The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $16.3 million in grant funding to enhance the telehealth infrastructure and capacity of reproductive health clinics throughout the country, Healthcare IT News reports.
HHS used funds available through the American Rescue Plan to award the money to 31 Title X family planning grantees for a 12-month project period starting May 15, said the agency.
“Expanding telehealth at our nation’s Title X family planning clinics will help ensure all women and families have equitable access to this essential care,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. “Across the nation we are seeing attacks on sexual and reproductive healthcare services, and through these funds and other HHS efforts, we can ensure that we’re able to provide this care that so many across the country need.”
The 31 grantees are located in 26 states, along with the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. The grants range from $72,144 to $700,000, with an average allocation of $527,522. Read more.
