Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/22/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2026
144,508
224,649
24,552
41,053
0
0
The consequences of adolescent sexual activity remain a critical social and economic issue in the United States, shaping the lives of thousands of teens and their families every year. Despite declining births to teen mothers over the past 25 years, the teen birthrate in the United States remains higher than that in other industrialized countries and varies widely across geographic regions and racial/ethnic groups (Martin et al. 2017). Further, adolescents and young adults accounted for almost half of all new sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases in 2023 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023). Sexual activity in youth is also related to engaging in other risky behaviors such as alcohol and substance use.
In March 2010, Congress authorized the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). PREP provides grants to states, tribes and tribal communities, and community organizations to support evidence-based programs to reduce teen pregnancy and STIs. The programs are required to provide education on both abstinence and contraceptive use. The programs also offer information on adulthood preparation subjects such as healthy relationships, adolescent development, financial literacy, parentâchild communication, education and employment skills, and healthy life skills. Grant recipients are encouraged to target their programming to high-risk populationsâfor example, youth in foster care, homeless youth, youth with HIV/AIDS, pregnant youth who are under age 21, mothers who are under age 21, and youth residing in geographic areas with high teen birth rates.
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-352) requires federal agencies to report annually on measures of program performance. It is essential that PREP grant recipients submit the performance data described in this information collection request (ICR) to enable the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to carry out its reporting requirements to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Further, collection of these data will allow grant recipients and ACF to continue reporting to others on PREP program design, implementation, and outcomes.
US Code:
31 USC 1101
Name of Law: GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
US Code:
42 USC 1310
Name of Law: Public Heath and Welfare; Cooperative research or demonstration projects
This is a request to continue an existing information collection, with proposed revisions to the instruments. Changes in burden estimates reflect updated numbers of grants awarded and subrecipients and youth participants submitted by grant recipients, as well as changes to the instruments and updates to wage rates. Revisions to the PM reduce the overall length of the surveys and are expected to reduce the burden for completing the participant entry survey from eight minutes to five minutes per response and the participant exit survey from seven minutes to five minutes per response. The annual hourly burden estimate has decreased by 40 percent compared to the previously approved annual burden.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.