Federal Grants for Family Planning
Overview of Title X Services and Clients
The Federal Government provides grants for voluntary family planning services through the Family Planning Program, Title X of the Public Health Service Act. Enacted in 1970, it is the only domestic Federal program devoted solely to family planning and related preventive health services. Although Title X is the only Federal domestic program primarily focused on family planning, other programs also finance family planning, among their other services. These programs include Medicaid, the Health Centers program under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, Maternal and Child Health Block Grants, and Social Services Block Grants. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010,…
