Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE)
Funds Colorado groups to deliver evidence-based, out-of-school sexual risk avoidance education for youth, emphasizing healthy relationships and life skills within a positive youth development framework.
Funder: Colorado Department of Education
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2026 (RFF due date for All Competitive Grants – monthly by 15th) | August 2026 (PAS submission) | October 2026 (Performance Progress Report) | February 2027 (PAS submission) | April 2027 (Performance Progress Report) | June 5, 2027 (Fiscal year-end fund request cutoff)
Funding Amounts: Funding varies; awards are competitive subgrants to community-based organizations, typically annual with renewal options.
Summary: Supports Colorado community-based organizations to deliver evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education for youth using a positive youth development framework.
Key Information: All dates are projected—refer to the program page for official updates.
Description
The Colorado Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Grant Program funds community-based organizations to provide out-of-school programming aimed at helping youth develop healthy relationships, life skills, and decision-making abilities that reduce rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. The program uses a Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework, emphasizing risk avoidance, personal responsibility, self-regulation, and goal setting, while discouraging the normalization of teen sexual activity. Funded activities must align with Colorado’s Comprehensive Health and Physical Education standards and use evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches.
