The Trump administration abruptly canceled $66 million in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grantseffecting immediate termination for 40 of 52 granteesciting misalignment with agency priorities and concerns about normalizing sexual activity for minors. Many organizations, including Healthy Futures of Texas, had spent months revising approved curricula to comply with new political directives requiring adherence to biological sex definitions and rejection of discriminatory equity ideology. Despite proving ongoing compliance and submitting updated materials, grantees faced sudden funding cuts just two years into their five-year awards, jeopardizing jobs and services shown to reduce teen pregnancy and improve long-term economic outcomes.
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