The Office of Population Affairs announces the availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 cooperative agreement awards under the authority of Division A, Title II of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law No. 116-94). 

This notice solicits applications for projects that establish, coordinate, and support a multidisciplinary network of partners to develop, refine, and test innovative interventions and to disseminate those demonstrated to be effective in improving optimal health and preventing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI).

The FY2020 Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Tier 2 Innovation and Impact Network Grants: Achieving Optimal Health and Preventing Teen Pregnancy in Key Priority Areas (TPP20 Innovation Networks) will fund nine to fifteen grants between $1 million to $2 million each annually over three years, to improve optimal health, prevent teen pregnancy, and address sexually transmitted infections/diseases (STI) within key priority areas.

Applicants will select one priority area, and will establish, fund, coordinate, and support a multidisciplinary network of partners to develop and test innovative interventions in the selected priority area and disseminate those interventions that demonstrate effectiveness. Priority areas represent critical systems, populations, and/or program components for which significant and strategic investment in innovation and testing is necessary to make an impact on optimal adolescent health and, particularly, teen pregnancy and STI rate disparities. The priority areas, as discussed below, include (1) juvenile justice; (2) foster care/child welfare; (3) caregivers; (4) expectant and parenting youth; (5) youth with disabilities; (6) youth access to and experience with sexual health care; and (7) youth engagement.

Deadline: April 17, 2020