Friday, May 23, 2025
5/23/2025
Health Education and Relationship Training Services-Middle School (HEARTS-M) Project - The Florida non-profit, Life-Skills, Empowerment and Development Services (LEADS) Inc., is proposing the Health Education and Relationship Training Services-Middle School (HEARTS-M) Project. HEARTS-M expands the successful HEARTS program for high school students (HEARTS-HS) to serve vulnerable middle school students. The goal of HEARTS-M is to improve the optimal health of 1500 black youth) ages 10-14 (25% for approximately 6,000 total black youth connected to the hub churches in our target counties) and 220 parent/caregivers annually in 6 Florida counties with HIV rates higher than the national average, in order to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STIs) through saturation of communities with the greatest needs and disparities using a systems thinking approach to replicate an effective program with fidelity by the end of three-years. The project seeks to combat early initiation of sexual activity among black youth ages 10-14 by providing medically accurate, age appropriate, evidence-based sexual education curriculum developed by The Dibble Institute and entitled Love Notes SRA EBP.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).