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Senator urges HHS to release delayed FY25 domestic violence funding and warns consolidations could harm community programs
Summary
A senator said community-based domestic and sexual violence programs are alarmed by delayed FY25 funding and missing notices of funding opportunities, and he entered a letter from a national task force urging HHS to communicate concrete plans for releasing funds.
A senator told the HHS secretary that community-based domestic and sexual violence program operators in his state have reported delays in FY25 funding, missing notices of funding opportunities and proposed cuts or consolidations that could threaten the Office of Family Violence Prevention and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Violence Prevention.
“They're really concerned about the delayed release of FY25 funding, the absence of notices of funding opportunities, as well as proposed cuts or consolidations that might threaten the Office of Family Violence Prevention, and CDC's Division of Violence Prevention,” the senator said, adding that the programs “are helping the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable.” He said he would enter a letter from the national task force into the record urging the department to communicate concrete plans.
The HHS secretary acknowledged the concern and offered to discuss next steps. The senator pressed for clear signals and timely communication so community providers can plan service delivery.
Next steps: the senator entered the national task force letter into the hearing record and asked HHS to provide concrete plans for releasing the funds; the secretary indicated willingness to follow up.
