HHS Awards $6.6 Million to Address Increased Need for Title X Family Planning Services

January 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding $6.6 million through the Title X family planning program to address increased need for family planning services where restrictive laws and policies have impacted reproductive health access. This competitive grant opportunity addressing dire family planning needs was announced as part of a series of recent actions HHS took to protect patients and health care providers in response to the Texas Law SB 8. Today’s awards will go to entities in seven states, including Texas, and were made possible by funds from the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Public Law No. 117-2). The awards will help meet the current and expected increase in need for emergency contraception and other family planning care in underserved communities. Four of the awards will support Title X care in states (Hawaii, Maine, New York, and Washington) that have been without a Title X provider since 2019. The grants start in January 2022 for a 15-month project period.