Authorization of grants to support the delivery of sexual health services to underserved young people

(a) Program authorized The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to provide youth-friendly sexual health services to underserved young people. (b) Duration Grants awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. (c) Eligible entity In this section, the term eligible entity means— (1) a public or private youth-serving organization; or (2) a covered entity, as defined in section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b). (d) Applications An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (e) Uses of funds Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use the grant funds to— (1) develop and implement an evidence-informed project to deliver sexual health services to underserved young people; (2) establish, alter, or modify staff positions, service delivery policies and practices, service delivery locations, service delivery environments, service delivery schedules, or other services components in order to increase youth-friendly sexual health services to underserved young people; (3) conduct outreach to underserved young people to invite them to participate in the eligible entity’s sexual health services and to provide feedback to inform improvements in the delivery of such services; (4) establish and refine systems of referral to connect underserved young people to other sexual health services and supportive services; (5) establish partnerships and collaborations with entities providing services to underserved young people to link such young people to sexual health services, such as by delivering health services at locations where they congregate, providing transportation to locations where sexual health services are provided, or other linkages to services approaches; (6) provide evidence-informed, comprehensive in scope, confidential, equitable, accessible, medically accurate and complete, age and developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed and resilience-oriented sexual health information to underserved young people in the languages and cultural contexts that are most appropriate for the underserved young people to be served by the eligible entity; (7) promote effective communication regarding sexual health among underserved young people; and (8) provide training and support for eligible entity personnel and community members who work with underserved young people about the content, skills, and professional disposition needed to provide youth-friendly sex education and youth-friendly sexual health services.