Adolescent Healthy Relationships Evaluation

2026-11-03

The successful contractor must provide a full range of evaluation and surveillance services to the South Dakota Department of Health , Division of Family & Community Health , Office of Lifespan Health , and designated individual programs . The contractor will provide technical assistance , conduct a gap analysis , develop tools , train staff , and evaluate and report on designated evaluation outcomes . The contractor must demonstrate the experience , technical capacity , and organizational infrastructure necessary to design and implement an integrated evaluation plan The primary objective of this procurement is to provide comprehensive evaluation plans , document program implementation , identify best practices and areas for improvement , and measure increased understanding about the following adolescent Healthy Relationship programs :  State Personal Responsibility Education Program ( PREP )  Rape Prevention Education ( RPE )  Title X Family Planning ( SD PLAN )  Maternal Child Health ( MCH ) Adolescent Domain 3 . 2 The Contractor will provide ongoing technical assistance and coordination , including with the following federal funding agencies : Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA ), Family and Youth Services Bureau ( FYSB ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), and other program funding organizations . Intended outcomes include increased utilization of evaluation results for program planning and management . 3 . 3 The Contractor shall provide the OLH with all necessary personnel , facilities , supplies , and equipment to perform all tasks and deliver all items as outlined in the deliverables section . The tasks are pursuant to conducting program evaluation , synthesizing , and interpreting results , and increasing the likelihood of utilization . 3 . 4 The Contractor shall provide at least one full - time employee ( FTE ) dedicated to supporting evaluation , technical assistance , and consultation efforts for the Healthy Relationships Program Manager , as well as program directors or grant managers associated with each program . The allocation of this FTE ’ s hours will be determined by the Healthy Relationships Program Manager and program directors based on program needs . In addition , the Contractor shall provide ongoing partnership support services , including assistance with the development and dissemination of technical assistance tools and resources . This includes offering guidance and direction for both the dissemination of these tools and the development of data mapping tools intended for use by partners statewide . The Contractor will also be responsible for revising and developing program assessment and tracking tools to enhance the monitoring and reporting of program activities by partners across the state . 3 . 5 DELIVERABLES – The Contractor shall continue building the current Healthy Relationships Evaluation 3 . 5 . 1 Personal Responsibility Education Program Grant a . Develop an annual PREP Evaluation Plan in coordination with program staff . b . Annually review the PREP logic models , updating as needed to incorporate evaluation efforts . c . An end - of - the - year annual evaluation report highlighting program activities , evaluation methods , outcomes , areas of improvement , and suggestions grounded in best practices for each program during the fiscal year . d . Data collection and management . Entry and exit ( pre and post ) surveys are conducted at the beginning and end of courses offered through PREP . Surveys are either electronic or paper / pencil , with program facilitators conducting the surveys and collecting completed surveys . Data from the surveys must be submitted to the corresponding funding agencies twice per year . To facilitate consistency across programs and sub - recipients ’ data collection processes , the evaluation team will manage collected survey data for the sub - recipients of PREP funding . e . Provide continuous oversight of data collection / management processes for PREP funding . f . Data collection also includes implementation data tracking , such as reach and dosage of programs . The continual improvement and implementation of tracking mechanisms to efficiently organize the data will be instituted . g . Institutional Review Board Approval . A review of data collection methodologies , survey questions and risk to participants will be submitted for human subject review and approval by the SDSU Institutional Review Board annually , and when any change to procedures occurs . 3 . 5 . 2 Title X Family Planning a . Develop or update the Title X Family Planning Annual Evaluation Plan in coordination with program staff b . Develop or update Title X Family Planning Logic Model c . Client satisfaction survey data briefs for each clinic outlining client satisfaction survey results twice / year . d . Client satisfaction survey summary report at the end of the year . e . FPAR data briefs for each clinic location outlining federal reporting data , including data comparison from the previous year ( twice / year ).

South Dakota

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