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 Yakutat Tlingit Tribe $524,996 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736).

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe will operate the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Family Support Services OVW Transitional Housing Project, providing transitional housing and victim-centered support services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural and tribal regions of Alaska. The project operates four program-owned, clustered transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in Yakutat, Alaska. Clients will receive housing and supportive services for an anticipated minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months, with support tailored to address the needs of victims, including those experiencing non-intimate partner sexual assault. Supportive services will assist survivors in locating and securing permanent housing, obtaining employment, and integrating into the community.

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe collaborates with the Yakutat Police Department and Yakutat Community Health Center on project implementation.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

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. Yakutat tlingit tribe, a tribal organization located in yakutat, alaska will implement the yakutat tlingit tribe, family support services - OVW transitional housing project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with the yakutat police department and yakutat community health center. The project will provide four program-owned, clustered transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in rural and tribal regions of alaska. 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 6 months and a maximum length of 24 months. Services offered will focus on supporting the housing needs of victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes case management, safety planning, transportation, employment advocacy, housing advocacy, and referrals. The project will provide follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.