Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
Forecasted
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education supports regional organizations in providing comprehensive, trauma-informed education for young people to help delay sexual activity and reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Funder: New Jersey Department of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $974,000 estimated program funding for the October 2026–September 2027 award period
Summary: Regional grants support sexual risk avoidance education that helps young people delay sexual activity and reduces teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Key Information: Education must be comprehensive, trauma informed, and inclusive of LGBTQ youth.
Description
The New Jersey Department of Health funds regional Sexual Risk Avoidance Education projects to promote delaying sexual activity and reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The program supports the infrastructure and related health education services needed to implement those projects.
All education delivered through the program must be comprehensive, trauma informed, and inclusive of LGBTQ youth. Applicants need the capacity to manage the administrative, programmatic, and fiscal work involved in developing and delivering the project.
