[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 111 (Friday, June 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 33906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


ACYF/FYSB; Notice of Clarification for the FY 05 Community-Based 
Abstinence Education Program Announcement HHS-2005-ACF-ACYF-CE-0099, 
CFDA 93.010

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 
Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of clarification.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform interested parties of a clarification 
to the Community-Based Abstinence Education Announcement that was 
published on May 20, 2005. The following clarification must be noted:
    FYSB recognizes that abstinence education, as it has been so 
successfully implemented across the country, achieves a very beneficial 
impact on the development of youth in every aspect. Applicants should 
note that Community-Based Abstinence Education applications will only 
be evaluated on the extent to which they satisfy the specific 
eligibility criteria outlined in Section III. Eligibility and the 
evaluation criteria outlined in Section V.I Evaluation Criteria, which 
include an agency's experience and commitment to Abstinence Education 
as defined by Section 510(b)(2) of Title V of the Social Security Act. 
Curricula developed or selected for implementation in the Community-
Based Abstinence Education grant program must be responsive to the 
eight elements of the Section 510 abstinence education definition 
(elements A through H) and may not be inconsistent with any aspect of 
this definition.
    For the purposes of this announcement, a Positive Youth Development 
approach shall mean programs that help young people to abstain from 
sexual activity until marriage.
    For further information about this clarification or any aspects 
thereof related to the Community-Based Abstinence Education program 
please contact Jeffrey Trimbath, Director, Abstinence Education, Family 
and Youth Services Bureau at 1-866-796-1591.

    Dated: June 7, 2005.
Wade F. Horn,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 05-11582 Filed 6-9-05; 8:45 am]
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