Federal funding for reproductive health care could lapse Wednesday due to Trump administration delays
Source: Yahoo! News/NBC News
Tue, March 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM EDT
For health clinics that rely on federal funding through Title X, April 1 is one of the most important days of the year: It’s when the grant program’s annual funds are typically renewed. Clinics rely on the money to provide reproductive health services — such as birth control, cancer screenings, wellness exams and HIV testing - to more than 2.8 million people, many of whom are low-income, uninsured or underinsured.
But this year, the Trump administration delayed the standard application process for new grants. So clinics across the country are worried that the money they need will not become available Wednesday.
Typically, the federal government opens the application process for Title X grants in the fall and gives clinics months to submit their requests. Instead, the Health and Human Services Department began accepting applications March 13 and gave clinics just a week to submit.
Clinics were expected to use their awards from last year by Tuesday, though they can request permission from the government to roll over remaining funds. “I’ve never, ever, ever seen such a short turnaround between applications’ being due and the funding deadline,” said Clare Coleman, CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, an advocacy group for Title X clinics. Coleman said she was not aware of any clinics that had received their annual awards as of Tuesday afternoon.
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