The groups said federal funds are still being frozen, grants are being stalled and funding portals are being taken down

Minnesota victims’ services groups, like crisis centers and hotlines rallied at the state capitol on Monday to support a new bill that would bring them state funding. The groups talked in length about the impact a federal funding freeze has had on their operations.

Minnesota DFL lawmakers sound the alarm in response to President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal loans and grants, which was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Advocates say the loss of such funds would endanger victims of domestic violence.