Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section

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10/17/25: RFA A424 - PREPare for Success Program

The North Carolina Division of Public Health, Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section has released RFA A424 – PREPare for Success Program.

Purpose: The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) is designed to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and adulthood preparation subjects. With reproductive health education programs, youth development, and parent involvement, adolescents will have the information and skills needed to make healthy decisions about reproductive health. PREP is administered by Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives (TPPI) of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section, Reproductive Health Branch.

Eligibility: Public or private non-profit agencies (e.g., schools, colleges/universities, local health departments, non-profit community-based organizations) may receive funding to replicate at least one (1) evidence-based program model through this Request for Applications (RFA). For-profit agencies need not apply. If the applicant agency currently receives Primary Prevention funding for teen pregnancy prevention through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the agency may not apply to implement an additional primary pregnancy prevention program in the same county they currently serve but may propose a new program in a different county.

Applications will only be accepted from counties ranking in the top 50 for birth rates among females aged 15 to 19 based on a five-year average between 2019-2023. The counties are as follows: Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Burke, Caldwell, Caswell, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe, Graham, Greene, Halifax, Hoke, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Macon, Martin, McDowell, Mitchell, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Perquimans, Person, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Surry, Swain, Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, and Yancey.

How to Apply:

The RFA will be posted on the Program’s website www.teenpregnancy.ncdhhs.gov/funding.htm, along with electronic copies of the application materials, on September 24, 2025.

A representative of the applicant agency is encouraged to participate in the bidder’s conference, which will be held virtually on October 2, 2025 from 10am-12pm EST through this Zoom link. Written questions concerning the specifications in this RFA will be received until 5:00pm on October 9, 2025. As an addendum to this RFA, a summary of all questions and answers will be placed on https://teenpregnancy.dph.ncdhhs.gov/funding.htm by October 17, 2025.

Potential applicants are also encouraged to submit an optional Notice of Intent no later than 5:00pm on October 9, 2025 by completing the survey found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NoticeofIntentRFA2025.

No later than October 30, 2025, Applicants shall email a PDF version of the full application; the application must be typed, on 8.5” x 11” paper with margins of 1”. Line spacing should be single-spaced. The font should be easy to read and no smaller than an 11-point font.

Deadline for Submission: Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 5:00pm on October 30, 2025 to tppi-rfa@dhhs.nc.gov.

How to Obtain Further Information: tppi-rfa@dhhs.nc.gov
Direct inquiries concerning this RFA to all of the following:
Nancy Warren, nancy.warren@dhhs.nc.gov
Deja Garlin, deja.garlin@dhhs.nc.gov
Kylia Ahuna, kylia.ahuna@dhhs.nc.gov

Application Process Summary Dates

09/24/2025: Request for Applications released to eligible applicants.
10/02/2025: Bidder’s Conference / Teleconference, 10am-12pm EST. Zoom Link
10/09/2025: Notice of Intent due. Submit Here
10/09/2025: End of Q&A period. All questions due in writing by 5pm.
10/17/2025: Answers to Questions released to all applicants, as an addendum to the RFA.
10/30/2025: Applications due by 5pm.
11/24/2025: Successful applicants will be notified.
06/01/2026: Contract begins.
10/17/25: RFA A418 - Healthy Beginnings

RFA A418 – Healthy Beginnings
The North Carolina Division of Public Health, Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section has released a Request for Application (RFA) #A418 – Healthy Beginnings.

Eligibility

Public or private nonprofit agencies (e.g., community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, local health departments, community health centers) may apply to receive funding to implement Healthy Beginnings program aimed to impact the reduction of minority infant mortality, and preterm and low birthweight births in their communities and thereby improve minority birth outcomes.

How to Apply

The RFA will be posted on the NC Division of Public Health, Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section’s (WICWS) website: https://wicws.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ along with electronic copies of application materials, on October 17, 2025.

A representative from the applicant agency is strongly encouraged to participate in a Pre-Application Webinar being held virtually on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM through this Zoom link.

Written questions concerning the specifications of this RFA will be received until 4:30 pm on Friday, October 31, 2025. As an addendum to this RFA, a summary of all questions and answers will be emailed to applicants who submitted a Notice of Intent on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The addendum will also be posted on the WICWS’ : https://wicws.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

Potential applicants are encouraged to submit an optional non-binding Notice of Intent no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, October 31, 2025. The link to complete the notice of intent is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBRFAA418.

Deadline for Submission: Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, November 21, 2025.

Application Process Summary Dates:

10/17/2025: RFA A418 released and consultation period begins
10/22/2025: Pre-Application webinar (strongly recommended) - 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Zoom Link
10/31/2025: Notice of Intent (optional) due by 5:00 pm. Submit Here
10/31/2025: RFA consultation period ends. All questions due by email by 4:30 pm.
11/06/2025: Questions and answers released as an addendum to the RFA.
11/21/2025: Applications due by 5:00 pm
12/19/2025: Successful applicants will be notified.
06/01/2026: Contract begins.

Direct all inquiries concerning this RFA to: Renee D. Jackson, Healthy Beginnings Program Manager renee.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov.


The Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section develops and promotes programs and services that protect the health and well-being of infants and of women during their child-bearing years. The goal is to improve the overall health of women, reduce infant sickness and death, and strengthen families and communities.

The Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section also offers guidance, consultation and training for professionals who provide women's health services.

Local health departments and other community agencies serving each of the 100 counties in North Carolina provide a variety of these women's health services, including family planning, prenatal care, flu shots and other women's immunizations, and pregnancy care management. For more information on the services near you, contact your local health department.

The Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section is part of the North Carolina Division of Public Health.


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Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section
1929 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1929
Courier Number: 56-23-01

Physical Address

5601 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609

Telephone

Main: (919) 707-5700
Fax: (919) 870-4827

Last Modified: 10-17-2025