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HHS Puts 46 States on Notice to Strip 'Gender Ideology' From PREP or Lose Funds

HHS says transgender-related lessons exceed PREP’s mandate, putting noncompliant states’ funding at risk.

A person walks outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building after it was reported that the HHS will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices, a major overhaul of the department under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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Overview

  • ACF told 46 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories they have 60 days to remove all references to “gender ideology” from PREP materials.
  • More than $81 million in PREP grants could be withheld, suspended, or terminated for jurisdictions that do not comply, according to the agency.
  • Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Gradison said federal money will not be used to “poison the minds of the next generation” and vowed to align PREP with congressional intent.
  • The notices come after HHS terminated California’s PREP grant for refusing to remove the content, while the state’s health department says its curriculum is medically accurate and was previously approved.
  • PREP is a teen pregnancy prevention program created under the Affordable Care Act, and the enforcement push tracks with the administration’s broader directives against promoting “gender ideology,” including an executive order recognizing only two sexes.