Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE)
The Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education grant from the Colorado Department of Education funds evidence-based programs to help Colorado youth avoid risky behaviors and develop healthy relationships.
Funder: Colorado Department of Education
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2026: PAS submission | October 2026: Progress Report | August 2026: RFF for Competitive Grants (monthly 15th) | February 2027: PAS submission | April 2027: Progress Report | June 2027: Year-end Fund Request
Funding Amounts: Competitive subgrants; typical amounts vary by year and availability. Duration aligns with annual cycles.
Summary: Supports Colorado community programs to help youth build healthy relationships and avoid risky behaviors through evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education.
Key Information: For community-based organizations offering out-of-school programming in Colorado; aligns with state health education standards.
Description
This program, administered by the Colorado Department of Education, aims to promote adolescent well-being by supporting youth in Colorado as they develop healthy relationships and make informed decisions to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (including HIV). The grant funds competitive subgrants to community-based organizations that deliver out-of-school time programming, focusing on evidence-based or evidence-informed sexual risk avoidance education rooted in a Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework. The approach emphasizes personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, and the prevention of risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol use. Funded programs must align with Colorado’s Comprehensive Health and Physical Education standards.
