§ Federal grant opportunity · HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-AP-0003
Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS)
Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB is accepting applications for Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS). The deadline is August 18, 2026 and the published award range is $750K – $900K.
Key facts
- Funder
- Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
- Application deadline
- August 18, 2026
- Award range
- $750K – $900K
- Eligibility
- 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.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Human Services
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-AP-0003
Program overview
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.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before August 18, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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