State of Arkansas Awards $1.7M+ to Pregnancy Help Organizations

The State of Arkansas has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to pro-life pregnancy help organizations since July 1 of this year. The funding was possible thanks to a budget measure lawmakers passed last spring.

Since 2022, Arkansas law has generally prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, and public health data shows that thousands of children are alive today thanks to the state’s pro-life laws. But women with unplanned pregnancies still need help. That’s why Arkansas has appropriated millions of dollars to charities that support women and families with unplanned pregnancies every year.

Arkansas’ financial records show the Department of Finance and Administration has disbursed $1,735,585 in grants to more than three dozen different pregnancy help organizations since the start of Fiscal Year 2027 on July 1.

Many of these charities offer everything from pregnancy tests and ultrasounds to diapers and baby formula — all typically free of charge.

Last spring the Arkansas Legislature voted to increase its grant funding for pregnancy help organizations to $3.5 million for the 2027 fiscal year. That means even more grant money could go to organizations that are saving lives in Arkansas between now and June of next year.

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Family Council outlined a three-part plan for eliminating abortion:

Encourage the Enforcement of Existing Pro-Life Laws
Work With Members of the General Assembly to Pass Any Additional Laws Necessary to End Abortion
Expand Our Efforts to Assist Pregnancy Help Organizations

Providing publicly funded grants for pregnancy resource centers is a major part of that plan, and we deeply appreciate the Arkansas Legislature and the governor for their commitment to supporting these good organizations.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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