HHS Awards $256.6 Million to Expand and Restore Access to Equitable and Affordable Title X Family Planning Services Nationwide
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $256.6 million in grant funding to support 76 grantees to deliver equitable, affordable, client-centered, and high-quality family planning services. These grants will restore access to Title X services nationwide and fill service gaps caused by more than a quarter of Title X providers withdrawing from the program over the past two and a half years in response to the previous administration’s Title X rule.
"These awards mark the first time since September 2019 when vital Title X services are available nationwide," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. "As communities face unyielding assaults on reproductive health care, I am proud that our nation can help bolster access to essential health and family planning services."
In October 2021, HHS issued a new regulation, "Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services," that reinforced Title X’s emphasis on quality, equity, and access for all individuals who seek high-quality family planning services.
"For more than 50 years, Title X family planning clinics have provided breast and cervical cancer screening, contraceptive counseling and care, and STI/HIV testing and treatment to low-income or uninsured individuals," said ADM Rachel L. Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health. "This announcement delivers on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to restore access to affordable, quality family planning services."
"Title X, which has perhaps never been more crucial in our nation’s history, is a lifeline to quality sexual and reproductive health care, including patient-centered care for LGBTQI+ individuals," said Jessica Swafford Marcella, HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs. "Today’s awards support providers across the country, who tirelessly dedicate themselves to the Title X program and the clients under their care."
Title X is the only federal grant program dedicated solely to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services. The program supports a diverse network of clinics including state and local health departments, federally qualified health centers, hospital-based sites, and other private nonprofit and community-based health centers.
FY2022 Title X National Family Planning Services Grant Awards
| Grantee Name | Geographic Service Area | FY2022 Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, HI, AK, IN, and KY | Alaska | $1,102,570 |
| Alaska Department of Health & Social Services | Alaska | $540,660 |
| Alabama Department of Public Health | Alabama | $5,549,220 |
| Arkansas Department of Health | Arkansas | $4,026,880 |
| Arizona Family Health Partnership | Arizona | $6,109,900 |
| Essential Access Health | California | $13,200,000 |
| Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment | Colorado | $4,199,090 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc. | Connecticut | $1,890,000 |
| Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation | Connecticut | $653,150 |
| Unity Health Care, Inc. | Washington, DC | $1,361,220 |
| Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware | $1,133,730 |
| Florida Department of Health | Florida | $11,800,000 |
| The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc. | Georgia | $8,300,000 |
| Essential Access Health | Hawaii | $2,100,000 |
| Family Planning Council of Iowa | Iowa | $2,217,990 |
| Iowa Department of Public Health | Iowa | $1,555,410 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, HI, AK, IN, and KY | Idaho | $538,040 |
| Idaho Department of Health & Welfare | Idaho | $1,300,000 |
| Illinois Department of Public Health | Illinois | $5,400,000 |
| Indiana Family Health Council | Illinois | $1,492,500 |
| Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness, Inc. | Illinois | $1,750,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, HI, AK, IN, and KY | Indiana | $542,670 |
| Indiana Family Health Council | Indiana | $4,602,140 |
| Kansas Department of Health & Environment | Kansas | $2,572,410 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, HI, AK, IN, and KY | Kentucky | $500,610 |
| Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Kentucky | $4,969,590 |
| Louisiana Department of Health | Louisiana | $4,788,720 |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Massachusetts | $5,896,000 |
| Maryland Department of Health | Maryland | $4,000,000 |
| Family Planning Association of Maine, Inc. | Maine | $1,925,000 |
| Michigan Department of Health & Human Services | Michigan | $7,600,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota | Minnesota | $2,880,000 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | $686,630 |
| Missouri Family Health Council, Inc. | Missouri | $5,312,500 |
| Converge, Inc | Mississippi | $4,505,740 |
| Bridgercare | Montana | $2,025,000 |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $7,800,000 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | North Carolina | $477,720 |
| North Dakota Department of Health | North Dakota | $1,072,010 |
| Family Planning Council of Nebraska dba Nebraska Family Planning | Nebraska | $2,029,510 |
| New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services | New Hampshire | $918,140 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | New Hampshire | $502,500 |
| New Jersey Family Planning League, Inc. | New Jersey | $8,550,000 |
| New Mexico Department of Health | New Mexico | $3,169,090 |
| Southern Nevada Health District | Nevada | $1,400,000 |
| Nevada Primary Care Association | Nevada | $2,052,050 |
| New York State Department of Health | New York | $11,808,930 |
| Public Health Solutions | New York | $2,730,000 |
| Ohio Department of Health | Ohio | $7,040,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | Ohio | $2,000,000 |
| Oklahoma State Department of Health | Oklahoma | $4,500,000 |
| Oregon Health Authority | Oregon | $3,159,860 |
| Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. | Pennsylvania | $2,893,130 |
| Adagio Health, Inc. | Pennsylvania | $3,546,470 |
| Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc | Pennsylvania | $1,609,630 |
| AccessMatters | Pennsylvania | $5,615,650 |
| Rhode Island Department of Health | Rhode Island | $1,147,500 |
| South Carolina State Dept of Health & Environmental Control | South Carolina | $5,109,760 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | South Carolina | $569,980 |
| South Dakota Department of Health | South Dakota | $1,008,350 |
| State of Tennessee | Tennessee | $7,108,750 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Family Planning & Preventative Health Services | Texas | $2,305,890 |
| Women's Health and Family Planning Association of Texas dba Every Body Texas | Texas | $15,400,000 |
| Virginia League for Planned Parenthood | Virginia | $1,258,790 |
| Virginia Department of Health | Virginia | $3,450,000 |
| Vermont Department of Health | Vermont | $837,160 |
| Washington State Department of Health | Washington | $4,550,000 |
| Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Wisconsin | $3,032,830 |
| West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources | West Virginia | $2,439,820 |
| Wyoming Health Council | Wyoming | $978,380 |
| American Samoa Medical Center Authority | American Samoa | $324,620 |
| Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services | Guam | $332,500 |
| Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation | Northern Mariana Islands | $200,000 |
| University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus | Puerto Rico | $3,465,000 |
| Ministry of Health & Human Services | Palau | $200,000 |
| Virgin Islands Department of Health Group | Virgin Islands | $960,360 |
| Total: | $256,581,750 | |
More information about the Title X family planning program is available at https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/title-x-service-grants.
Key Biden-Harris Administration Actions Bolstering the Title X Program:
October 4, 2021: announced a new rule Final Regulation Aimed at Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services;
November 23, 2021: announced a NOFO for the award of approximately $35 million in grants to enhance and expand the telehealth infrastructure and capacity of Title X family planning providers;
December 13, 2021: awarded a $750,000 single-source supplemental grant to Every Body Texas;
January 21, 2022: announced $6.6 million to address dire need for family planning service grant awards; and
March 30, 2022: announced $259.2 million in Title X national family planning services grants to support equitable, affordable, client-centered, and high-quality family planning services.
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