Prep-2026 - personal responsibility education program

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources $348,176 on October 1, 2025, under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092), a formula grant supporting youth sexual health and pregnancy prevention education.

The award funds evidence-based prevention education and adulthood preparation activities for youth ages 10 to 19, including special populations such as youth in foster care, juvenile justice systems, victims of human trafficking, and youth experiencing homelessness or runaway situations. Grantees must replicate programs that have demonstrated effectiveness in delaying sexual activity, increasing contraceptive use among sexually active youth, or reducing teen pregnancy, and must include medically accurate, age-appropriate instruction in abstinence and contraception alongside at least three of six adulthood preparation topics: adolescent development, healthy life skills, healthy relationships, parent-child communication, financial literacy, and career and educational success.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, operating as the Bureau for Public Health, is the recipient. Performance occurs in West Virginia with a period of performance extending from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The obligated amount is $348,176. As a state formula recipient, the Bureau receives this award on the basis of a prior approved state plan and may request non-competing continuation awards in subsequent budget periods throughout the five-year award cycle upon submission of a letter of intent.