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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded Taller Salud Inc. $525,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault Program (CFDA 16.736).

Taller Salud, a nonprofit organization based in Loiza, Puerto Rico, will implement the Tu Paz Cuenta Transitional Housing Program in collaboration with Mujeres en la Brega, LLC. The program provides ten privately leased, scattered-site transitional housing residences for ten survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families in rural Puerto Rico. Clients receive transitional housing and victim-centered supportive services for a minimum of six months and maximum of twenty-four months. Support services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, and financial and employment counseling to assist survivors in locating and securing permanent housing, obtaining employment, and integrating into their communities.

The award covers the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is Puerto Rico. Taller Salud is a culturally and linguistically specific provider serving Black and Hispanic communities in the northeastern region of Puerto Rico, with over four decades of experience in health promotion and violence prevention. 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. Taller salud INC, a non-profit organization located in loiza, PR, will implement the TU PAZ cuenta transitional housing program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with mujeres EN LA brega, LLC. The project will provide ten private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for ten survivors and their families in a rural region of puerto rico. 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 services offered will focus on providing victim services in rural areas and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, financial and employment counseling, and housing advocacy. The project will retain four dedicated staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.