Community-Based Abstinence
Education
The
Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) program provides support
to public and private entities for the development and implementation
of abstinence education programs for adolescents, ages 12 through
18, in communities across the country.
This
funding opportunity targets the implementation of community-based
abstinence educational programs designed to: a) reduce the proportion
of adolescents who engage in premarital sexual activity, including
but not limited to sexual intercourse; b) reduce the incidence
of out-of-wedlock pregnancies among adolescents; and c) reduce
the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents.
Curricula
developed or selected for implementation in the Community-Based
Abstinence Education grant program must be responsive to the eight
elements of the Section 510 Abstinence Education definition and
may not be inconsistent with any aspect of this definition. Curricula
must emphasize the importance of abstaining from sexual activity,
included but not limited to sexual intercourse before marriage,
and that the healthiest life outcomes are obtained if an individual
abstains from sexual activity before marriage.
Those
eligible to apply for funding under this grant competition include
faith-based and community organizations, State or local governments,
independent school districts, hospitals and clinics, State controlled
institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/Indian
housing authorities, Native American Tribal organizations (other
than Federally recognized Tribal governments), non-profits having
501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (other than
institutions of higher education) and for-profit organizations.
Contact
Information:
Family
and Youth Services Bureau
Office of Abstinence Education
370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Telephone: 202-401-9205
Fax: 202-401-5533
Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb
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Keywords:
abstinence; youth development; marriage education.
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