health · HHS-OPHS

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation Grants

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · PA-PHE-26-001

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Award Range

$150K – $1.1M

Total Program Funding

$2.2M

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 5, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OPA wants to fund EVALUATIONS of teen pregnancy prevention programs — not the programs themselves, but rigorous studies of whether they work. If you run a TPP program and want to prove its effectiveness with a randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental study, this pays for that research. $2.2M total, up to 9 awards of $150K-$1.1M each, for up to 3 years. This is about building the evidence base, not delivering services.

Who Should Apply

Research institutions, universities with evaluation capacity, nonprofits partnered with evaluation researchers, or public health agencies with IRB access. Must have an EXISTING teen pregnancy prevention program to evaluate.

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations looking to fund program delivery (this is evaluation-only), individual researchers without institutional backing, or organizations without an existing program to study.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must propose a rigorous evaluation design (RCT preferred)
•Must have IRB approval or clear pathway to approval
•Must evaluate an EXISTING teen pregnancy prevention program
•Must commit to publishing findings regardless of results
•For-profit entities ARE eligible (unusual)

💡 GrantQuick Tip

The key here is RIGOR — OPA wants studies that would pass peer review. If you're a community nonprofit with a great TPP program but no research capacity, PARTNER WITH A UNIVERSITY. The strongest applications pair a proven community program with an experienced evaluation team. Budget heavily for data collection and statistical analysis — that's where most evaluation grants underestimate costs.

Competitiveness: Moderate — 9 awards is a decent pool. The limiting factor is that applicants must have both an existing program AND evaluation research capacity, which narrows the field significantly.

What This Grant Funds

OPA plans to solicit applications for projects to carry out evaluations of teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) approaches that would make significant contributions to preventing teen pregnancy. OPA intends to make available an estimated $2.2 million for up to nine (9) grant awards for a period of up to three (3) years. OPA will consider evaluation projects that explore new questions in teen pregnancy prevention that improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of these programs and services. These grants are for projects that can be conducted within two to three years, such as secondary data analyses or research using existing program and evaluation data, research, or administrative data.

Attachments

PDF

PA-PHE-26-001_TPP Evaluation Research.pdf

PA-PHE-26-001_TPP_Evaluation_Research.pdf

Who Can Apply

Any public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply. For-profit entities are also eligible to apply.

Eligible Applicant Types

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3)Small BusinessesFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsState GovernmentsCounty Governments501(c)(3) NonprofitsCity/Township GovernmentsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesPublic And Indian Housing AuthoritiesSpecial District GovernmentsFor-Profit OrganizationsOther (see NOFO for details)Independent School DistrictsPublic Colleges & Universities

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $150K
Maximum Award: $1.1M
Total Program Funding: $2.2M
Expected Number of Awards: 9
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: July 2, 2026

Application Deadline: August 5, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 6:00 pm Eastern Time.

Agency Contact

Callie Koesters Callie.Koesters@hhs.gov

Callie.Koesters@hhs.gov

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