<P> Reports show that on any day over 5,000 women are unable to use services because of a lack of funding or space . Many states have also cut their funds for women's shelters . In 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger of California cut $16 million in state funding to domestic violence programs because of the state's budget deficit . In late 2011 Washington governor Christine Gregoire released a budget proposal stripping all state funding for domestic violence and women's shelters across Washington State . These types of budget cuts caused several shelters to close their doors, leaving women with no safe haven to escape Intimate partner violence . Local communities are now also taking it upon themselves to create a safe place for domestic violence refugees . In Grand Forks, British Columbia, a small community of less than 3,600, people organized the Boundary Women's Coalition, to support their local women's shelter . </P> <P> Many grants help fund women's shelters in the United States . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Grant title </Th> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> Qualifications </Th> <Th> Purpose </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program </Td> <Td> Office on Violence Against Women </Td> <Td> Available to states and territories </Td> <Td> Thirty percent of funds provided are to improve on services available to victims of intimate partner violence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State and Territorial Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program </Td> <Td> Office on Violence Against Women </Td> <Td> Available for domestic violence coalitions </Td> <Td> Funds provided to each state's domestic violence coalition to improve the coordination of services available in each state . These coalitions give funds directly to shelters . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program </Td> <Td> Office on Violence Against Women </Td> <Td> Available to tribal domestic violence coalitions . </Td> <Td> Funds provided to support tribal domestic violence coalitions that offer services to under - served populations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants: National and Special Issue Resource Centers </Td> <Td> Administration for Children and Families </Td> <Td> Nonprofits with or without 501 (c) (3) status; Native American tribal organizations </Td> <Td> Funds provided to start individual National Resource Centers on Domestic Violence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> OVC FY 16 Vision 21: Enhancing Access and Attitudinal Changes in Domestic Violence Shelters for Individuals with Disabilities </Td> <Td> Office for Victims of Crime </Td> <Td> State and regional domestic violence coalitions </Td> <Td> Funds provided to help shelters make facilities accessible to those with disabilities . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Grant title </Th> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> Qualifications </Th> <Th> Purpose </Th> </Tr>

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