A Fragile Lifeline: How Funding Threats Are Endangering Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention & Response
In spring 2025, NO MORE launched a global survey in response to growing concerns about U.S. federal funding cuts, tightening grant restrictions, and the rollback of international development aid programs. Our goal was to better understand how these changes are affecting services, staff, and survivors across the domestic and sexual violence sector.
Our findings reveal increasing precarity affecting core services and the communities that rely on them:
Funding instability has escalated across the sector.
97% of organizations that receive state or federal funding in the U.S. are concerned about this funding being disrupted.
Service disruptions are widespread.
In the U.S., 80% of organizations said their ability to deliver services has been impacted, even ahead of anticipated cuts. Nearly half said this impact has been moderate to severe.
Core programs are experiencing high strain.
In the US, the programs most vulnerable to disruptions included shelter or refuge (96%), prevention (91%), DV/SA advocacy (88%), and other GBV services (100%). 65% of organizations in the U.S. and 55% internationally anticipated cuts to their staff this year.
Marginalized groups will be most affected by service disruptions.
81% of organisations flagged women as being most at risk from service cuts, followed by children (61%). LGBTQ+ individuals, migrants, and people with disabilities were also frequently cited.
The full report is available now:
A Fragile Lifeline: How Funding Threats Are Endangering Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention & Response
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