The federal Project Grant award (ID: 90SR0213) in the amount of $445,500 was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) program (CFDA 93.060). The purpose of this grant is to educate students and develop teen sexual risk avoidance (SRA) leaders in northern New Jersey, with a focus on reducing disparities in sexual risk among underserved minority populations. The...
The New Jersey Department of Health received a $2.56 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA #93.092). The grant will support projects from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 to educate youth ages 10-19 and pregnant/parenting youth under 21 on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections....
This federal Project Grant award of $23,621,084 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994). The grant aims to improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families by supporting comprehensive healthcare services for vulnerable populations in New Jersey. The award will fund a range of maternal and child health initiatives, including prenatal care, pediatric...
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance received a $624,150 Project Grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The grant aims to enhance women's health services and implement health insurance market reforms in New Jersey, such as developing comprehensive health insurance coverage and expanding preventive health services. The 24-month performance period runs from September 2024 to...
This $518,642 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families supports the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) (CFDA 93.092). The grant funding will enable the New Jersey Department of Health to provide comprehensive sexual health education and youth development services for adolescents aged 10-19 and pregnant or parenting youth under 21 in New Jersey. The program aims to prevent teen...
The Executive Office of the State of New Jersey was awarded a $2,150,012 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families' MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026, aims to prevent child maltreatment, ensure children's safety within their homes, and provide supportive services to families at risk. Key activities funded through this award...
This $35,592,613 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (CFDA 10.557) provides funding to the New Jersey Department of Health for administrative expenses related to delivering WIC services across the state. The grant will support the implementation of WIC programs that provide supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Monmouth Family Health Center (MFHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Long Branch, New Jersey. The grant will fund MFHC's Expanded Hours project to increase access to comprehensive primary care, dental, behavioral health, and OB/GYN services by extending operating hours at its three service sites on weekday evenings and Saturdays. This...
The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Community Health Center (CHC) was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The funding will be used to introduce mental health, substance use disorder, and medications for opioid use disorder services at the CHC's Keyport, New Jersey site, serving the medically underserved and underinsured populations in...
The Executive Office of the State of New Jersey, doing business as Children & Families, was awarded a $528,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA #93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to...