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Trauma Informed Improv and Play (TIIP) Program

Award Number: 90AP2714
ORGANIZATION: FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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Trauma Informed Improv and Play (TIIP) Program - This proposal pairs two highly qualified organizations. TIIP is the developer of the TIIP Program and will lead program implementation. The Policy & Research Group (PRG) will lead the evaluation. The purpose of this project is to test an innovative adolescent pregnancy prevention strategy, Trauma Informed Improv and Play (TIIP) Program. The TIIP Program is a theater-based intervention for youth in child welfare and foster care settings that addresses behavioral risk factors underlying teen pregnancy. The intervention is specifically designed for youth in child welfare or foster care settings because they experience both complex trauma and often have multiple, overlapping risk factors associated with unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unhealthy relationship outcomes. The TIIP Program uses trauma-informed principles and a positive youth development approach with experiential theater techniques to increase youth’s body awareness; this contributes to their improved identification of internal feelings, sensation, needs, emotional regulation, and subsequent healthy decision-making behaviors. The TIIP Program contains structured improvisation, games, movement, and reflection over five group sessions that provide youth with opportunities to practice navigating situations where they make healthy sexual decisions, such as abstaining from sex or using contraception. The intervention also includes a skills module-based curriculum that focuses on the acquisition and practice of multiple relevant life skills for adolescents, aligning with five of the PREIS Adult Preparation Subjects. The impact evaluation of the TIIP Program will target youth ages 14-19 who are in the child welfare and foster care systems. The project will be implemented in person with youth recruited through residential group homes and treatment programs in Massachusetts where TIIP has strong working relationships and prior experience offering the program. An individual-level randomized controlled trial (RCT) design will assess the impact of the TIIP Program on youth’s frequency of sexual activity, frequency of condomless sex, emotional regulation (primary outcomes), and a number of secondary outcomes. The RCT aims to enroll 450 study participants, who will complete a questionnaire at baseline, and 3 and 9 months after the intervention period. This project will: 1) support ACF’s A Home for Every Child initiative by promoting healthy decision-making, strong relationships, and youth connectedness for youth in foster care and child welfare settings; 2) provide human trafficking training for study staff and evidence-based educational materials for study participants; and 3) align with ACF’s core values, guiding principles, and priorities. PRG is the grantee and has extensive experience managing federal grants, including fiscal management, sub-recipient management, and ensuring all grant requirements are met. PRG is independent from TIIP and has no financial or other stake in the TIIP Program.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $878,385 )
2026	2026	POLICY AND RESEARCH L.L.C.	8434 OAK ST	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	ORLEANS	USA	Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program	00	1	9/25/2026	NEW	$878,385
														Subtotal = $878,385

Grand Total All Awards = $878,385

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Trauma Informed Improv and Play (TIIP) Program

Award Number: 90AP2714

ORGANIZATION: FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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