The Department of Health and Human Services canceled 53 grants under the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in late June, ending roughly $68 million in funding two years before the awards were scheduled to expire.
Grantees in more than two dozen states received termination notices, according to Stateline, which reported the cancellations as 53 of 67 active awards. A congressional letter and other reporting have put the total at 66. The canceled list included universities, community organizations, city and state health departments and Planned Parenthood affiliates in states including Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Texas and West Virginia.
