$100 Million in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funds Remain Unspent as Fiscal Year Nears End
With days left in the 2026 fiscal year, lawmakers are pressing the health department to spend money Congress allocated for the program, according to an NPR investigation.
With only days remaining in the 2026 fiscal year, roughly $100 million in federal funds allocated for teen pregnancy prevention remains unused, according to an NPR exclusive report.
Lawmakers are pushing the health department to spend the money that Congress had allocated for the program before the fiscal year closes, the report said.
The unspent funds raise questions about the administration of the teen pregnancy prevention program and why the allocated money has not been distributed or utilized within the fiscal year timeline.
NPR's reporting did not specify the exact reasons cited by the health department for the delay in spending, though the report frames it as a point of concern among members of Congress.
The outcome of the lawmakers' push, and whether the funds will be spent before the fiscal year deadline, was not resolved in the available excerpt.
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