Cooperative Agreement U2GGH001019

This $399,700 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) supports a research study to evaluate the equivalence of in-person and virtual delivery of the Safe Touches child sexual abuse prevention program. The study will assess concept learning acquisition and retention among elementary school students, as well as factors impacting program adoption and...

This National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Project Grant award, titled "NEVER AGAIN: ADVANCING THE PREVENTION OF RECURRENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE", provides $524,780 in funding to Temple University to conduct a mixed-methods study aimed at illuminating the etiology of recurrent child sexual abuse (CSA) and conceptualizing prevention models within child welfare systems. The key products and services to be delivered under this 4-year CFDA 93.865 Child Health and...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $525,000 Project Grant under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention (AIP), a non-profit organization based in Boston, MA. The grant aims to reduce the gap in access to evidence-based treatment for problematic sexual behavior among 13- to 17-year-old youth in Suffolk County, MA. The project will expand AIP's treatment team to provide Problematic Sexual...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $445,500 Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program grant (CFDA 93.060) to Child & Family Resources Inc., a non-profit organization located in Tucson, Arizona. The grant, titled "EMPOWERING YOUTH 2.0", will support the organization's efforts to teach adolescents strategies for voluntarily avoiding non-marital sexual activity through evidence-based educational initiatives. The 3-year...

The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a $496,834 Project Grant by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Research and Evaluation (R & E) Program (CFDA 16.026) to develop and pilot test a prevention approach for addressing adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) disparities among sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) and their caregivers. The project will involve a collaborative team of SGDY, caregivers, and community leaders to co-design an intervention informed by theories...

The Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) and its multidisciplinary team will implement a collaborative treatment model to provide trauma-informed and victim-centered services to help children and families heal from sexual abuse and serious maltreatment. Funded through a $425,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543), ChicagoCAC...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $891,000 Project Grant under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.060) to Family Development Enterprises Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization located in Louisiana. The funding will support a 3-year project titled "LET'S TALK OFFLINE: BUILDING KEY COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AMONG YOUTH (LTO) PROGRAM" from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2027. The project aims to...

The Childrens Aid & Family Services Inc. (CAFS) received a $425,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to expand its Wise Families Program. The Wise Families Program provides evidence-based therapeutic services through problematic sexual behavior cognitive behavioral therapy to youth aged 7-17 who have committed...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $228,140 to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to adapt the existing Safe Dates for Teen Mothers (SDTM) program for virtual delivery and assess its implementation and preliminary effects on preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) among pregnant and parenting teen girls. The researchers will work to adapt the...

This $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program aims to develop educational materials that promote responsible sharing of children's information by parents online. The project, led by the Trustees of Indiana University, will establish a comprehensive understanding of parental sharing practices and identify strategies to inform safe and responsible sharing behaviors. The research will...