SRAE Grant Resources

Grant Announcement

• Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

Informational Webinar

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SRAE Program Requirements

1. Medically accurate; age, culturally, and linguistically appropriate; trauma informed; and inclusive

• REAL Essentials Alignment for Medical Accuracy, Cultural Competency, and Age-Appropriateness
• FYSB Consolidated Curriculum Medical Accuracy Review of REAL Essentials Advance
• Medical Institute Statement of Medical Accuracy 

2. Evidence-Based strategies

     1. Published Literature

• Summative Evaluation of REAL Essentials 

     2. Systematic core curriculum alignment for effective programs

• Learning Theories Used in REAL Essentials
• 17 Characteristics of Highly Effective Programs
• Search Institute’s latest published findings
• REAL Essentials Alignment to SRAE A-F Topics
• REAL Essentials Advance Sample Scope and Sequence

3. Positive Youth Development Approach

According to FYSB, a Positive Youth Development, or PYD, is based on a body of research suggesting that certain “protective factors,” or positive influences, can help young people succeed and keep them from having problems.

• REAL Essentials Alignment to Protective Factors

A positive youth development approach fosters and promotes: 

✔ Resilience 
✔ Social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and moral competence 
✔ Self-determination 
✔ Self-efficacy 
✔ Clear and positive identity 
✔ Belief in the future 
✔ Recognition for positive behavior and opportunities for prosocial involvement 
✔ Prosocial norms (healthy standards for behavior) 

4. Equity and populations served

Definition: The consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; LGBTQIA2S+ persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.

5. Linkages and referrals

• An Inside Look at Partnerships between Community-Based Organizations and Health Care Providers
• Approaching Partnerships Between Health Care Institutions and Community Development Organizations

6. Performance Measurement

• Curriculum Fidelity Checklist
• Program Improvement Checklist

Template Tools

The following tools can serve as a guide for writing REAL Essentials into your grant.

• Budget templates
• Logic model template