Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement seeks applications from qualified organizations for teen pregnancy prevention and adolescent health promotion research center grants. These centers will conduct, synthesize and translate research into practice for the promotion of adolescent health and the prevention of teen pregnancy in support of OAH’s priorities and mission. The Centers are expected to address important and relevant topic areas in pregnancy prevention and adolescent health and to be a national leader in one of five priority areas. The priority areas are (1) safe and supportive environments, (2) healthy relationships, (3) meaningful connections to supportive adults, (4) engaging youth and families, and (5) youth in out-of-home care and foster care systems. Centers are expected to evaluate or assess best practices or evidence-based/evidence-informed approaches in their priority area and make that information easily accessible to providers working with youth. Collectively, the Centers are intended to support a more evidence-reliant provider system for those working with adolescents.The Centers are expected to have a high caliber of scientific and technical competency, be forward-looking, provide strong leadership, and collaborate with stakeholders and community partners (including state and local health agencies and non-profit, community and non-governmental organizations) in the development and delivery of research-to-practice products.Key tasks include:• Assessing research needs and existing research-to-practice resources• Developing and maintaining research alliances• Developing a research agenda in the priority area• Funding and implementing research projects in support of the research agenda• Disseminating products broadly• Collaborating and coordinating with other related organizationsOAH will fund one cooperative agreement per priority area. Applicants should state for which priority area of the 5 listed they are applying.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center <br/>Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 <br/> <br/>Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. <br/>support@grants.gov <br/>
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