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

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Retreat Inc. $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736).

Retreat Inc., a 501(c)(3) domestic violence organization in East Hampton, New York, will provide transitional housing and victim-centered support services to survivors and their families experiencing homelessness or housing instability due to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The project delivers six to nine private landlord scattered-site transitional housing residences across rural and suburban regions of New York. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months. Support services include victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, safety planning, case management, and attorney services. Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services collaborates on the project.

The award obligates $500,000 for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is East Hampton, NY 11937. This is a continuation project.

The transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (transitional housing program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12351), has as its primary purpose the provision of transitional housing and support services to aid minors, adults, and their dependents who are homeless (as defined in 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. The program is intended to provide assistance to victims for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. The program supports victim-centered approaches to providing transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and voluntary support services to assist with locating and securing permanent housing, obtaining employment, and integrating into a community. Retreat INC., a non-profit organization located in east hampton, new york, will implement the transitional housing project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with eastern suffolk board of cooperative educational services. The project will provide six to nine private landlord scattered site transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in rural and suburban regions of new york. This continuation 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 6 months and a maximum length of 24 months. The range of optional support services includes victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, safety planning, case management, and attorney services. The project will provide follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.