Four pregnancy resource centers have been selected to receive state funding under the controversial new state program to provide taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion facilities.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it will award four grants under the state’s “More Options for Maternal Support,” or MOMS program, a Gov. Kim Reynolds-backed proposal to offer “pregnancy support services” to Iowans. Those grants will be awarded to:
- Alternatives Pregnancy Center, located in Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
- Bethany Christian Services of Northwest Iowa, which has multiple locations across Iowa.
- Informed Choices of Iowa, based in Iowa City and Burlington.
- Lutheran Services of Iowa, also located statewide.
Total funding amounts awarded to each organization will be determined through contract negotiations, which are scheduled to be completed by Feb. 14, according to HHS.
If these organizations sign a contract with the state in March, they should receive state dollars by Feb. 28, according to the state’s request for proposals.