Welcome to the California Reproductive Health Equity Initiative application portal! 

Essential Access Health is pleased to announce the release of Request for Proposals (RFP) for state and county-funded grant programs established to support and expand access to abortion and birth control. The 2026 RFP for the Practical Support grant opens March 9th and applications are due April 24th and 11:59pm.

Practical Support Grant Program

The 2022-23 California State Budget appropriated funds to establish a $20 million Abortion Practical Support grant program at HCAI to assist pregnant people with direct practical support for the purposes of obtaining an abortion.

HCAI has designated Essential Access to serve as the Program Administrator for both state grant programs. In this role, Essential Access will manage the distribution of program funding, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.