Federal Grant Award Summary

The Wyoming Department of Health received a $333,550 formula grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP, CFDA 93.092) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award funds comprehensive sexual health and pregnancy prevention education services for youth ages 10 to 19, including pregnant and parenting youth under age 21. The department will deliver medically accurate, age-appropriate instruction emphasizing both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, with particular focus on at-risk populations including youth in foster care, the juvenile justice system, victims of human trafficking, and youth experiencing homelessness or runaway situations.

Wyoming's PREP programming incorporates instruction on 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—to support youth transition to adulthood. As a state formula grant recipient under the PREP program's five-year award cycle, Wyoming maintains continuation eligibility through annual letters of intent, requiring satisfactory progress and compliance with federal grant terms and conditions through the award's completion date of September 30, 2028.