Title X

For more than 40 years, the Title X (ten) family planning program has served as the nation’s only dedicated source of federal funding for family planning. Annually funded by Congress through the discretionary appropriations process, the Title X program supports high-quality, culturally sensitive family planning services and other preventive health care for low-income, under-insured and uninsured individuals who may otherwise lack access to health care.

NFPRHA's Work

As the lead national advocacy organization for the Title X family planning program, NFPRHA spearheads efforts to promote resources and support for the program on Capitol Hill, with federal agencies, and in national coalitions. NFPRHA works to bolster support for expanded funding opportunities for Title X and develops strategies to reinforce the importance of the publicly funded family planning network and its integral role as a part of the public health safety net. NFPRHA further works to preserve the integrity of the program as a supporter of a diverse network of high quality family planning providers. Click here for the latest key facts and statistics about the Title X program.

Resources

NFPRHA Fact Sheets

Title X 101 (PDF) - Introduction to the Title X family planning program (September 2018).
Title X Funding Announcement Comparison Document (PDF) - A NFPRHA memo highlighting how the 2018 Title X funding opportunity announcement (FOA) diverges from the 2017 FOA, which was the last issued under the Obama administration (February 2018).
Family Planning Annual Report (PDF) - Report from the Office of Population Affairs (August 2018).

	NFPRHA's Position
	The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) believes that the Title X family planning program is a critical underpinning of the public health safety-net infrastructure that serves millions of low-income people. This federal program should be preserved and strengthened to ensure that the millions of women and men who rely on the varied network of providers participating in the Title X program can continue to access high-quality, culturally responsive family planning and sexual health services.

NFPRHA's Position

Title X

The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) believes that the Title X family planning program is a critical underpinning of the public health safety-net infrastructure that serves millions of low-income people. This federal program should be preserved and strengthened to ensure that the millions of women and men who rely on the varied network of providers participating in the Title X program can continue to access high-quality, culturally responsive family planning and sexual health services.

Happening Now

In February 2018, HHS issued a Title X funding annoucement that includes concerning conditions for the network. NFPRHA was featured in a Politico article about the annoucement. Review the 2018 FOA here.
In May 2018, HHS released a notice of proposed rulemaking for Title X that would have substantial negative impacts on the program and the patients it serves.

2018 Notice of Proposed Rulemarking (NPRM) Resources
- A Comparison of Current Title X Regulations and 2018 NPRM (PDF) (May 2018).
- Top Line Summary of 2018 NPRM (PDF) (July 2018).
- Expanded Summary of 2018 NPRM (PDF) (July 2018).
- Analysis of the 2018 NPRM (PDF) (July 2018).
- NFPRHA's Comments on the NPRM (PDF) (July 2018).
Fact sheet on the Domestic Gag Rule (PDF) (May 2018).
Title X: An Essential Partner in the New Health Care Environment (PDF) - Fact sheet on Title X and the publicly funded family planning network's crucial role in the new health care economy (March 2016).
Title X Policy Brief - Helping Ensure Access to High Quality Care (PDF) - Background on the health disparities facing the Title X network's most vulnerable patient populations (March 2015).
Title X Overview Infographic 1 and Infographic 2 (PDF) (February 2018).
Title X in Context: Understanding the Diverse Revenue Sources that Support the Publicly Funded Family Planning Newtork (PDF) - Background on the funding sources that Title X-supported health centers use to provide reproductive services to poor and low-income women and men (July 2016).

Click here for new NFPRHA resources to assist in the development of a Title X grant application.

Other Resources

Moving Forward: Family Planning in the Era of Health Reform (PDF) - Guttmacher Institute report examining the importance of the publicly funded family planning network in the new health care environment. (April 2014).

Trends in Uninsured Clients Visiting Health Centers Funded by the Title X Family Planning Program — Massachusetts, 2005–2012 (PDF) - CDC report indicating that after Massachusetts enacted health reform, Title X health centers continued to have high volumes of patients and remained providers of choice for many (January 2014).

The Title X Factor: Why the Health of America’s Women Depends on More Funding for Family Planning (PDF) – Roosevelt Institute report on Title X’s post-ACA importance to maintaining family planning infrastructure and meeting new patient demands (October 2013).

Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2014 Update (PDF) - Guttmacher Institute report providing state and national data on current status of contraceptive needs and services in the US and the impact these services have had on reducing unintended pregnancy and the cost savings to the public (September 2016).

Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services at U.S. Clinics, 2015 update (PDF) - Guttmacher Institute report providing state and national data on publicly funded health centers (April 2017).

For additional resources & information, access NFPRHA fact sheets and federal comments by issue or read NFPRHA's publications and recent press statements.

Title X

NFPRHA's Work

Resources

NFPRHA Fact Sheets

Happening Now

Title X: An Essential Partner in the New Health Care Environment (PDF) - Fact sheet on Title X and the publicly funded family planning network's crucial role in the new health care economy (March 2016).

Title X Policy Brief - Helping Ensure Access to High Quality Care (PDF) - Background on the health disparities facing the Title X network's most vulnerable patient populations (March 2015).

Issues

National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association