Federal Grant Award Summary

The Maryland Department of Health, Prevention & Health Promotion Administration (PHPA) received a $482,788 Formula Grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (State SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.235), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This prevention education initiative provides evidence-based messaging and interventions targeting youth ages 10 to 19 across Maryland's 24 jurisdictions, with the primary objective of promoting healthy decision-making and normalizing optimal health behaviors that support the avoidance of non-marital sexual activity and other risky behaviors.

PHPA administers the State SRAE program through partnerships with local health departments, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders to deliver comprehensive sexual risk avoidance education services to vulnerable and underserved adolescent populations throughout the state. As a formula-funded program, the award was distributed according to predetermined statutory criteria rather than competitive selection, with the grant funding remaining available for state expenditure through the end of the succeeding fiscal year in accordance with federal grant management requirements under 45 CFR Part 75.