Prep-2026 - personal responsibility education program

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Public Health Connecticut $892,978 on October 1, 2025, under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092), a formula grant supporting youth education on abstinence, contraception, and sexually transmitted infection prevention for ages 10–19, including special populations such as foster youth, justice-involved youth, trafficking victims, and homeless or runaway youth.

The grant funds Connecticut's delivery of evidence-based prevention education that incorporates at least three adulthood preparation topics: adolescent development, healthy life skills, healthy relationships, parent-child communication, financial literacy, and career and educational success. Connecticut administers the program through its Business Office Division and serves as pass-through to subordinate state agencies and nonprofit partners implementing direct service delivery.

The award period runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with performance occurring statewide in Connecticut. The program requires medically accurate, age-appropriate, and culturally appropriate instruction delivered in the context of identified vulnerable and at-risk populations. Connecticut's formula grant status permits annual continuation awards throughout the five-year cycle upon submission of a letter of intent, contingent on satisfactory progress, compliance with grant terms, and federal determination that continuation is in the government's interest.