Family Planning Clinics Brace for Gap in Federal Grant Funding (1)

Family planning clinics that receive federal funds face a nearly impossible timeline to secure their next batch of grants at a time when many of these providers are already struggling to stay afloat.

Applications to continue funding this year are due Friday to the US Department of Health and Human Services, and clinics that participate in Title X, the federal family planning program, are anxious about a likely lapse in funds.

The Title X program awards five-year grants covering nearly 3,000 facilities and local health departments that offer contraception, STI testing and treatment, and health screenings regardless of a patient’s ...