This funding opportunity from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will make grants available under the Choosing Childbirth (CCB) Act to not-for-profit organizations in Oklahoma for the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of programs providing services, education and resources to pregnant women or women who believe they may become pregnant to make informed decisions regarding the choice of adoption or parenting with respect to their children and to maximize their potential thereafter, up to age three. Please direct any questions to Choosing.Childbirth@health.ok.gov.

Type: Competitive

Estimated Total Program Funding: $17,640,000

Total Expected Awards: To be determined; dependent on number of qualifying applications.

Cost Sharing: This program has no cost-sharing requirement, although you may choose to do so; however, you will be responsible for any match proposed.

Award Structure: Maximum, Med-Level and Minimum

Estimated funding amounts per level:

• Maximum: $3 to $5 million
• Med Level: $1 to $2 million
• Minimum: $300,000 to $500,000

Eligible applications shall comply and ensure compliance with current state law and per 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-740.17: No funds shall be provided to an organization that provides, or whose affiliates provide, abortion services. No funds or services provided are used to encourage or counsel women to have an abortion not necessary to prevent her death, to provide her such an abortion or to refer her for such an abortion.

Choosing Childbirth (CCB) funded organizations will provide services, meaning those services that empower women/parents to choose childbirth by providing information, counseling, education and support services that assist pregnant women or women who believe they may be pregnant to choose childbirth and to make informed decisions regarding the choice of adoption or parenting with respect to their children, including additional evidence-based, evidence-informed, or promising practices, early intervention and family support services to maximize their potential thereafter, extending to support the child up to three years of age. The services must be outcome-based with positive results and evaluated with proven methods. Technical support and assistance may be partially or wholly provided by Family Support and Prevention Service within OSDH depending on the program model and services implemented.