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The Youth Engagement Network (YEN): Strengthening Youth Engagement in Sexual Health Programs

Award Number: TP2AH000065
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: 02/29/2024

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The Youth Engagement Network (YEN): Strengthening Youth Engagement in Sexual Health Programs - ETR’s Youth Engagement Network (YEN) aims to strengthen youth engagement (YE) in sexual health programs in order to promote optimal health, prevent teen pregnancy and reduce disparities of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Despite widespread support for YE, young people are rarely involved in the design, delivery, and evaluation of YE strategies, and many existing YE strategies lack rigorous evidence on their ability to meaningfully engage youth and improve health outcomes. Furthermore, the field lacks a coordinated and mobilized effort for disseminating effective YE strategies. ETR’s YEN – a youth-community-research network – will use a trauma-informed, youth-centered, research-driven approach to address these gaps. The YEN will establish, coordinate, and support a multidisciplinary and diverse network, including youth, committed to a shared purpose of identifying and developing, testing, refining, evaluating, and disseminating effective YE innovations for sexual health programs. To facilitate network cohesion and impact, partner selection will emphasize commitment to the network purpose and its guiding principles – youth at the center, equity, trauma-informed, science is foundational, continuous learning, and curiosity and collaboration. Network partners will serve multiple roles, including those who will: advise the overall network strategy; develop, test, refine, and evaluate innovative approaches; and provide technical support. The YEN will identify and develop innovative YE strategies through three primary pathways: (1) a comprehensive environmental scan of promising innovations; (2) youth-driven solutions developed by cohorts of young people participating in Trauma-Informed Youth-Centered Health Design; and (3) collaboration and ideation resulting from various network committees. Viable YE innovations will move through an innovation pipeline which includes identifying and developing innovations; determining innovations’ feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness through testing and evaluation; and preparing innovations for scaled dissemination. By the end of the 3-year project, the YEN will disseminate up to 10 effective and promising interventions. In addition, numerous resources will be developed out of the network and disseminated broadly to stakeholders throughout the duration of the project, including tip sheets, blogs, webinars, and journal articles to document emerging findings and lessons learned. The impact of the YEN will be measured by the extent to which we increase: (1) the number and effective coordination of stakeholders committed to YE and (2) the number and accessibility of effective YE innovations. We theorize that better coordinated stakeholders and increased access to effective YE innovations will lead to more meaningfully engaged youth and result in improved youth capacities and sexual and reproductive health services and systems, both of which contribute to health-promoting behaviors. A Learning Agenda and monitoring and improvement plan, developed in collaboration with partners and stakeholders, will guide the evaluation of these goals. ETR and our established partners are uniquely qualified to design, manage and sustain an innovation and impact network in the YE priority area. No other organization has the existing infrastructure to develop, refine, evaluate, and widely disseminate interventions. Our core partners represent youth as well as organizations with national and global expertise in YE, YE measurement, adolescent health, health equity, communication, network engagement, sexual health services and education, and developmental science. As lead of the YEN, ETR brings a unique combination of expertise in YE, adolescent and sexual health, program development, evaluation and dissemination. Our collective capacity ensures ETR and our partners can successfully make an impact on this priority area.


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	EDUCATION TRAINING & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	03	3	7/31/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2021	EDUCATION TRAINING & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	03	3	7/31/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	EDUCATION TRAINING & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	03	3	7/31/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	12/15/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2022	EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	6/9/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2021	EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	12/15/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2021	EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	6/9/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2023	2020	EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	3	12/15/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2020	EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	3	6/9/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,532,000 )
2022	2022	Education, Training, and Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,532,000
2022	2021	Education, Training, And Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	2	2/9/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	Education, Training, and Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2020	Education, Training, and Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	3	6/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2020	Education, Training, And Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	2	2/9/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,532,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $1,532,000 )
2021	2021	Education, Training, And Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	2	6/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,532,000
2021	2020	Education, Training, And Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	2	6/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2020	Education, Training, And Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	01	1	11/12/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Education, Training, And Research Associates	5619 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE 140	SCOTTS VALLEY	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	02	1	4/7/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,532,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $1,532,000 )
2020	2020	Education, Training, and Research Associates	100 Enterprise Way, Suite G300	Scotts Valley	CA	95066	SANTA CRUZ	USA	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program	00	1	7/9/2020	NEW	$1,532,000
														Subtotal = $1,532,000

Grand Total All Awards = $4,596,000

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The Youth Engagement Network (YEN): Strengthening Youth Engagement in Sexual Health Programs

Award Number: TP2AH000065

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: 02/29/2024

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