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emPOWERed SC: Creating Linkages for Youth of Color in South Carolina

Award Number: TP2AH000064
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
OPDIV: DHHS/OS
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2023

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emPOWERed SC: Creating Linkages for Youth of Color in South Carolina - Fact Forward is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to improve the health and economic well-being of individuals, communities, the state of South Carolina, and beyond by preventing teen pregnancy and advancing adolescent reproductive health. Fact Forward has operated for over 20 years throughout South Carolina and has executed several federal teen pregnancy prevention initiatives. Despite declines, South Carolina’s teen birth has consistently remained above the nation’s rate, the birth rate increased slightly (1%) from 2017 to 2018, landing the teen birth rate for 15-19-year-old at 22.0 per 1,000 females. Statistically, Black or and Hispanic teens are still at greater risk of unintended births with their rates being significantly higher than their White peers. Fact Forward is requesting approximately $6 million from the Office of Population Affairs Tier 2 Innovation and Impact Network grant to implement emPOWERed SC: Creating Linkages for Youth of Color in South Carolina, an initiative created specifically for Orangeburg and Richland counties. Over the course of this three-year project, two multi-faceted networks will engage an estimated 11,845 youth, parents, caregivers and youth supporting adults as they explore, develop, test, refine and disseminate innovative strategies. Work in the Innovation Networks will be guided by a learning collaborative, as partners aim to have a self-sustaining network committed to increasing youth access to and experience with sexual health services.


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: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	FACT FORWARD	4702 COLONIAL DR	COLUMBIA	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	5/28/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2021	FACT FORWARD	4702 COLONIAL DR	COLUMBIA	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	5/28/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	FACT FORWARD	4702 COLONIAL DR	COLUMBIA	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	5/28/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	FACT FORWARD	4702 COLONIAL DR	COLUMBIA	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	5/24/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2021	FACT FORWARD	4702 COLONIAL DR	COLUMBIA	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	5/24/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2020	FACT FORWARD	4702 COLONIAL DR	COLUMBIA	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	5/24/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,839,280 )
2022	2022	Fact Forward	4702 Colonial Dr	Columbia	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,839,280
2022	2021	Fact Forward	4702 Colonial Dr	Columbia	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2020	Fact Forward	4702 Colonial Dr	Columbia	SC	29203	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,839,280

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $1,839,280 )
2021	2021	Fact Forward	1331 Elmwood Ave Ste 300	Columbia	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	2	6/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,839,280
2021	2020	Fact Forward	1331 Elmwood Ave Ste 300	Columbia	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	2	6/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,839,280

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $1,839,280 )
2020	2020	Fact Forward	1331 Elmwood Ave Ste 300	Columbia	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	1	7/9/2020	NEW	$1,839,280
														Subtotal = $1,839,280

Grand Total All Awards = $5,517,840

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emPOWERed SC: Creating Linkages for Youth of Color in South Carolina

Award Number: TP2AH000064

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH

OPDIV: DHHS/OS

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/15/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2023

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