Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS)
Agency: Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Assistance Listings: 93.092 -- Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program
Last Updated: July 17, 2026
Description
The Personal Responsibility Education Program-Innovative Strategies (PREIS) builds the evidence base for adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions that are effective with high risk and vulnerable youth populations and addresses gaps with new promising program models. PREIS funds rigorous impact evaluations of innovative youth pregnancy prevention interventions that target services to high-risk, vulnerable, and culturally under-represented youth populations, including youth in foster care/child welfare settings, juvenile justice, victims of trafficking, youth who have runaway or experience homelessness,...
youth with HIV/AIDS, expectant youth who are under 21 years of age and their partners, parenting youth who are under 21 years of age and their partners, and youth residing in areas with high birth rates for youth. Projects must implement at least three of the six congressionally mandated adulthood preparation subjects (APS) which include: 1) healthy relationships, 2) adolescent development, 3) financial literacy, 4) parent-child communication, 5) educational and career success, and 6) healthy life skills. Projects are required to conduct rigorous impact evaluations (randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental design studies with assignment to treatment or control group). PREIS evaluations must be conducted by an independent, third-party evaluator.Interventions to be evaluated under this funding opportunity are expected to have compelling, positive preliminary evidence from previous research, but have not been evaluated through a randomized control trial or quasi-experimental design. Interventions must have a well-described theory of change, with intervention materials already developed.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
Education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Applications from collaboratives and/or consortiums must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the award. A primary applicant must be named in the application. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.
Grantor contact information
Description
Katherine Godesky
fysb.nofo.preis@acf.hhs.gov
fysb.nofo.preis@acf.hhs.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-AP-0003.pdf | HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-AP-0003.pdf | Jul 17, 2026 06:38 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: August 18, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Award
$10,000,000
Program Funding
12
Expected awards
$750,000
Award Minimum
$900,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-AP-0003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
July 17, 2026
Archive date:
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