Wednesday, July 20, 2016
1-202-205-0143
ashmedia@hhs.gov
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Population Affairs recently announced new Title X Family Planning Program grant awards to 14 organizations in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota.
Family planning services funded through the Title X program include: clinical family planning and related preventive health services; information, education, and counseling related to family planning; and referral services as indicated. By law, Title X funds cannot be used to provide or encourage abortion.
The HHS Office of Population Affairs oversees the Title X Family Planning Program, which funds 89 grantees that support over 4,100 family planning centers nationwide and serve more than 4 million women and men each year. Title X grants are awarded through a competitive process to public and private not-for-profit entities. Services funded with Title X grants are provided by state and local health departments, hospitals, university health center, and nonprofit agencies.
The grant awards listed below are based on the FY 2016 budget and provide funding amounts for grants that began July 1, 2016.
Grantee: Alabama Department of Public Health
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Title X Service Area: State of Alabama
Award: $5,300,000
Grantee: Planned Parenthood Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands
Location: Seattle, Washington
Title X Service Area: Fairbanks, Juno, Soldotna and Sitka, Alaska
Award: $320,000
Grantee: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Location: Denver, Colorado
Title X Service Area: State of Colorado
Award: $3,600,000
Grantee: Family Planning Council of Iowa
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Title X Service Area: State of Iowa – selected counties
Award: $2,736,000
Grantee: Iowa Department of Public Health
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Title X Service Area: State of Iowa – selected counties
Award: $1,279,000
Grantee: Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Title X Service Area: State of Minnesota
Award: $2,670,000
Grantee: Ramsey County
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Title X Service Area: Ramsey County, Minnesota
Award: $500,000
Grantee: Mississippi State Department of Health
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Title X Service Area: State of Mississippi
Award: $4,535,000
Grantee: New York State Department of Health
Location: Albany, New York
Title X Service Area: State of New York
Award: $9,765,000
Grantee: Public Health Solutions
Location: New York, New York
Title X Service Area: New York, New York
Award: $3,910,000
Grantee: Adagio Health Inc.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Title X Service Area: State of Pennsylvania – selected counties
Award: $3,970,000
Grantee: Family Health Council of Central PA., Inc.
Location: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Title X Service Area: State of Pennsylvania – selected counties
Award: $2,711,000
Grantee: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.
Location: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Title X Service Area: State of Pennsylvania – selected counties
Award: $1,734,000
Grantee: South Dakota Department of Health
Location: Pierre, South Dakota
Title X Service Area: State of South Dakota
Award: $1,045,000
For more information, visit: Office of Population Affairs
Media Contact: (202) 205-0143 or ashmedia@hhs.gov