Information & Education (I&E) Program

Contact :

ASH_ED_RFA@cdph.ca.gov

(916) 650-0300

Action Dates

Date	Update
11/15/18	Funding Alert
11/21/18	RFA Addendum 1 (PDF)
11/27/18	Informational Webinar (32MB, MP4) \| (PDF)
11/28/18	Deadline to submit RFA questions
12/7/18	Q&A responses published
12/7/18	RFA Addendum 2 (PDF)
1/10/19	RFA Addendum 3 (PDF)
1/11/19	Applications Due
2/25/19	RFA Addendum 4 (PDF)
3/4/19	Public Notice of Intent to Award (PDF)
4/15/19	Public Notice of Final Award (PDF)

Request for Application - 2019

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit competitive applications from eligible agencies for funding as one of up to nine (9) agencies to implement the Information and Education (I&E) Program, administered by the California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division (CDPH/MCAH).

Funding Alert

Program

Information and Education (I&E) Progam

Program Details

Section 14504.3 of the Welfare and Institution Code (WIC) states the goal of I&E is to decrease adolescent pregnancies through educational programs that equip high-need youth “with the knowledge, understanding, and behavioral skills necessary to make responsible decisions.” I&E aims to empower and equip youth with knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health to help prevent adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The program also aims to engage parents or other caring adults in the community in an effort to provide them with information and effective tools to support youth regarding responsible, healthy behaviors and help them thrive. I&E provides youth with comprehensive, medically accurate, unbiased sexual health education and clinical linkages to sexual and reproductive health services. I&E activities include, but are not limited to: adolescent pregnancy prevention, including providing information on abstinence and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved contraceptive methods; education on how to prevent transmission of STIs including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); promotion and referrals for STI screening and treatment; and education on life skills and healthy relationships.

Eligibility

Applicants that meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the RFA are invited to apply to this RFA.

Funding Term

July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, contingent upon State General Funding.

Funding and Authority

Up to $1,122,393 in State General Fund allocations will be allocated statewide annually through this RFA. The minimum award given to all applicants chosen for funding will be $124,710 per fiscal year.

The minimum award has been increased as compared to the previous I&E cycle in response to the feedback and needs of local agencies to ensure that sufficient funding is available to implement evidence-based and/or evidence-informed sexual health education and meet the program requirements. With SGF remaining the same as previous years and the increase in the minimum funding, MCAH has reduced the number of awards available to nine (9).

The I&E Program was appropriated in the 1973 Budget Act and is authorized by California Welfare and Institution Code Section 14504.3. The Program is funded through the State General Fund (SGF).