Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Administration for Children and Families is seeking applicants for the Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies cooperative agreement to build the evidence base for adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions targeting high-risk, vulnerable youth. Awardees must implement and rigorously evaluate innovative prevention programs that educate participants on abstinence and contraception while incorporating at least three of six mandated adulthood preparation subjects. Selected projects will progress through three mandatory phases spanning planning, implementation, and analysis, and they must allocate at least 20 percent of their annual budget to a rigorous impact evaluation conducted by an independent, third-party evaluator. The agency expects to award approximately 12 cooperative agreements with individual award values ranging from $750,000 to $900,000 for the first budget period of a five-year project, and applications are due by August 18, 2026.
Eligible Applicants
Applications from collaboratives and/or consortiums must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the award. A primary applicant must be named in the application. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.