State
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
07/31/17 5 PM
Grants of up to $1,500 to multiple Massachusetts schools and school districts with low performing schools with the highest teen birth and/or STD rates, in order to lower teen pregnancy and infectious disease rates and increase scholastic achievement. Funds will be provided to develop and implement school health programs and policies to educate students about sexuality, provide related health services, promote an appropriate educational environment, and form policies and procedures.
Eligible districts will plan, coordinate, and implement the following four components of adolescent health:
* Exemplary sexual health education (ESHE): http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/foa/1308foa/pdf/eshe_rationale.pdf
* Safe and supportive learning environments (SSLE): http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/fundedpartners/1308/strategies/environments.htm
* Access to key sexual health services (SHS) including ones that are supportive of LGBT students: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/fundedpartners/1308/strategies/services.htm and http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/fundedpartners/1308/strategies/ymsm.htm
* Related policies and procedures: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/shi/index.htm
Funds can be used to support release time for staff (e.g., substitutes or stipends) to attend professional development events, technical assistance sessions, and other meetings. Relevant meeting and material costs may be included.
GrantWatch ID#: 138472
$50,000
Up to $1,500
2/1/14 - 8 /31/14. It is anticipated that all districts participating in FY2014 will be eligible to apply for increased funding in FY2015 to continue and enhance this initiative through FY2018 pending availability of funds.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Joy Robinson-Lynch
jrobinson-lynch@doe.mass.edu
(781) 338-6331
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