Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.3 - Project Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Grants
				will be awarded to eligible applicants for specifically designed projects.
				Preference in awarding grants shall be given to projects which use a variety of
				community resources and agencies. Priority in awarding of points for community
				grants shall be given to programs that serve areas of the state which
				demonstrate the highest percentage of pregnancies of females aged 13 years of
				age or older but younger than the age of 18 within the geographic area to be
				served by the grant. Projects selected for the adolescent pregnancy prevention
				statewide campaign, adolescent pregnancy evaluation grant, and state coalition
				grants will be eligible for noncompetitive funding for up to three years,
				pending availability of funds and based upon satisfactory progress toward
				program goals. Projects which do not make satisfactory progress toward program
				goals shall be required to competitively bid for refunding. After three years,
				all projects must competitively bid for refunding.
Projects funded prior to July 2000 under the community
				  adolescent pregnancy prevention and services grants are eligible for funding
				  for up to nine years, pending availability of funds if the programs are
				  comprehensive in scope and have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants awarded
				  after July 2000 must be comprehensive in scope and be based on existing models
				  that have demonstrated positive outcomes.
An increasing grantee match will be required. A 5 percent
				  grantee match will be required in year one. The match will increase by 5
				  percent each subsequent year a project receives funding. In-kind matches may be
				  applied toward the grantee match. Projects which do not make satisfactory
				  progress toward program goals shall be required to competitively bid for
				  refunding.
(2) A grantee
				may not use grant funds to serve residents of states other than Iowa. An
				exception to this would be a media campaign in which radio or television
				messages may "reach" audiences outside of Iowa.
(3) Rescinded lAB 7/6/94, effective
				7/1/94.
(4) Projects must serve
				adolescents. Persons who were served prior to age 18 may continue to be served
				even though they are not currently pursuing a high school diploma.
(5) Rescinded lAB 7/6/94, effective
				7/1/94.
(6) Eligible applicants for
				the statewide campaign are public or private agencies or individuals. Eligible
				applicants for the evaluation program are organizations or individuals
				affiliated with institutions under the authority of the state board of regents
				or other organizations or individuals experienced in evaluation techniques.
				Applications for the state coalition program will be accepted from groups or
				networks with statewide representation focusing on issues of adolescent
				pregnancy prevention, parenting and community collaboration. Applications for
				the community adolescent pregnancy prevention and services program will be
				accepted from community or regional boards or committees with broad-based
				representation or a single agency representing a broad-based group.
(7) Rescinded lAB 11/4/98, effective
				1/1/99.
(8) Rescinded lAB 11/4/98,
				effective 1/1/99.
(9) An adolescent
				pregnancy prevention statewide campaign grant will be awarded for a project
				providing a statewide campaign which encourages abstinence and provides
				information which will emphasize prevention of adolescent
				pregnancies.
(10) An adolescent
				pregnancy prevention evaluation grant will be awarded to provide technical
				assistance to grantees in assessing their project and developing an evaluation
				tool for ongoing use. The evaluation grantee will provide an annual written
				report to the department.
(11) A
				state coalition grant will be awarded to provide assistance to an existing
				coalition or network focusing on the issues of adolescent pregnancy prevention
				and services and coalition building in the state.
(12) Community adolescent pregnancy
				prevention grants will be awarded to projects providing:
a. Broad-based representation from community
				or regional representatives including, but not limited to, schools, churches,
				human service-related organizations, and businesses.
b. Comprehensive programming focusing on the
				prevention of initial pregnancies during the adolescent years. Projects may
				provide one or more of the following services:
(1) Workshops and informational programs for
				adolescents and parents of adolescents to improve communication between
				children and parents regarding human sexuality issues.
(2) Programs that focus on the prevention of
				initial pregnancies through responsible decision making in relationships. These
				programs should be comprehensive with emphasis on, but not limited to,
				abstinence, risks associated with drug and alcohol use, contraceptives and
				associated failure rates, sexually transmitted diseases, and AIDS.
(3) Programs which use peer counseling or
				peer education techniques for the prevention of adolescent
				pregnancies.
(4) Development and
				distribution of informational material designed to discourage adolescent sexual
				activity, to provide information regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome
				and sexually transmitted diseases, and to encourage male and female adolescents
				to assume responsibility for their sexual activity and parenting.
c. Services to pregnant and
				parenting adolescents. Not more than 25 percent of a community grant may be
				used for these services. Projects may provide one or more of the following
				services:
(1) Programs intended to prevent an
				additional pregnancy by a parent who is less than 19 years of age. Preference
				in grant awards will be given to programs providing incentives to clients for
				their program participation and success in avoiding a subsequent
				pregnancy.
(2) Programs for
				pregnant or parenting teens intended to educate adolescents concerning the
				risks associated with alcohol and other drug use during pregnancy, improve
				parenting skills, and plan for the future.
(3) Programs for young fathers.
(4) Development and distribution of
				informational material designed to encourage male and female adolescents to
				assume responsibility for their sexual activity and parenting.