Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence says the HHS grant restrictions threaten survivors' access to safety and support
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceStatewide domestic violence coalition and plaintiff, in a statement released by the ACLU of Rhode Island
In a statement announcing the suit, the coalition says the conditions would harm Black and Brown communities, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ people and other vulnerable groups and force organizations to choose between federal funding and their work.
“Survivors deserve access to safety and support without unnecessary barriers, yet, these harmful restrictions imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services threaten that fundamental principle.”
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Domestic-violence coalitions and Rhode Island nonprofits sue HHS over grant terms requiring alignment with agency priorities
Twenty-eight plaintiffs, led by Rhode Island nonprofits and state domestic-violence coalitions, sued HHS over grant terms requiring recipients to align with agency and presidential priorities. They call the terms unlawful and vague; HHS has not yet answered in court.
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ACLU of Rhode Island release announcing the lawsuit, with statements from the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families, Community Care Alliance, the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Lawyers' Committee for Rhode Island and the ACLU of Rhode Island, and the full list of plaintiffs.
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The coalition is one of the plaintiffs in the suit announced that day by the ACLU of Rhode Island.
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It said the conditions would force organizations to choose between critical federal funding and the integrity of their work, and could mean fewer pathways to safe housing for survivors.
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The reference point is HHS's grant conditions requiring recipients to align with agency priorities and advance the President's policy priorities. The coalition, a plaintiff, calls the restrictions harmful and says they would force organizations to choose between funding and the integrity of their work, which condemns them.
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“These restrictions are incredibly broad and put grant applicants between a rock and a hard place: They can choose to apply and accept restrictions that are counter to their own missions or not apply, lose the grant funding, and be unable to support the people in their communities.”Read statement
Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families says federal funding should not be conditioned on ideological restrictions
Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families
“Federal funding should support children and families' needs and not be conditioned on ideological restrictions that conflict with providers' missions and obligations.”Read statement
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