A Brief History of
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education

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Spending for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs (1982-2008)

Spending for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs (1982-2008)


Funding Stream

1982-1996 (Avg. Annual Funding)

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

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AFLA

$4M $9M $9M $10M $10M $10M $12 M $12 M $12 M $13M $13M $13M $13M

TANF*

 
 

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5 M

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5M

$87.5M

CBAE**

 
 
 
 
 

$20M

$40M

$55M

$75M

$105M

$113M

$113M

$141M

Additional Earmarks
***

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$3.75M

$3.75M

 
 
 

Total

$4 M

$9M

$96.5M

$97.5M

$97.5M

$117.5M

$139.5M

$154.5M

$178.25M

$209.25M

$213.5M

$213.5M

$241.5M

Note: M=Million

*Title V amounts include $50 million in Federal funds and the state match of $37.5 million.

** CBAE includes $4.5 million for evaluation.

*** In addition to the three traditional funding streams, at least $3.75 million was earmarked each year for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in 2004 and 2005. This includes $3.15 million for 30 programs in Pennsylvania. Additional earmarks in 2004 include: $100,000 for Project Reality and $250,000 for Best Friends in Washington, DC, and $250,000 for the Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MISH) in Austin, TX.

****President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request


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