BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that the state has awarded $1.8 million for financial assistance to women seeking abortion care and to support infrastructure and security upgrades for abortion service providers.
The funding from the state Department of Public Health was awarded to a group of community-based organizations and clinical providers under the under the Reproductive Health Access, Infrastructure, and Security Grants program, officials said.
“It is essential for women’s health and economic wellbeing to have access to high-quality reproductive health care services,” Healey said in a statement. “These grants will help ensure that cost is not a barrier for anyone to seek the care they need, while also supporting our hardworking service providers in making critical infrastructure and security upgrades that allow them to deliver safe, high-quality care.”
“Massachusetts is proud to be a national leader in preserving and expanding access to reproductive health care, and we’re going to continue to make sure that patients and providers have the resources they need,” Healey added.
This allocation marks the second round of awards under DPH’s Reproductive Health Access, Infrastructure, and Security Grants program, officials said. The funding, which began in December, will continue through Dec. 31, 2026.
Healey said the increased demand for abortion services in Massachusetts since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 underscores the importance of supporting abortion providers in the state.
This funding will enable Massachusetts residents as well as those traveling to Massachusetts for abortion care “to receive safe, high-quality care in clinics with appropriate security and infrastructure,” Healey said in her statement.
The grants also support all of Massachusetts’ abortion funds, which provide small grants to women who need financial support to access abortion care, officials said.
Additionally, the grants will allow providers to upgrade facilities and equipment, increase physical and digital security, provide grants to patients for abortion care, and also improve inter-organizational referrals and continuity of care, officials said.
State officials said priority was given to organizations that demonstrated the capacity to reach people seeking abortion care, a “commitment and plan for promoting racial justice and health equity,” and the ability to work collaboratively with other community-based agencies “to maximize access to sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion care.”
“These grants are an important step in our efforts to sustain reproductive health care in Massachusetts and will enable people to receive informed care when and where they need it,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh said in a statement. “We’re proud to support the dedicated providers who are on the front lines of delivering these health care services.”
Below are the recipients of the New Reproductive Health Access, Infrastructure, and Security Grants:
- Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund
- Four Women Health Services
Below are the recipients of the Existing Reproductive Health Access, Infrastructure, and Security Grants:
- Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center
- Boston Medical Center
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- Health Imperatives
- HealthQ
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
- Tapestry Health
- Tides for Reproductive Freedom
- Women’s Health Services
Lawmakers said the grants will improve access to reproductive health care in the Bay State.
“This grant program helps ensure that reproductive health care in Massachusetts remains safe, accessible, and readily available to anyone in need of care,” state Sen. Cindy Friedman, an Arlington Democrat who serves as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care, said in a statement.
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