New York state helped a Bronx rape crisis program grow — another arm of the state could force it to shrink.

The Kingsbridge Heights Community Center said its primary Office of Victim Services, or OVS, grant was eliminated for the next funding cycle.

“We were both kind of in shock, and then we had to jump into motion from there,” Sadie Mahoney, the chief program officer, said.

The center served more than 500 people last year. The cut landed just as Kingsbridge was expanding after a separate state grant increased funding for its work with sexual assault survivors.

“It’s crazy-making because if you increase staff and you increase capacity in one breath and have to let go staff in the next breath, then we’re not really taking two steps forward,” Mahoney said.

The Alliance Against Sexual Violence said the whiplash is being felt across the city, with rape crisis programs reporting about $2.5 million in lost funding.

Emily Miles, the executive director, said the Bronx can least afford to lose capacity.

“We see the highest rates of sexual violence per capita in the Bronx, and yet we also see the least access to rape crisis centers there,” she said.

According to NYPD data, reported rapes citywide are up 5.1% so far this year when compared to the same time last year.

OVS said the larger picture is a funding pool overwhelmed by demand. Applicants sought nearly $500 million more than was available.

The agency said it’s still awarded a record year, but under the competitive process previously funded programs were not guaranteed another award.

“Unfortunately, if we don’t see a fix to this funding issue, we will absolutely be seeing several programs close their doors,” Miles said.

Mahoney said she hopes the governor steps in before Oct. 1, when tentative funding decisions could start changing what survivors can actually access.

“I feel like this is a problem that we can work on together as a community,” Mahoney said.

The awards are still tentative, pending review by the state comptroller’s office.

There are at least 14 organizations in the city that have been denied or had their funding cut plan to appeal the decision. They’re also calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to step in and help fill their budget gaps.