2026-27 Federal Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Subgrant Program
2026-27 Federal Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Subgrant Program supports nonprofits delivering abstinence-until-marriage education to South Carolina youth to reduce teen births and HIV/STI rates.
Funder: South Carolina Department of Education
Due Dates: November 6, 2026, before 5:00 p.m. (Application) | November 2026 (Award notification) | September 30, 2027 (Project end) | December 29–30, 2027 (Final reports; confirm deadline)
Funding Amounts: $100,000–$600,000 per subaward; approximately $1,110,000 available for October 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
Summary: Supports nonprofit organizations delivering exclusively sexual risk avoidance education to South Carolina youth ages 10–19.
Key Information: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits using Title V-compliant curricula deemed research-based by WeAscend.org.
Description
The South Carolina Department of Education’s Office of Student Support administers this competitive subgrant program with federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It supports organizations with documented capacity to deliver abstinence-until-marriage education to youth ages 10–19. Education and research in sexual risk avoidance must be the exclusive purpose of the subgrant, teaching youth to voluntarily refrain from nonmarital sexual activity without normalizing teen sexual activity.
Supported programming emphasizes personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, healthy relationships, and future prospects. It also addresses poverty prevention through self-sufficiency and emotional maturity, resisting sexual coercion and dating violence, and avoiding drug and alcohol use. The state’s goals are to reduce teen births and HIV/STI rates through evidence-based, medically accurate education, mentoring, counseling, and adult supervision.
