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Organization: Dept of Health Services (DHS)  http://dhs.wi.gov/
Publish Dates: 3/6/2023 through 4/14/2023
Category: Grants County:
Sub Category: Proposals Municipality:
Region: Entire State Status: Archived
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Wisconsin Project WISE: Teen Outreach Program
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Wisconsin Project WISE: Teen Outreach Program
Application Due Date: April 14, 2023, 11 a.m.
Anticipated Annual Award Amount: up to $80,000–$120,000 annually
Anticipated Project Dates: July 1, 2023–June 30, 2027
Question and Answer Session: March 29 from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. via Zoom
Notification: Applicants will be notified by email of the funding decision for their application no later than May 15.

Our team strives to ensure accessibility and accommodation for all grant candidates. Please contact Maggie Smith, Adolescent Health Coordinator, at margaretj.smith@dhs.wisconsin.gov, with any requests for accommodations, translation, technical assistance, or general inquiries about this opportunity.
Introduction
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH) announces the availability of funds for Project WISE (Wisconsin Initiative for Student Empowerment), funded by the Wisconsin Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant.
DHS is requesting applications for implementation of educational programs for sixth through eighth grade youth. Youth may be served through in-school, after-school, community-based settings, or any setting for youth involved in the justice system, foster care system, runaway or homeless youth, or youth who are victims of trafficking.
Project WISE will utilize Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) to promote the positive development of adolescents through curriculum-guided, interactive group discussions; positive adult guidance and support; and community service learning. TOP is delivered by trained adult facilitators to groups of teens called TOP clubs. TOP is focused on key topics related to adolescent health and development, including building social, emotional, and life skills; developing a positive sense of self; and connecting with others. The development of supportive relationships with adult facilitators is a crucial part of the model, as are relationships with other peers in the program. TOP is inclusive and sensitive to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer and Questioning (LGBTIQ+) youth.

TOP Curriculum topics include:
• Healthy relationships
• Communication and assertiveness
• Critical thinking and external influences
• Goal setting
• Decision-making and personal reflection
• Values clarification to explore their own values
• Health, wellness, and self-understanding (including medically accurate sexuality education)
• Community service learning
Project WISE is funded through Wisconsin’s Title V SRAE grant. Across the nation, the Title V SRAE Program funds states and territories to implement education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance that teaches youth to voluntarily refrain from sexual activity. Programs teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, a focus on the future, and the prevention of youth risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol use. Title V State SRAE projects are implemented using a Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework and must be in accordance with the Title V State SRAE legislation.
Funding Availability
Grant funding is expressly dependent upon the availability of funds to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) from the Administration of Children and Families (ACF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). The SRAE Program is authorized and funded by Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 710), as amended by Section 50502 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law (Pub. L.) No. 115-123, and extended by Section 2104 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Pub. L. No. 116-159).

Applicants will be awarded based on available funding, capacity, need, and ability to meet application criteria. This project begins on July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2027. Each contract will have a duration of one calendar year with the possibility of annual renewal for the project period, contingent on funding availability and performance. The anticipated annual award amount is $80,000–$120,000.
Eligibility Information
Organizations that apply for funding must be based in Wisconsin and include governmental entities, such as county, city, schools and school districts, universities, local health or human services departments, other public entities, or 501(c)(3) organizations including but not limited to community-based organizations and faith-based organizations. An applicant may apply to serve more than one community within the same application. All applicants must have or obtain a Universal Entity ID (UEI) from sam.gov and must not be disbarred, suspended, or ineligible.
Eligible organizations must demonstrate their capacity to provide and coordinate strategies that advance the initiatives of this application. Eligible organizations may not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or national origin in their staffing policies, use of volunteers, or provision of services.
To be considered eligible for funding, applicants must demonstrate capacity and infrastructure (for example: space, staff, transportation, existing relationships) to work with middle-school-aged youth (six through eighth grades) to support program implementation. For the first year of the grant program, up to one semester may be utilized for partnership building and program planning. Applicants are expected to serve youth in TOP clubs for a nine-month program. Adaptations to the nine-month program model may be approved on a conditional basis for agencies serving priority populations, including youth involved in the justice system, foster care system, runaway or homeless youth, youth who are victims of trafficking, LGBTIQ+ youth, Black, Indigenous, and youth of color, and other vulnerable populations.

All interested agencies are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to applicants serving populations that meet one or more of the following criteria:
• Applicants planning creative approaches to reach youth involved in the justice system, foster care system, runaway or homeless youth, or youth who are victims of trafficking.
• Applicants serving priority populations such as Black, Indigenous, and youth of color, LGBTIQ+ youth, and youth living in poverty.
• Applicants serving communities with disproportionately high teen birth or sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates.
• Applicants demonstrating high rates of risk behaviors according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
• Applicants with prior experience successfully implementing the Teen Outreach Program.

All applicants should clearly describe the needs of the population they plan to serve and should include the demographics of program recipients in their application. DHS understands the limited availability of local data for teen birth rates, STI rates, and other measurements of relative risk. If data is unavailable in your community, DHS will assess the population’s level of risk based on the demographic information provided and any other data provided by the applicant.
Related Links:
Attachments:
2023 SRAE Site FOA FINAL
Revision History:
3/6/2023 10:57:50 AM Christina Hinkley Attachment added.
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