The transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (transitional housing program) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12351

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736). The award will fund a 3-year project, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, to provide 30 scattered-site and clustered transitional housing units and support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The project will collaborate with the tribe's Rising Warrior Department and Housing Authority to deliver a holistic, victim-centered approach, including services such as rental/utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career/financial counseling, job training, and legal assistance. The goal is to help survivors secure permanent housing and achieve economic self-sufficiency.

The primary purpose of the transitional housing program is to aid minors, adults, and their dependents who are homeless, as defined by 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. The program supports holistic, survivor-centered approaches to providing transitional housing and support services designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult locate and secure permanent housing, secure employment, and integrate into a community. The absentee shawnee tribe of oklahoma is a tribal nation located in shawnee, OK a rural region of the state. The tribe will provide 30 scattered site and clustered site residences for 30 survivors and their families through private landlord and program owned housing units. The absentee shawnee tribe of oklahoma will collaborate with its two partners, the rising warrior department and the housing authority of the absentee shawnee tribe of oklahoma to provide a holistic, victim-centered and multidisciplinary approach to transitional housing needs in the community. This new project will use funds to provide both housing and supportive services to move survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance to permanent housing. The project will assist clients for an anticipated minimum of 12 months and a maximum length of 24 months. Services offered will focus on expanding economic justice in the region. The grant activities will be tailored to meet the needs of the survivors. The range of optional support services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, economic empowerment assistance career counseling, financial and credit counseling, support groups, individual counseling, job training, education attainment, legal assistance and housing advocacy. The project will also provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.