Abstinence and Personal Responsibility Education Programs

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Section 2953 of the PPACA provides $55.25 million in grants to allow states to fund education for youth on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The individual state grants will be at least $250,000 annually and states will be awarded funding for a five-year period.

Arkansas Implementation

The Arkansas Department of Health applied for $485,372 in grant funding for the Personal Responsibility Education Program and $619,862 for the Title V State Abstinence Program Grant. In Sept. 2010, the state was awarded funding for both grant programs.

Federal Documents

HHS press release announcing $1.1 million in grant funding for Arkansas
Personal Responsibility Education Program Grant Solicitation PDF
Grant application for PREP funding

Arkansas Documents

Arkansas's application for the PREP grant Word
The Arkansas Department of Health's application for the $485,372 in PREP grant funding.
Title V State Abstinence Program Grant Application PDF
Arkansas Department of Health's grant application for the Title V State Abstinence Program. The program requires state matching funding, which will be obtained from local groups.