Deadline: 18-Mar-25
The Office on Violence Against Women’s Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (OVW Transitional Housing Assistance Grant Program) funds transitional housing and support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Purpose Areas
- Funds under this program must be used for the following purposes, as stated in the OVW Transitional Housing Assistance Grant Program statute:
- Transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of newly developed or existing transitional housing.
- Short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing.
- Support services designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to:
- Locate and secure permanent housing;
- Secure employment, including obtaining employment counseling, occupational training, job retention counseling, and counseling concerning re-entry into the workforce; and
- Integrate into a community by providing that minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as transportation, counseling, childcare services, case management, and other assistance.
Funding Information
- Expected Total Amount of Funding: $40,000,000
- Applicants proposing support services only: up to $400,000
- Applicants proposing housing and support services or housing only: up to $500,000
- Applicants seeking to implement one priority may request an additional $50,000 (or $100,000 to implement both priorities)
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities that are eligible to apply are:
- States and Territories: State governments, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
- A state or territory may apply as a lead applicant if:
- It partners with a victim service provider to provide direct services to victims; and
- The application includes a Letter of Experience written by the victim service provider partner.
- A state or territory may apply as a lead applicant if:
- Units of Local Government: Any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State (or territory).
- A unit of local government may apply as a lead applicant if:
- It partners with a victim service provider to provide direct services to victims; and
- The application includes a Letter of Experience written by the victim service provider partner.
- A unit of local government may apply as a lead applicant if:
- Indian Tribes: Tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation.
- Other organizations that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
- An “other organization” may apply as a lead applicant if it falls within one of the following categories:
- Domestic violence and/or sexual assault victim service provider
- Domestic violence and/or sexual assault coalition
- Population-specific organization
- Community-based and culturally specific organization
- Other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization
- An “other organization” may apply as a lead applicant if it falls within one of the following categories:
- States and Territories: State governments, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
