Rigorously Evaluating Approaches to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Problematic Sexual Behavior among Youth
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-CE-27-016
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Up to $400,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Unrestricted
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
- Independent School Districts
- City/Township Governments
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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- Dr. Candis M. Hunter ncipc_erpo@cdc.gov (770) 488-1347
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is soliciting investigator-initiated gold standard research proposals to rigorously evaluate programs and policies for primary prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) or problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among youth, with additional information to be provided in the NOFO.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, tribal governments (federally recognized and non-federally recognized), public and private higher education institutions, non-profit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations, small businesses, public or Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, and other entities. Only one application will be funded from each eligible state or territory. Funded recipients must have access to state or territory-wide data sources.
Applicants must propose to rigorously evaluate a program or policy addressing one of three research priorities: primary prevention of CSA or PSB in digital spaces (including illegal images of children, nonconsensual image sharing, and AI-generated explicit content); addressing commercial sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking in digital spaces (including online recruitment for sexual content creation and use of technology to facilitate in-person meetings); or organizational policy approaches to primary prevention of CSA or PSB in youth-serving organizations such as community centers, youth development organizations, juvenile residential care facilities, faith-based organizations, and group foster care.
Award periods extend up to five years with 12-month budget periods. The program operates under CFDA 93.136. Research applications are reviewed on scientific or technical merit, including clarity of purpose, personnel qualifications, feasibility, alignment with national health priorities, and budget reasonableness.
Forecast synopsis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated gold standard research proposals to rigorously evaluate programs and policies for their impact on primary prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) or problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among youth. For the purposes of this NOFO:
- CSA is defined as sexual victimization during childhood (younger than 18 years of age) perpetrated by an adult.
- PSB is defined as sexual behaviors among children (younger than 18 years of age) that are not developmentally appropriate and have the potential to cause harm to the child or children involved (including behaviors that are unintentionally harmful or inappropriate as well as behaviors intended to cause harm).
Research funded under this announcement will strengthen the evidence base for primary prevention of CSA and PSB.
Applicants must propose to rigorously evaluate a program or policy for primary prevention of CSA or PSB that addresses one of the following three research priorities:
- Programs or policies focused on primary prevention of CSA or PSB in digital spaces (e.g., downloading or possession of illegal images of children, nonconsensual image sharing, use of artificial intelligence to create fake explicit images of children);
- Programs or policies addressing the use of digital spaces for commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) or sex trafficking (e.g., online recruitment of minors for sexual content creation, online advertisements soliciting minors for commercial sex acts, using technology to facilitate in-person meetings with minors for the purpose of sex);
- Organizational policy approaches focused on primary prevention of CSA or PSB in youth-serving organizations (e.g., community centers, youth development organizations, juvenile residential care facilities, faith-based organizations, group foster care).
Eligibility
Additional information to be provided in the NOFO.
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