Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Local Evaluation Support and Dissemination

This project builds and expands the adolescent pregnancy prevention knowledge base by supporting Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grantees, including PREP Innovative Strategies (PREIS), Tribal PREP, State PREP, and Competitive PREP, in conducting rigorous local evaluations to improve programming and to generate evidence of effective approaches for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents.  Through individual and group support, and the dissemination of lessons learned and resources, the project supports grantees and evaluators to increase their capacity to conduct rigorous research, strengthen programming, and improve outcomes for youth. To ensure project activities align with grantees’ community needs and evaluation goals, the project regularly engages grantees and evaluators to provide input and feedback on the support they receive and resources created.  The project will also develop innovative communication products to disseminate information about the effective and promising practices that PREP grantees identify.

The contract was awarded in 2021 to Abt Associates with subcontractors Child Trends and The Brazelton Touchpoints Center.

Point(s) of contact: Selma Caal and Kathleen McCoy.