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NNEDV Applauds Increased Funding for Survivor Services and Housing in Passed FY26 Spending Bills

February 3, 2026

The Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes increased funding for lifesaving services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: NNEDV Communications Team (Communications@NNEDV.org)

Washington, DC – The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) applauds the end of the partial government shutdown and increased funding for lifesaving services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through the passage of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bills.

The LHHS bill provides $224 billion in discretionary funding. This includes $116.8 billion (an increase of $210 million) in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including:

  • $245 million (an increase of $5 million) for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which provides core funding for domestic violence shelters and services. This includes $7.5 million for culturally specific services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and $2.5 million for the Sexual Assault Technical Assistance Initiative.
  • A $7 million set-aside for sexual assault services in the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
  • $7.5 million for the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Program and $61.75 million for the Rape Prevention and Education Program (RPE), through the CDC’s Center for Injury Prevention.

The THUD bill provides $84.3 billion (an increase of $7.2 billion) in programmatic funding. This includes $56 billion (an increase of $4 billion) for rental assistance that survivors depend on, and $4.4 billion (an increase of $366 million) for Homeless Assistance Grants. The bill also includes:

  • $52 million in the Continuum of Care Homeless Program (also known as DV/SA Bonus Funds) to help survivors access safe, affordable housing and rebuild their lives.
  • $107 million in new funding to address youth homelessness.
  • Requirements for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to distribute Continuum of Care funds on a timely basis to prevent funding lapses that endanger survivors.

“Behind each of these numbers is a domestic violence survivor, advocate, or program in our communities that will now have greater access to the resources they need and deserve,” said Tonia Moultry-Pace, NNEDV Interim President & CEO. “Survivors and their children rely on federal funds in moments of desperate, often life-threatening, need. We commend Congress for passing appropriations bills that help these and all survivors on the path to support, safety, and justice.”

NNEDV commends the lead appropriators in the House and Senate for their bipartisan leadership and commitment to passing the LHHS and THUD bills. As the spending package also extends U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding at its current level for two weeks, NNEDV calls on Congress to:

  • Negotiate a DHS bill with protections and guardrails to stop violent immigration enforcement and ensure DHS accountability with the law and the Constitution.
  • Halt funding to ICE and Border Patrol until they stop inflicting violence and death in our communities.
  • Include strong accountability measures in any future DHS funding bills.

Read NNEDV’s previous statement here condemning the violence perpetrated by immigration enforcement agencies and calling for swift action.

NNEDV is also grateful to our membership of the 56 state and U.S. territorial coalitions against domestic violence, the 2,000 local programs they represent, and the millions of victims and survivors they serve. The leadership of our network made today’s legislative wins possible. Please join us. Make a gift today and help us continue working toward a world without domestic violence.

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The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) represents the 56 state and U.S. territorial coalitions against domestic violence. NNEDV is a social change organization working to create a social, political, and economic environment in which domestic violence no longer exists. NNEDV works to make domestic violence a national priority, change the way society responds to domestic violence, and strengthen domestic violence advocacy at every level.