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Thursday, July 11, 2019
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The Office of Population Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the award of $13,566,000 for 29 grants to organizations for Replication of Programs Proven Effective through Rigorous Evaluation to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy, Behavioral Risk Factors Underlying Teenage Pregnancy, or Other Associated Risk Factors (Tier 1) – Phase I. The grants start on July 15, 2019 for a two-year project period.
Funded grantees will replicate programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors. Grantees will identify how to bring effective programs to scale and build the knowledge base on understanding what elements/components/factors are important to program success. The 29 new grantees will implement effective programs in communities that have demonstrated great need across 15 States, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia.
| Grantee Name | City | State | Annual Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio Health Inc. | Pittsburgh | PA | $301,000 |
| Aiming For Healthy Families, Inc. | Corinth | MS | $442,000 |
| AltaMed Health Services Corporation | Los Angeles | CA | $493,000 |
| Bethany Christian Services of Georgia, Inc. | Atlanta | GA | $493,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | PA | $493,000 |
| Change Happens | Houston | TX | $493,000 |
| Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland | Oakland | CA | $493,000 |
| Community Students Learning Center | Lexington | MS | $493,000 |
| Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. | Atlanta | GA | $365,000 |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential | Atlanta | GA | $493,000 |
| Health Care Education and Training (HCET) | Indianapolis | IN | $493,000 |
| Illinois Department of Human Services | Springfield | IL | $493,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | MD | $365,000 |
| Keiki O Ka Aina Preschool, Inc. | Honolulu | HI | $493,000 |
| Lake Cumberland District Health Department | Somerset | KY | $493,000 |
| Life-Skills, Empowerment, and Development Services, Inc. | Largo | FL | $433,000 |
| Mission West Virginia, Inc. | Hurricane | WV | $492,000 |
| Northeast Regional Educational Cooperative | Las Vegas | NM | $382,000 |
| OIC of Broward dba OIC of South Florida | Fort Lauderdale | FL | $493,000 |
| PATH, Inc | Portage | IN | $493,000 |
| Project Vida Health Center | El Paso | TX | $443,000 |
| San Diego Youth Services | San Diego | CA | $493,000 |
| Shaping Lives for Tomorrow, Inc. | Augusta | GA | $487,000 |
| SR1 | Ridgeland | MS | $493,000 |
| Teen HYPE Youth Development Program | Detroit | MI | $493,000 |
| The Obria Group, Inc. | Tustin | CA | $493,000 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | TX | $493,000 |
| Urban League of the Upstate | Greenville | SC | $489,000 |
| Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc. | Erie | PA | $493,000 |
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