City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 22, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Grant Application For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding To The Administration For Children, Youth And Families For The Alexandria Campaign On Adolescent Pregnancy.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a three year grant application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Family Youth Service Bureau (FYSB) for funding through the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Competitive Grants under the Affordable Care Act for the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1) Authorize the submission of the three-year grant application to ACF for funding in the amount of $442,094 per year (due May 5, 2015);
2) Approve a 2.0 FTE increase within the Department of Community and Human Services' (DCHS) Center for Children to be fully supported by grant revenues for a Management Analyst II to manage the PREP grant and a Health and Community Education Specialist and Families to provide outreach services and conduct youth engagement activities; and
3) Authorize the Acting City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: The ACF is accepting applications for the development and implementation of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). The purpose of this program is to support projects that educate at risk youth, between the ages of 10 and 19, and pregnant and parenting youth, under age 21, on abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. Applicants will also be required to provide programming on at least three of six adulthood preparati...
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