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THE Family Planning Association (FPA) of TT may have to cancel some of its service offerings as it forecasts a 53 per cent cut in funding owing to a United States' freeze on foreign aid spending.

On May 14, FPA's executive director Jill De Bourg told Newsday that its funding came from two categories – unrestricted and restricted sources. The majority of its unrestricted funding comes from the International Planned Parenthood Foundation (IPPF) and income from its clinics. She said that funding was used to cover operational costs and sustain community education and services.

Restricted funding is provided by grants and donors and is designated for specific projects and programme implementation. That is the category, she said, which took a major hit with the US policy.