Reproductive Freedom and Abortion Access Unit

Background

The Reproductive Freedom and Abortion Access (RFAA) Unit was established in the Gender Health Equity Section to address issues related to reproductive freedom and justice, abortion access and focus attention on California communities who historically and/or systemically experience inequities related to access to related services.

The RFAA Unit leads the administration of the California Reproductive Justice and Freedom Fund (RJ Fund), as established in California’s Health and Safety Code §140. This fund provides grant support to community-based reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations to conduct medically accurate and culturally competent outreach and education on sexual health and reproductive health issues.

The RFAA Unit also administers California’s abortion.ca.gov web site and will fund research grants exploring the root causes of reproductive health disparities.

Prior Funding Opportunities

Statewide and Regional Program Grants

These grants have been awarded to organizations to provide either statewide or regional programming. The RFAA Unit have distributed grants to be implemented over a 3-year period.

Grantees:

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Planned Parenthood Pacific Southwest
Cardea Services
California Academy of Family Physicians
Equality California Institute
Planned Parenthood Orange and San Bernadino Counties
Our Family Coalition
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Planned Parenthood Northern California
Lyon-Martin Community Health Services
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley

Application documents:

Update:

12/29/23: Notice of Intent to Award is published (PDF).
8/31/23: Addendum #1 to RFA #23-10467 is published (PDF). Please refer to this Addendum for requirements and date changes.

Key Action Dates:

DATE (Times in PDT)	KEY ACTION
June 30, 2023	RFA Released for Application (PDF) 8/31/2023: Addendum #1 to RFA #23-10467 (PDF) is published. Please refer to this Addendum for requirements and date changes.
July 7, 2023 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Pre-Application Conference (Optional)
July 14, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*	Deadline for Written Question Submission
July 21, 2023	Responses to Written Questions Published on CDPH Website
July 28, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*	Deadline for Request for Requirements Change
September 29, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*	Deadline for Application Submission
December 29, 2023	Notice of Intent to Award Posted on CDPH Website (PDF)
February, 2024 (Estimate)	Grant agreement begins
*No later than 4:59:59 p.m.

Local Program Grants

These grants have been made available to organizations to provide local programming. The RFAA Unit have distributed grants to be implemented over a 3-year period.

Grantees:

California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
North County LGBTQ Resource Center
Love Liberated
California Latinas for Reproductive Health

Application documents:

Updates:

12/29/23: Notice of Intent to Award is published(PDF).
9/15/23: Addendum #1 to RFA #23-10468 (PDF) is published. Please refer to this Addendum for requirements and date changes.

Key Action Dates:

DATE (Times in PDT)	KEY ACTION
June 30, 2023	RFA Released for Application (PDF) 9/15/2023: Addendum #1 to RFA #23-10468 (PDF) is published. Please refer to this Addendum for requirements and date changes.
July 7, 2023 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Pre-Application Conference (Optional)
July 14, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*	Deadline for Written Question Submission
July 21, 2023	Responses to Written Questions Published on CDPH Website
July 28, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*	Deadline for Request for Requirements Change
September 29, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*	Deadline for Application Submission
December 29, 2023	Notice of Intent to Award Posted on CDPH Website (PDF)
February, 2024 (Estimate)	Grant agreement begins
*No later than 4:59:59 p.m.

Additional RJ Fund Grants

These grants are for 15 months and issued to organizations to counter mis- and disinformation about sexual and reproductive health and abortion access that threatens access to care, and to educate healthcare providers about how to communicate and promote medically accurate, comprehensive reproductive and sexual health care through a culturally responsive lens. Grants were issued to Essential Access Health, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc., and Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH).

Grantees: