The world is facing a contraceptive funding crisis. Sufficient investment in contraception is not being prioritized at the global, national and subnational level. National and subnational governments need to prioritise family planning by allocating dedicated funds for contraceptive commodities. This discussion paper highlights contraceptive commodity security concerns in FP2020 countries in East Africa that will likely experience a reduction in global funding support for contraception from 2016 to 2020.