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Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE)

Number: 93.060

Agency: Department of Health and Human
Services
Office: Administration for Children and
Families

Program Information

Program
Number/Title (010):

93.060
Competitive Abstinence Education (CAE)

Federal
Agency (030):

Administration
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services

Authorization (040):

Social
Security Act, Title XI, Section 1110.

Objectives (050):

To promote
abstinence education, as defined by Section 510(b)(2) in Title V of the
Social Security Act, for adolescents. The entire focus of these programs
is to educate young people and create an environment within communities
that supports teen decisions to postpone sexual activity until marriage.

Types of Assistance (060):

Project Grants

Uses and Use Restrictions (070):

Pursuant to Section 510(b)(2) of Title V of the Social
Security Act, the term "abstinence education," for purposes of this
program means an educational or motivational program that:
(A) Has as
its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological, and health
gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity;
(B) Teaches
abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as the expected standard
for all school age children;
(C) Teaches that abstinence from sexual
activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy,
sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health
problems;
(D) Teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship
in the context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual
activity;
(E) Teaches that sexual activity outside of the context of
marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical
effects;
(F) Teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to
have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents, and
society;
(G) Teaches young people how to reject sexual advances and how
alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to sexual advances; and

(H) Teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency before
engaging in sexual activity.

Eligibility Requirements (080)

Applicant Eligibility (081):

"Grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H)
of the Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private
entities that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the
entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will
not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual
conduct, except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law
to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be
precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a
different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was
provided..."

Statutory Authority - This program is funded generally
under the authority of Section 1110 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 1310, and specifically by the appropriation for General Departmental
Management for the Office of the Secretary under Division F, Title II of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 112-74.

Beneficiary Eligibility (082):

Adolescents with a focus on those adolescents that are most
likely to bear children out-of-wedlock or who live in areas with high
birth rates to adolescents.

Credentials/Documentation (083):

Nonprofit
organizations must submit proof of nonprofit status. OMB Circular No. A-87
applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process (090)

Preapplication Coordination (091):

An applicant
should consult the office or official designated as the single point of
contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State
requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has
selected the program for review. Environmental impact information is not
required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under
E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant
should consult the office or official designated as the single point of
contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State
requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has
selected the program for review.

Application Procedures (092):

OMB
Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies
to this program. Specific instructions are published in a program
announcement made available through www.grants.gov.

Award Procedure (093):

All
applications are reviewed by a panel of nonfederal experts that assigns
scores according to the published criteria. The panel's scores are
factored into the recommendations for funding. Scores and recommendations
are reviewed by the Associate Commissioner of the Family and Youth
Services Bureau. Recommendations are made to the ACYF Commissioner, who
makes the final funding decisions.

Deadlines
(094):

Contact the
headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application
deadlines.

Range of
Approval/Disapproval Time (095):

From 60 to 90
days.

Appeals
(096):

Not Applicable.

Renewals
(097):

No new funds
will be available and no new awards will be made after 12 month program
period.

Assistance Consideration (100)

Formula
and Matching Requirements (101):

This
program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching
requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance (102):

Grants
are awarded competitively for a project period of 12 months. No new funds
will be available and no new awards will be made after 12 month program
period. See the following for information on how assistance is
awarded/released: Periodic draw downs based on need and project progress.

Post Assistance Requirements (110)

Reports
(111):

Grantees are
required to submit cash transaction reports, progress reports, and
expenditure reports. Grantees are required to submit program progress
reports semi-annually throughout the project period. Program progress
reports are due 30 days after the reporting period. Final programmatic
reports are due 90 days after the close of the project period. Grantees
are required to submit financial reports (SF-269) semi-annually throughout
the project period. Financial reports are due 30 days after the reporting
period. Final financial reports are due 90 days after the close of the
project period. Performance monitoring occurs by reviewing program
progress reports, conducting monitoring phone calls and conducting
monitoring site visits. No cash reports are required. Competitive grantees
under the Abstinence Program will be required to submit progress reports
semi-annually. Reports will be due 30 days after the conclusion of the
reporting period.

Failure to submit reports on time may be a basis
for withholding grant funds, suspension, or termination of the grant. In
addition, all funds reported after the obligation period will be
recouped.

Cover Letter

A cover letter must accompany the
Performance Progress Report and must include the CFDA Number 93.060 and
“Competitive Abstinence Education Program” as the priority area to which
the grantee is responding.

Forms

Performance Progress
Report, Performance Narrative, Performance Measures Database

See
Appendices for Additional information for the forms and instructions. can
be found at:

Transmittal

Grantees will submit the progress
reports online via the ACF Online Data Collection (OLDC) platform.
Successful applicants will receive further reporting guidance. No
expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits
(112):

In accordance
with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003),
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,"
nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more
in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted
for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year
in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that
year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the
provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of
States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal
entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal
awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that
year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal
awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as
noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records
(113):

All financial
records are to be maintained 3 years after termination of the project or
until audit is completed, whichever occurs first.

Financial Information (120)

Account Identification (121):

75-0120-0-1-506 - General Departmental Management account.

Obligations (122):

(Salaries)
FY 11 $0; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 Estimate Not Available - (Salaries) FY
10 $0; FY 11 est $0; and FY 12 est $0 - The FY10 and FY11 budget makes no
provision for the CAE program and we have no means to estimate salaries
since it is a new FOA that is national in scope.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance (123):

$562,500 to 642,900. The average award amount $602,700.

Program Accomplishments (130):

Not Applicable.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature (140):

Contact the Family and Youth Services Bureau central office
for available literature. You may also get information on the Family and
Youth Services Bureau website at the following address:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb.

Information Contacts (150)

Regional or Local Office (151) :

None.

Headquarters Office (152):

Debbie
Powell, 2150 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20447
Email: [email-masked]
Phone: (202) 205-2360.

Website
Address (153):

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

Related Programs (160):

93.092 Personal Responsibility Education Program; 93.235
Abstinence Education Program

Examples of Funded Projects (170):

Not
Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals (180):

Applications will be evaluated based upon the criteria
published in the Funding Opportunity Announcement located on the following
website address: http://www.grants.gov/.

Contact Information

Website:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

Regional or Local Office:

None.

Headquarters Office:

Debbie
Powell, 2150 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20447
Email: [email-masked]
Phone: (202) 205-2360.

General Information

Assistance Types:

B -
PROJECT GRANTS/B - Project Grants

Applicant Eligibilty:

09-Government - General/ 40-Health/Medical
13-State/
40-Health/Medical
14-State (includes District of Columbia, public
institutions of higher education and hospitals)/
40-Health/Medical
15-Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes,
excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals/
40-Health/Medical
20-Public nonprofit institution/organization
(includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)/
40-Health/Medical
22-Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments/
40-Health/Medical
34-Small business (less than 500 employees)/
40-Health/Medical
35-Profit organization/ 40-Health/Medical

Beneficiary Eligibilty:

34 - Small business, 36 - Private nonprofit
institution/organization

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