| HHS Secretary Tommy
G. Thompson today announced 95 new grants totaling $27.7 million to help
communities develop and implement abstinence-only education and related
programs for young people ages 12 to 18.
“Abstinence education
programs create an environment within communities that supports teens
in their decision to remain abstinent until marriage,” Secretary Thompson
said. “These grants will help communities develop programs that
give teens the confidence and self-esteem to make good choices for themselves
and their futures.”
HHS’ Health Resources
and Services Administration released two types of Community-Based Abstinence
Education Grants: three-year implementation grants and one-year planning
grants. Forty implementation grants totaling $18.3 million, and
18 planning grants totaling almost $1.6 million, were awarded to public
and private entities such as community-based and faith-based organizations,
hospitals, health centers, school systems and other youth services agencies.
The agency expects to announce the availability of another round of
abstinence grants this fall.
Abstinence education
interventions are designed to reduce the number of adolescents who have
engaged in premarital sexual activity and, consequently, the number
of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
All projects funded under the program must comply with the legislative
definition of abstinence education in Section 510 of Title V of the
Social Security Act.
A separate HHS
entity, the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (OAPP), also released
$7.8 million in grants for another 37 abstinence demonstration projects
set to begin this month. These projects will be run by public
and private agencies, universities, hospitals and faith-based organizations.
Tables of grantees and their awards
follows:
HRSA Community-Based Abstinence-Only
Grantees
|
|
Planning Grants
|
| Organization |
City
|
State
|
Amount
|
|
University of South Alabama
|
Mobile
|
Ala.
|
$100,000
|
|
County of San Bernardino Department of Public
Health
|
San
Bernardino
|
Calif.
|
100,000
|
|
Catholic Charities of St. Petersburg
|
St.
Petersburg
|
Fla.
|
99,963
|
|
Augusta-Richmond Cty. Community Partnership
for Children & Families
|
Augusta
|
Ga.
|
100,000
|
|
East Metro Health District
|
Lawrenceville
|
Ga.
|
30,228
|
|
Abstinence Education Consultants,
Inc.
|
Wichita
|
Kan.
|
100,000
|
|
Inner Reflections Too
|
Baton
Rouge
|
La.
|
73,244
|
|
Catholic Social Services of Fall River
|
Fall
River
|
Mass.
|
100,000
|
|
New Genesis, Inc.
|
Kalamazoo
|
Mich.
|
99,277
|
|
Community Matters, Inc.
|
Brandon
|
Miss.
|
100,000
|
|
Trinity Community Dev. Corp.
|
Verona
|
N.J.
|
100,000
|
|
Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department
|
Zanesville
|
Ohio
|
50,000
|
|
Wichita Mountain Prevention Network
|
Lawton
|
Okla.
|
98,960
|
|
South Hills Crisis Pregnancy Center
|
Bethel
Park
|
Pa.
|
58,671
|
|
Life Choices, Inc.
|
Dyersburg
|
Tenn.
|
79,703
|
|
Boys to Men, Inc.
|
Johnson
City
|
Tenn.
|
99,224
|
|
Chancellor Brooks Sustaita Med. Ctr.
|
Midland
|
Texas
|
97,550
|
|
Institute for Youth Development
|
Sterling
|
Va.
|
71,104
|
|
Planning Grants Total:
|
$1,557,924
|
|
|
Implementation Grants
|
| Organization |
City
|
State
|
Amount
|
| “Let's Talk” Abstinence
Program/Crisis Pregnancy Ctr. Inc. |
Anchorage
|
Alaska
|
$281,149
|
|
Madison County Schools
|
Huntsville
|
Ala.
|
421,606
|
|
Troy Hospital Corporation, Inc.
|
Troy
|
Ala.
|
533,925
|
|
Prim n Proper/Excel, Inc.
|
Conway
|
Ark.
|
339,842
|
|
Abstinence by Choice
|
Little
Rock
|
Ark.
|
172,237
|
|
Catherine's House
|
Little
Rock
|
Ark.
|
255,500
|
|
Pima Prevention Partnership
|
Tucson
|
Ariz.
|
513,953
|
|
Public Health Foundation, Inc.
|
City
of Industry
|
Calif.
|
255,555
|
|
Friends First
|
Longmont
|
Colo.
|
630,222
|
|
Pueblo Youth Program
|
Pueblo
|
Colo.
|
319,788
|
|
D.C. Department of Health
|
Washington
|
D.C.
|
763,583
|
|
Project SOS, Inc
|
Jacksonville
|
Fla.
|
631,830
|
|
Florida Christian College
|
Kissimmee
|
Fla.
|
798,417
|
|
Gold Coast Community Services
|
Lake
Worth
|
Fla.
|
800,000
|
|
Baker County Health Department
|
Macclenny
|
Fla.
|
343,698
|
|
Communities in Schools in Georgia
|
Atlanta
|
Ga.
|
697,246
|
|
Wholistic Stress Control Institute
|
Atlanta
|
Ga.
|
316,487
|
|
Carrollton Housing Authority
|
Carrollton
|
Ga.
|
345,308
|
|
Friends of Cobb County Community Children &
Youth
|
Marietta
|
Ga.
|
304,061
|
|
Sexual Health Education, Inc.
|
Cedar
Rapids
|
Iowa
|
421,500
|
|
Iowa Department of Public Health
|
Des
Moines
|
Iowa
|
317,512
|
|
Roseland Christian Ministries
|
Chicago
|
Ill.
|
800,000
|
|
New Hope Center, Inc.
|
Edgewood
|
Ky.
|
363,497
|
|
St Joseph Health System
|
Tawas
City
|
Mich.
|
503,615
|
|
Catholic Charities of Kansas City/St.Joseph
|
Kansas
City
|
Mo.
|
133,992
|
|
City of Norfolk/Community Character Development
Coalition
|
Norfolk
|
Neb.
|
298,620
|
|
|
Ramsey
|
N.J.
|
775,951
|
|
Free Teens USA, Inc.
|
Westwood
|
N.J.
|
475,280
|
|
Socorro General Hospital
|
Socorro
|
N.M.
|
207,984
|
|
Catholic Charities of Southern Tier
|
Montour
Falls
|
N.Y.
|
280,000
|
|
Hope Initiative CDC, Inc.
|
Rochester
|
N.Y.
|
302,554
|
|
Elizabeth's New Life Center
|
Dayton
|
Ohio
|
684,364
|
|
Heartbeats of Licking County
|
Newark
|
Ohio
|
378,009
|
|
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
|
Toledo
|
Ohio
|
498,933
|
|
Operation Keepsake
|
Wickcliffe
|
Ohio
|
577,040
|
|
Keystone Central School District
|
Lock
Haven
|
Pa.
|
255,725
|
|
Christ Community Medical Clinic, Inc
|
Memphis
|
Tenn.
|
611,940
|
|
Creative Life, Inc.
|
Memphis
|
Tenn.
|
580,957
|
|
Longview Wellness Center
|
Longview
|
Texas
|
752,224
|
|
Pregnancy Resource Center
|
Vancouver
|
Wash.
|
391,000
|
|
Implementation Grants Total:
|
$18,335,104
|
Overall
HRSA Total:
|
$19,893,028
|
OAPP
Abstinence Education Grants
|
| Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
|
Alabama State University
|
Montgomery
|
Ala.
|
$225,000
|
|
Winslow Unified School District #1
|
Winslow
|
Ariz.
|
198,380
|
|
Northridge Hospital Foundation
|
Northridge
|
Calif.
|
210,647
|
|
YMCA of San Diego County
|
San Diego
|
Calif.
|
225,000
|
|
Vista Community Clinic
|
Vista
|
Calif.
|
225,000
|
|
Colorado State University
|
Ft. Collins
|
Colo.
|
225,000
|
|
Urban League of Broward County, Inc.
|
Ft. Lauderdale
|
Fla.
|
172,054
|
|
Switchboard of Miami, Inc.
|
Miami
|
Fla.
|
225,000
|
|
BETA Center, Inc.
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
225,000
|
|
Boys Girls Clubs of Sarasota County
|
Sarasota
|
Fla.
|
225,000
|
|
Wheeler County Board of Education
|
Alamo
|
Ga.
|
225,000
|
|
Morehouse School of Medicine
|
Atlanta
|
Ga.
|
225,000
|
|
Lake County Health Dept. Comm. Health Center
|
Waukegan
|
Ill.
|
225,000
|
|
University of Maryland Baltimore
|
Baltimore
|
Md.
|
225,000
|
|
YMCA of Cumberland MD, Inc.
|
Cumberland
|
Md.
|
99,227
|
|
Planned Parenthood Northern Michigan
|
Petosky
|
Mich.
|
127,226
|
|
Roanoke Chapel Baptist Church
|
Jackson
|
N.C.
|
225,000
|
|
Public Health Auth. of Cabarrus Co.
|
Kannapolis
|
N.C.
|
150,000
|
|
Be'er Hagolah Institutes (BHI)
|
Brooklyn
|
N.Y.
|
225,000
|
|
Builders for the Family and Youth of the Diocese
|
Brooklyn
|
N.Y.
|
225,000
|
|
Educators for Children, Youth & Families
|
Brooklyn
|
N.Y.
|
225,000
|
|
St. Luke's Roosevelt Institute for Health Sciences
|
New York
|
N.Y.
|
225,000
|
|
Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese
NY
|
Syracuse
|
N.Y.
|
225,000
|
|
Catholic Social Services Of the Miami Valley
|
Dayton
|
Ohio
|
225,000
|
|
Tri County Right To Life Educational Foundation
|
New Carlisle
|
Ohio
|
225,000
|
|
Northwest Family Services
|
Portland
|
Ore.
|
225,000
|
|
To Our Children's Future with Health, Inc.
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
225,000
|
|
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pa.
|
225,000
|
|
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
|
Upland
|
Pa.
|
154,194
|
|
Medical University of South Carolina
|
Charleston
|
S.C.
|
225,000
|
|
The Children's Council
|
Lancaster
|
S.C.
|
208,937
|
|
Rural America Initiatives
|
Rapid City
|
S.D.
|
225,000
|
|
Youth and Family Alliance, Inc. DBA Lifeworks
|
Austin
|
Texas
|
181,405
|
|
Dallas Independent School District
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
225,000
|
|
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program, Inc.
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
225,000
|
|
JOVEN
|
San Antonio
|
Texas
|
222,251
|
|
Wise Women Gathering Place
|
Green Bay
|
Wis.
|
225,000
|
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
$7,799,321
|
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