Federal Grant Award Summary

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction received a $686,759 Formula Grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.235), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award funds prevention education initiatives targeting youth ages 10 to 19 throughout North Carolina, with the primary objective of providing educational messages and interventions that promote healthy decision-making and encourage youth to avoid non-marital sexual activity and associated risky behaviors.

Under this two-year grant, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction develops and implements comprehensive sexual risk avoidance education programming designed to normalize optimal health behaviors among adolescents. The program delivers prevention education services that support positive youth development and risk mitigation across the state's public school system, which encompasses approximately 1.5 million students. Consistent with the state's established practice of federal grant administration, the Department is expected to sub-award portions of funding to local school districts and educational organizations to implement prevention education services at the district and school levels while maintaining accountability for federal funding allocation and program outcomes.