PLEASE NOTE: Addendum #4, dated 11/28/22, has been issued for this RFA. Please see the full RFA. PLEASE NOTE: Addendum #3, dated 11/18/22, has been issued for this RFA. Please see the full RFA. PLEASE NOTE: Addendum #2, dated 11/3/22, has been issued for this RFA. Please see full RFA. PLEASE NOTE: Addendum #1, dated 10/04/22, has been issued for this RFA. Please see full RFA . The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Bureau of Women, Infant and Adolescent Health (BWIAH), announces the availability of up to $19.7 million annually to support the Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) initiative throughout the state for the anticipated funding period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028. This Request for Applications (RFA) represents the continued commitment of the NYSDOH to support comprehensive programming that fosters the prevention of adolescent pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and) and aligns with NYSDOH’s Title V Maternal and Child Health priorities for adolescent health. NYSDOH is committing public health resources to communities with the highest need where impact will be greatest to improve population health outcomes and advance health equity. To accomplish this, the CAPP RFA incorporates key guiding principles within a comprehensive public health framework to promote health and opportunities in communities for New York State (NYS) adolescents. These principles include: a performance management approach to measure, monitor, and improve health outcomes; the social ecological model approach, which recognizes health as a function of individuals and the environments in which they live; and a youth development approach that provides supports and opportunities for young people within communities to enable them to develop to their full potential. CAPP programs serve youth populations, ages 10-21, that lack social and economic opportunities to enable them to develop to their full potential. Priority populations include youth from racial and ethnic minorities; all youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, and/or otherwise have special circumstances such as youth living in foster care; youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning; youth with special healthcare needs (including youth with cognitive learning delays, on the autism spectrum, or otherwise learning impaired); youth who are homeless; youth involved in the juvenile justice system; and other marginalized adolescent populations. CAPP community-based programs are part of the statewide adolescent prevention initiatives that utilize a youth development framework (refer to http://www.actforyouth.net/youth_development) and implement evidence-based practices to promote health in communities that lack resources and opportunities. CAPP programs will be located in areas with high need as identified by the Adolescent Sexual Health Needs Index (ASHNI, see Attachment 1). Using this information, applicants must serve ZIP codes that have the highest ASHNI scores relevant to their applicant communities. The ASHNI is an indicator, calculated at the ZIP code level, to provide a single, multidimensional measure related to adolescent pregnancy and STIs. The ASHNI takes into consideration a variety of key factors related to these outcomes, including the size of the adolescent population, actual burden (number) of adolescent pregnancies and STI cases; and a number of specific demographic and community factors (education, economic, and race/ethnicity indicators) that are associated with sexual health outcomes. The needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth need to be considered and organizations need to identify how their programs will be inclusive of and non-stigmatizing toward such participants. Please note: Letter of Interest is not required. (Letter of interest language dependent upon program requirements) Questions are due October 20, 2022 and answers will be posted on or about November 10, 2022. Please see RFA for further info. To apply for this opportunity please go to the top of this page and login to the Grants Gateway. Search for “Available Opportunities” and look for the grant opportunity name listed above

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