The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Pregnancy Help Organizations Grant Program.
In April, Gov. Sanders signed Act 1006 budgeting $2 million in funding for grants to pregnancy help organizations.
Under Act 1006, grant money can go to pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes, adoption agencies, and other charitable organizations that provide material support to women with unplanned pregnancies.
The State of Arkansas also can award funding to charities that promote infant and maternal wellness and reduce infant and maternal mortality by:
- Providing nutritional information and/or nutritional counseling;
- Providing prenatal vitamins;
- Providing a list of prenatal medical care options;
- Providing social, emotional, and/or material support; or
- Providing referrals for WIC and community-based nutritional services, including food banks, food pantries, and food distribution centers.
The measure makes it clear that grant money will not go to abortionists or their affiliates.
Since 2022 Family Council has worked with the Arkansas Legislature and the governor to secure funding every year for pregnancy resource centers. These state-funded grants have helped support dozens of charities that assist women and children in Arkansas.
The grants are optional. It’s entirely up to pregnancy resource centers whether they want to apply for the money. Over the past three years, the funding has made a tremendous difference in communities across our state.
Since the 2022 Dobbs decision reversing Roe v. Wade, lawmakers around the country have ramped up state funding for pregnancy help organizations. It’s good to pass laws protecting women and unborn children from abortion, but it’s important to take steps to support women with unplanned pregnancies. Arkansas’ grant program does exactly that.
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