Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships

Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships
The purpose of the program, Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships, is to build local public health capacity to establish a comprehensive community-wide Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative that focuses on 11-14 year olds to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among youth in high-risk urban communities. Eligible applicants include Local, City or County, Public Health Departments serving high risk urban communities. Urban, defined by having a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population of 1,000,000 or more, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Grants of up to $350,000 each are available. Letter of Intent is due March 21, 2011. The application submission date is May 5, 2011.