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Recent Grants: Reproductive Health and Rights

2008 Grants | 2007 Grants | 2006 Grants

The Reproductive Health and Rights Program awarded nearly $600,000 in grants in 2008 to organizations working to advance reproductive health and rights both domestically and internationally. Roughly 75 percent of RHRP funds were distributed to NGOs working internationally, while 26 percent of the program budget was used to support NGOs working in the United States to protect and advance reproductive health and rights.

2008 Grants

Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street, Suite 750, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
$80,000 in general support for international advocacy and programs

Answer
41 Gordon Road, Suite A, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Website: http://www.sexetc.org
$45,000 in project support for Teen-To-Teen Sexuality Project

Feminist Majority Foundation
433 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Website: http://www.feminist.org
$40,000 in project support for Global Reproductive Rights Campus Campaign

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health, and Rights
1215 Veirs Mill Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Website: http://www.fundersnet.org
$10,000 in general support

International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR)
120 Wall Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10005-3902
Website: http://www.ippfwhr.org
$175,000 total. $100,000 in general support and $75,000 for the WestWind Awards (Each year, WestWind provides five unrestricted grants that IPPH/WHR awards to selected Member Associations for innovative work.)

Ipas
300 Market Street, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Website: http://www.ipas.org
$50,000 in general support for work in Latin America

Public Health Institute/International Health Programs
210 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Website: http://www.ihp.org
$50,000 in project support for the Adolescent Initiative for Reproductive Health (AIR)

Reproductive Health Technologies Project
1020 19th Street NW, Suite 875 Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.rhtp.org
$45,000 in general support

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350 New York, NY 10036
Website: http://www.siecus.org
$85,000 in general support (divided evenly between domestic and international programs)

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2007 Grants

Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street, Suite 750, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
$75,000 in program support for international advocacy and programs

Answer (formerly the Network for Family Life Education)
41 Gordon Road, Suite A, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Website: http://www.sexetc.org
$45,000 in program support for Teen-To-Teen Sexuality Project

Catholics for a Free Choice
1438 U Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.catholicsforchoice.org
$40,000 in general support for work in Latin America

Doctors Without Borders
333 Seventh Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001
Website: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org
$10,000 in program support for Women’s Reproductive Health Services

Family Care International
588 Broadway, Suite 533 New York, NY 10012
Website: http://www.familycareintl.org
$25,000 in general support for work in the Dominican Republic

Feminist Majority Foundation
433 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Website: http://www.feminist.org
$35,000 in project support for Global Reproductive Rights Campaign

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health, and Rights
1215 Veirs Mill Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Website: http://www.fundersnet.org
$10,000 in general support

International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR)
120 Wall Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10005-3902
Website: http://www.ippfwhr.org
$162,500 total. $100,000 in general support and $62,500 for the WestWind Awards (Each year, WestWind provides five unrestricted grants that IPPH/WHR awards to selected Member Associations for innovative work.)

Ipas
300 Market Street, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Website: http://www.ipas.org
$50,000 in general support for work in the Latin America

Island Press—Center for Resource Economies
1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009-1148
Website: http://www.islandpress.com
$20,000 in program support for the New Population Challenge Project

NARAL Pro-Choice America
1156 15th Street, Suite 700 , Washington, DC, 20005
Website: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org
$30,000 in general support

Planned Parenthood Health Systems
2926 Hydraulic Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Website: http://www.pphsinc.org/health-services/find-a-health-center.html
$25,000 for grassroots organizing in Charlottesville, VA

Public Health Institute/International Health Programs
210 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Website: http://www.ihp.org
$30,000 in project funds for an initiative to promote the Emergency Contraception Leadership Initiative

Reproductive Health Technologies Project
1020 19th Street NW, Suite 875 Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.rhtp.org
$35,000 in general support

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350 New York, NY 10036
Website: http://www.siecus.org
$75,000 in general support ($37,500 for domestic programs; $37,500 for international programs

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2006 Grants

Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street, Suite 750, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
$75,000 in support of international advocacy and programs.

Catholics for a Free Choice
1438 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.catholicsforchoice.org
$40,000 in general support for work in Latin America.

Family Care International
588 Broadway, Suite 533
New York, NY 10012
Website: http://www.familycareintl.org
$25,000 in general support for work in the Dominican Republic.

Feminist Majority Foundation
433 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Website: http://www.feminist.org
$35,000 in project support for Global Reproductive Rights Campaign.

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health, and Rights
1215 Veirs Mill Drive
Rockville, MD 20851
Website: http://www.fundersnet.org
$5,000 in general support.

Ipas
300 Market Street, Suite 200
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Website: http://www.ipas.org
$50,000 in general support for work in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)/ Western Hemisphere Region (WHR)
120 Wall Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10005-3902
Website: http://www.ippfwhr.org
$160,000 total. $100,000 in general support; $50,000 for the WestWind Awards; $10,000 to IPPF/London. (Each year, WestWind provides five $10,000 unrestricted grants that IPPH/WHR awards to selected Member Associations for innovative work.)

NARAL Pro-Choice America
1156 15th Street, Suite 700
Washington, DC, 20005
Website: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org
$30,000 in general support.

Network for Family Life Education
41 Gordon Road, Suite A
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Website: http://www.sexetc.org
$45,000 in general support funds for Teen-To-Teen Sexuality Project.

Public Health Institute
International Health Programs
210 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Website: http://www.ihp.org
$30,000 in project funds for an initiative to promote emergency contraception in selected countries in Central America.

Reproductive Health Technologies Project
1020 19th Street NW, Suite 875
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.rhtp.org
$35,000 in general support.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350
New York, NY 10036
Website: http://www.siecus.org
$75,000 in general support ($37,500 for domestic programs; $37,500 for international programs

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