CDC funding delays under Trump affect rape crisis centers : Shots

The disruption in federal financing is subjected to obstructing the work of community groups that run the rape centers and programs that aim to prevent sexual violence.

It is just one example of the problems of ambiguity and financing that affects some social and health services since the Trump administration began to check spending.

Some groups have already started cutting employees and limiting the work they do.

Funding comes from the centers of control and prevention of diseases as part of the program to prevent rape and education, which gives grants every five years.

Terry Bohr, director of politics in the National Alliance to end sexual violence in Washington, says the new grant course is scheduled to start on February 1, but the money has never arrived.

“I am concerned that it has a very real effect on anti -sex violence,” she says. “No one knows what causes the delay and the time you will take.”

The effect of disruption of financing will vary by state.

The grant of the center of diseases control through state health departments is transferred, which distributes these funds to non -profit organizations that run programs aimed at stopping sexual violence in their materials.

She says that some states have reserves that can help keep programs on their feet at the present time, others do not have this pillow.

For example, the community groups in Texas are already dealing with the repercussions.

“We have some programs that have already started to put people,” says Rose Luna, CEO of the Texas Association against sexual assault, who receives grant financing and coordination with other groups throughout the state.

““We expect more whenever this continues,” she says.

CDC was declared through the law of violence against women, which was approved by Congress in the mid -1990s.

“We hope we get this funding and it is just above,” says Rachel West, Director of Community Prevention and Development for the Nebraska coalition to end sexual and domestic violence.

West says that without this money, three programs in its mandate will have to stop their work in preventing sexual violence in schools and colleges, the hospitality industry, and the training of employees, for example.

Throughout the country, financing supports evidence -based strategies to prevent sexual violence. This includes “conducting a hotbred maps fee and improving safety and control in schools” and “ensuring that women have sufficient work pillars such as safe child care policies and reasonable prices, according to CDC.

Powore says that the center of diseases control has not been transferred why the money was blocked, but it hopes that there will be a “simple solution.” Nevada is the only country she heard from that who received a notification that her money was granted.

A CDC NPR spokesman referred to the management and budget office for comment, which has not yet responded to the comment.

Luna says that in her mandate depends on this funding “not sure how to deal with uncertainty.”

“What is on the test here is the programs that save life, information, messages and education for communities in Texas.”

Carmel and Ruth.