diff --git a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
index c7de7a32c2..5f74f76033 100644
--- a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
+++ b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def send_sms_to_provider(notification):
             notification.to,
             notification.international,
             notification.reply_to_text,
+            template_id=notification.template_id,
         )
 
         template_dict = dao_get_template_by_id(notification.template_id, notification.template_version).__dict__
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ def provider_to_use(
     to: Optional[str] = None,
     international: bool = False,
     sender: Optional[str] = None,
+    template_id: Optional[UUID] = None,
 ) -> Any:
     """
     Get the provider to use for sending the notification.
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@ def provider_to_use(
         to (str, optional): recipient. Defaults to None.
         international (bool, optional): Recipient is international. Defaults to False.
         sender (str, optional): reply_to_text to use. Defaults to None.
+        template_id (str, optional): template_id to use. Defaults to None.
 
     Raises:
         Exception: No active providers.
@@ -371,12 +374,16 @@ def provider_to_use(
         if match and phonenumbers.region_code_for_number(match.number) == "US":
             sending_to_us_number = True
 
-    if (
+    using_sc_pool_template = template_id is not None and str(template_id) in current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_SC_TEMPLATE_IDS"]
+
+    do_not_use_pinpoint = (
         has_dedicated_number
         or sending_to_us_number
         or current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_SC_POOL_ID"] is None
-        or current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_DEFAULT_POOL_ID"] is None
-    ):
+        or (current_app.config["AWS_PINPOINT_DEFAULT_POOL_ID"] is None and not using_sc_pool_template)
+    )
+
+    if do_not_use_pinpoint:
         active_providers_in_order = [
             p
             for p in get_provider_details_by_notification_type(notification_type, international)
diff --git a/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py b/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
index a8637afdfe..6b7dbf2210 100644
--- a/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
+++ b/tests/app/delivery/test_send_to_providers.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 
 class TestProviderToUse:
-    def test_should_use_pinpoint_for_sms_by_default(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
+    def test_should_use_pinpoint_for_sms_by_default_if_configured(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
         with set_config_values(
             notify_api,
             {
@@ -63,6 +63,31 @@ def test_should_use_pinpoint_for_sms_by_default(self, restore_provider_details,
             provider = send_to_providers.provider_to_use("sms", "1234", "+16135551234")
         assert provider.name == "pinpoint"
 
+    def test_should_use_sns_for_sms_by_default_if_partially_configured(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
+        with set_config_values(
+            notify_api,
+            {
+                "AWS_PINPOINT_SC_POOL_ID": "sc_pool_id",
+                "AWS_PINPOINT_DEFAULT_POOL_ID": None,
+                "AWS_PINPOINT_SC_TEMPLATE_IDS": [],
+            },
+        ):
+            provider = send_to_providers.provider_to_use("sms", "1234", "+16135551234", template_id=uuid.uuid4())
+        assert provider.name == "sns"
+
+    def test_should_use_pinpoint_for_sms_for_sc_template_if_sc_pool_configured(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
+        sc_template = uuid.uuid4()
+        with set_config_values(
+            notify_api,
+            {
+                "AWS_PINPOINT_SC_POOL_ID": "sc_pool_id",
+                "AWS_PINPOINT_DEFAULT_POOL_ID": None,
+                "AWS_PINPOINT_SC_TEMPLATE_IDS": [str(sc_template)],
+            },
+        ):
+            provider = send_to_providers.provider_to_use("sms", "1234", "+16135551234", template_id=sc_template)
+        assert provider.name == "pinpoint"
+
     def test_should_use_sns_for_sms_if_dedicated_number(self, restore_provider_details, notify_api):
         with set_config_values(
             notify_api,