Trump administration cancels millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants |
Trump administration cancels millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants
The Trump administration has terminated millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said were no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities.
HHS cut 53 grants worth about $67 million two years before they were set to expire. The cuts hit university, community and public health grantees across more than two dozen states.
According to a list seen by The Hill, most of the grants were terminated because HHS said they normalized or promoted sexual activity for minors.
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program, part of the HHS Office of Population Affairs, is a national, evidence-based program that funds organizations to help youth make healthy decisions that reduce sexual risk behavior, decrease sexually transmitted infections and unintended teen pregnancy.
An HHS official confirmed that the reclaimed funds will be redirected into two new grant opportunities that HHS promoted last week.
One grant, titled “Replicating Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs,” will award a total of $63.4 million to 54 grantees.
According to a description, the purpose of the new program is “to support replication of effective programs that provide........