The YWCA in Fargo, N.D., was gearing up this year to once again apply for a key Justice Department grant, one they’ve used to help provide transitional housing for more than 700 domestic violence and sexual assault survivors over the past 18 years.
But information on the funding opportunity was wiped from the office’s webpage in February — well ahead of the grant’s March deadline — and hasn’t returned since, said Erin Prochnow, CEO of YWCA Cass Clay.
“My fear is that there could potentially be no awards provided, which would be incredibly detrimental to those we serve,” Prochnow said. The nonprofit, she said, uses the grant to help house about 25 women and their children annually.
