Cooperative Agreement TP1AH000225

This $588,655 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct the "Adaptations and Impacts Understanding Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs" (AIM-UP) project. The AIM-UP project aims to advance the understanding of how evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs can be effectively adapted and...

The Rhode Island Department of Health was awarded a $500,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The purpose of the grant is to support projects that educate youth and pregnant/parenting youth under 21 on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092), supports the "EMPOWERING FUTURES: PROMOTING LIFE SKILLS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES" initiative. The primary objective is to educate youth between 10-19 years old, as well as pregnant and parenting youth under 21, on abstinence and...

This $1,156,440 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to increase the adoption and implementation of evidence-based sexual health programs in South Texas schools. The 5-year study will rigorously evaluate the ICHAMPSS 2.0 (Choosing and Maintaining Effective Programs for Sex Education in Schools) implementation strategy, which is designed to boost knowledge and skills...

This $122,796 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will enable Dr. Petruzzi of American University to develop a culturally-adapted, multi-level intervention to improve perinatal mental health outcomes among Latina women in Texas. The key objectives are to: 1) conduct a community assessment to identify mental health and social needs, 2) combine and culturally/linguistically adapt...

The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) was awarded a $158,495 Formula Grant under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This 3-year grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support projects that educate youth between 10 and 19 years old, as well as pregnant and parenting youth under 21, on abstinence...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a $1.9 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to implement the Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The purpose of this program is to educate youth ages 10-19 and pregnant/parenting youth under 21 on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. As the...

The State of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received a $3.1 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant was awarded under the Affordable Care Act Personal Responsibility Education Program (ACA PREP), which supports projects that educate youth and young parents on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Through sub-awards, the primary...

This federal Project Grant award of $185,603 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) focuses on determining whether the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the well-established Hispanic infant health advantage in the U.S. The project leverages U.S. natality data from 2015-2022 to analyze trends in Hispanic perinatal outcomes, accounting for factors like nativity, region-of-origin, and maternal...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $340,143 Project Grant to Teen Health Research, Inc. under the CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program. The grant will fund the development of "TheTalk", a customizable online platform to improve parent-adolescent communication about sexual and reproductive health. The platform aims to provide adolescents aged 10-13 with inclusive, medically accurate, age-appropriate, and...