants allowed to present teen sexual activity as normal or expected?
No. The opportunity explicitly states that programming should not normalize teen sexual activity and must maintain sexual risk avoidance as the standard message.
What additional topics must be included beyond sexual risk avoidance?
Applicants must include instruction on protective factors and life skills, including self-regulation and decision-making, "success sequencing" concepts for poverty prevention, healthy relationship skills, goal setting, and strategies for resisting sexual coercion and addressing dating violence.
Are the required topic areas optional or can they be added only if time allows?
They are not optional. The Title V SRAE legislation requires that each of the A-F topic areas listed in the NOFO receive unambiguous and primary emphasis and be presented in the proper context during implementation. In other words, they are central program components rather than add-ons.
Does the opportunity allow addressing other youth risk behaviors?
Yes. The notice encourages addressing other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking and illicit drug use, while still maintaining the requirement not to normalize teen sexual activity and keeping sexual risk avoidance as the standard message.
What longer-term outcomes is the program trying to connect to its central message?
The opportunity describes an expectation that applicants link the sexual risk avoidance message to longer-term outcomes such as improved health, psychological well-being, and economic success.
What is the estimated total funding amount for this opportunity?
The forecast includes a correction revising the estimated total funding downward from $9,000,000 to $4,719,633.
Did the correction change the post date or application due date?
No. The information provided states that the estimated post date and the application due date remained unchanged.
What is the application closing date?
The original closing date listed is July 18, 2023.
What time are applications due on the closing date?
Applications are required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $450,000 per award.
How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The agency anticipated making about 20 awards, depending on final availability of funds and the merit of applications.
Who administers this grant within HHS?
The program is run by HHS through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically within ACYF/FYSB.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: county and municipal governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Tribal governments and other Tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding universities in those nonprofit categories as specified); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and certain other entities as described in the opportunity's additional eligibility information.
Can Tribal governments and Tribal organizations apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Tribal governments and other Tribal organizations are listed as eligible applicants.
Can school districts and higher education institutions apply?
Yes. Independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education are included in the eligibility list.
Can nonprofits apply if they are not a 501(c)(3)?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status are included, with a note that universities are excluded from those nonprofit categories as specified.
Can for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations (other than small businesses) are listed as eligible, and small businesses are also listed as eligible.
What kind of projects does this opportunity appear designed to support?
Based on the information provided, it is geared toward organizations capable of implementing structured youth education programming that aligns with Title V SRAE statutory requirements and the NOFO's required topic coverage, messaging expectations, and evidence/medical accuracy standards.
What should an implementation plan emphasize to align with the opportunity?
Implementation plans are expected to reinforce the message that voluntarily refraining from non-marital sexual activity is the optimal health behavior, ensure the required A-F topic areas receive primary emphasis in proper context, use medically accurate content supported by credible sources, and use an evidence-based approach tailored to the target audience and intended outcomes.
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