HHS announces historic investment of nearly $1B to the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program. The funds will help services that support domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and their children.
, is awarding a total of $797.5 million in American Rescue Plan funding to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children. The funds will cover COVD-19 testing, vaccines, mobile health units, and other support for domestic violence services programs, as well as increase support for sexual assault service providers and culturally specific services.
Today, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act program is awarding $550 million to grantees to support COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and mobile health units and address other needs resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency for millions of domestic violence survivors nationwide.
In the next week, HHS will also award $198 million in ARP supplemental funding to help rape crisis centers and sexual assault programs continue adapting to meet the emergency needs of sexual assault survivors. This supplemental funding may also be used to expand existing virtual, remote, and emergency services for survivors. These funds will ensure the continuity of rape crisis services all across the country and strengthen the public health response to sexual violence in local communities.
These ARP supplemental grant awards provide states, tribes, domestic violence programs, sexual violence programs, and culturally specific programs with flexibility in how they use the funding to support survivors and their children throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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