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The grant program target youth and aims to develop skills to abstain from sex, increase awareness of the risks and costs of early pregnancy and/or STIs/HIV, support for abstinent behavior, and for those youth who are sexually active, support for the consistent use contraception. The program has a statewide focus, targeting counties and communities in other urban, rural and suburban settings with demonstrated risk based upon the following criterion: high teen birth rates, high rates of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), poor socio-economic status and the presence of underrepresented populations (African-American and Hispanic). Two underrepresented populations, African-American and Hispanic youth 11-18 years of age, will be the primary focus of the school-based services. The school-based services must be delivered in schools where at least 40% of the population is African-American and/or Hispanic including multi-racial youth. The grant program will also target new populations under 20 years of age: homeless youth and youth in Department of Juvenile Justice Center. Goal: Reduce teen pregnancy among youth who are 10 to 19 year of age in Illinois communities and with vulnerable populations targeted for services. Outcome Objectives Long Term Outcome Objective: By the end of the grant, there will be a decrease in the rate of births to females ages 10 to 19 in the geographic areas and vulnerable populations served by the program. Intermediate Outcome Objective: At the end of each program cycle, at least 80% of program participants will report that they intend to make healthy and responsible sexual health choices in the next six (6) months (i.e., abstain from sexual intercourse OR use method of birth control if they were to have sexual intercourse). Short-Term Outcome Objective: At the end of each program cycle, at least 70% of program participants will report that being in the program made them "much more likely" or "somewhat more likely" to resist or say no to peer pressure. Grant funds support teen pregnancy prevention direct (e.g., delivery of evidence-based curriculum), training and evaluation services.

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The goal of the PREP program is to reduce birth rates, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS among African-American and Hispanic (inclusive of multi-racial youth) 10-19-year old’s in vulnerable populations in Illinois. The PREP program has a statewide focus, targeting counties and communities with demonstrated risks: high teen birth rates, high rates of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), and poor socio-economic status.

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Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations; Other;

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Direct Payments for Specific Use

Education

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A. Applicant entities will not be eligible to apply for a grant award until they have pre- qualified through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov Grantee Links tab. Registration and pre-qualification are required annually. During pre-qualification, verifications are performed including a check of federal Debarred and Suspended status on the Illinois Stop Payment List and good standing with the Secretary of State. An automated email notification is sent to the entity alerting them of “qualified” status or providing information about how to remediate a negative verification (e.g., inactive DUNS, not in good standing with the Secretary of State). A federal Debarred and Suspended status cannot be remediated. Continuation applicants must submit a completed and signed Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance. Continuation applicants must submit an application that contains the information outlined below. Each section must have a heading that corresponds to the headings listed below. If the Applicant believes that the subject has been adequately addressed in another part of the application narrative, then a cross-reference to the appropriate part of the narrative must be provided. The narrative portion must be in the order requested. This application, if approved, will become an attachment to your PREP work plan (Appendix 3) and budget. The program work plan/application will be the basis for monitoring compliance by DHS. Please provide a detailed response as directed to each of the following items in an effort to fully describe how the PREP program will be operationalized in your service area. A. Executive Summary, B.Agency Qualifications/Organizational Capacity, C. Quality - Description of Program/Services, D.Evaluation , E.Budget Narrative

Applicants need to be pre-qualified by submitting a ICQ, PRA, UGA. Once that is approved, the applicant will submit a narrative application and budget.

Non-for-Profit, Health Department, School. Must be able to deliver an evidence-based curricula within a classroom or community setting.

Results of the ICQ & PRA may render conditions included in the Notice of State Award (NOSA). NOSA will be generated via email and grantee must sign-off and return NOSA to DHS. Once grantee accepts the IDHS grant and returns it, IDHS will accept and the contracting process will begin.

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Providers are not required to provide in-kind and/or financial match. However, if a successful applicant proposes a voluntary match amount and the budget is approved, the total match amount incorporated into the approved budget becomes mandatory and subject to audit.

Providers will serve two under-represented populations, African-American and Hispanic school aged (6th through 12th grade students) youth. The program also targets the following vulnerable populations: wards of the state and victims of human trafficking, 10-19 years of age housed in facilities located in the central and southern part of Illinois, homeless and runaway youth under 20 years of age and youth in the Department of Juvenile Justice. Services included but are not limited to the delivery of at least one sexuality education evidence-based curriculum/a.

2. Program Requirements PREP programs must implement one or more evidence-based curriculum, from the Department's approved list of teen pregnancy prevention evidence-based model programs, with fidelity over the course of the fiscal year. A. Under-represented African American and Hispanic Youth must have the evidence-based curriculum during the school day via classroom settings in middle or high schools housing 6th through 12th grade students and where the school population is at least 40% Hispanic, African-American and/or multi-racial. 1. Making Proud Choices 2. Making A Difference 3. Cuidate 4. Draw the Line! Respect the Line! 5. Love Notes 6. Phat-C B. Homeless and Runaway Youth, ages 10-19 1. Making Proud Choices 2. Making A Difference 3. Cuidate C. Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers, ages 10-19 – 1 provider 1. Rikers Health Advocacy Program (RHAB) D. Wards of the State AND Victims of Human Trafficking/Trauma, ages 10-19 – 1 provider 1. Be Proud! Be Responsible! 2. Cuidate! 3. Draw the line/Respect the line, Making a Difference!, and Making Proud Choices! Additional information regarding each evidence-based curriculum: • Sessions should be implemented no more frequently than two times a week • The program must include no less than the total number of sessions prescribed by the curriculum developer • Each session must be at least 30 minutes in length. • Materials must be culturally sensitive/relevant and suitable to the age and development of the youth being served. • Applicants will be required to replicate model programs with fidelity. If adaptations are needed, adaptations should generally be minimal, such as revising details in a role play, updating outdated statistics, adjusting reading and comprehension levels, making activities more interactive or tailoring learning activities and instructional methods to youth culture or development level. Any content or materials added to the evidence-based program must be well-integrated into the evidence-based program model and should not alter the core components of the evidence-based program model. • Staff implementing and overseeing the PREP program must be trained in the evidence-based curricula (internally or may use funds to support staff training by program developer) and other related topics (e.g. updates on STIs, LGBTQ population, etc.) as scheduled by the Department • Must deliver information that is inclusive of both an abstinence and comprehensive sexual health education approach. If the Provider is using the evidence-based curriculum called Making a Difference, the Provider must deliver a session and/or adapt a session to include a condom demonstration. If the Provider is using Be Proud! Be Responsible! the Provider must deliver the Reproductive Health adaptation. • Ensure Materials are Medically Accurate and Age Appropriate • Abide by the green, yellow and red light adaptations per the curricula developer • Through the use of the evidence-based curriculum/a, youth participants build their knowledge and resistance skills, thereby enhancing “protective factors” and reducing “risk factors”. These programs include components such as social skills development, peer and media pressure resistance, anti-sexual behavior attitudes and norms, and effective self- management skills in an effort to increase youth skills in dealing with high-risk situations and decreasing the potential motivation to initiate sexual activity. E. Implement three of the five Adult Preparation Subjects (Healthy Relationships, Adolescent Development, Financial Literacy, Educational and Career Success and Healthy Life Skills) during the school day or during out-of-school time. Adult Preparation Subject (APS) services must target youth that received at least one of the DHS approved evidence-based curriculum (EBC). The APS may not be delivered with youth that have not received the EBC. 1. Under-represented African-American and Hispanic Youth (middle or high school must be at least 40% African American/Hispanic) residing in areas with High Teen Birth and STI Rates • At least five 45 minute sessions • 3 of 5: Healthy Relationships, Adolescent Development, Financial Literacy, Educational and Career Success and Healthy Life Skills 2. Homeless and Runaway Youth • At least three 45 minute sessions • 3 of 4: Healthy Relationships, Financial Literacy, Educational and Career Success and Healthy Life Skills 3. Youth in Juvenile Detention Centers • At least three 45 minute sessions • 3 of 4: Healthy Relationships, Financial Literacy, Educational and Career Success and Healthy Life Skills 4. Wards of the State AND Victims of Human Trafficking/Trauma • At least three 45 minute sessions • 3 of 4: Healthy Relationships, Financial Literacy, Educational and Career Success and Healthy Life Skills Deliver the evidence-based curriculum/a and Adult Preparation Subject activities with projected number of participants and the projected services (cycles and/or number of sessions) as outlined as outlined in the approved work plan. Deliver the evidence-based model programs, supplemental materials and APS services that are culturally-relevant, age and developmentally appropriate and medically accurate. F. Work with an existing community coalition with a minimum representation from five organizations and sectors. Representation from the community/s in the designated service area participate on the coalition: NOT APPLICABLE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTERS 1. Parents of 6th - 12th grade students 2. Youth (6th - 12th grade) 3. Educators (middle and high schools) 4. Health care (e.g. school-based health clinics, family planning agencies, medical providers, hospitals, etc.) 5. Family support/social services (e.g. youth serving social service organizations, substance abuse treatment centers and domestic violence shelters, counseling services, etc.) Hold quarterly coalition meetings per year and implement activities determined in partnership with the coalition. G. Update and/or develop and disseminate a Referral Guide that provides information regarding an array of health and human services as well as refer participants seeking additional health (e.g. family planning) or other human services (e.g. substance abuse treatment services, domestic violence shelters, counseling services, etc.). The guide must provide information regarding the network of organizations in or near their service area and target youth participating in the evidence-based curriculum. 3. Additional Requirements A. Establish and maintain linkages with schools targeted for services to ensure the schools commitment or the services and with a network of organizations for the purposes of making referrals. B. Administer entry and exit surveys for the cycles of evidence-based curriculum completed during the fiscal year. Entry and exist surveys must be administered with high school students and exit surveys must be administered with 6th - 8th students. The Provider must secure commitment from schools’ participation in the surveys. The Provider must obtain parental consent from youth participating in the school-based services. The entrance and exist surveys must be submitted by the established deadlines and to the Departments evaluation provider. C. The program must include a plan for parent/guardian involvement that includes: • At least two opportunities for parent/guardian to receive information, provide input in to the program, and have their questions addressed (e.g. email/mail/phone calls, newsletters) • At least two in-home learning activities such as homework, parent/guardian-child discussion strategies, and at-home goal setting to reinforce the evidence-based curriculum content D. Submit quarterly in the Departments web-based reporting system, Prevention Hub: • Number of participants (youth and adults) served • Demographic information (gender, age, and race/ethnicity) • Periodic Programmatic Report (PPR) 4. Evaluation - The IDHS and its evaluation provider, the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) at the University of Illinois, will monitor the fidelity of program implementation and track all curriculum adaptations. CPRD will review these adaptations and compare proposed adaptations to the relevant evidence-based program model specifications and program standards. All sub-grantees are required to report implementation data through an online data collection system called “Prevention Hub” on a quarterly basis. Providers will participate in the formal evaluation of the program developed by the Department and must cooperate in the collection of data for this purpose. Programs will be required to administer all reporting that the University of Illinois, Center for Prevention, Research and Development (CPRD) requires for the PREP grant. CPRD will monitor the fidelity of program implementation and track all curriculum adaptations. CPRD will review these adaptations and compare proposed adaptations to the relevant evidence-based program model specifications and program standards. All sub-grantees are required to report implementation data through an online data collection system called “Prevention Hub” on a quarterly basis. C. Technology: Agencies awarded funds through this funding notice must have a computer that meets the following minimum specifications for the purpose of utilizing any required DHS web-based reporting system and the receipt/submission of electronic program and fiscal information: • Internet access, preferably high-speed • Email capability • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Word • Adobe Reader

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Reduce Teen Pregnancy

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Springfield

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7/1/2021

FY 2017 : $1,929,750
FY 2018 : $1,955,224
FY 2019 : $1,879,652