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 Susan B. Anthony Project, 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). The award funds victim-centered transitional housing and support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance in rural Connecticut.

Susan B. Anthony Project, a nonprofit organization located in Torrington, Connecticut, will operate six to ten scattered-site transitional housing residences serving six to ten survivors and their families. The project collaborates with Connecticut Legal Services and McCall Behavioral Health to provide integrated support. Services span a minimum of six months to a maximum of twenty-four months and include assistance locating and securing permanent housing, employment support, and community integration services. The program prioritizes underserved populations, with particular focus on serving victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault and rural areas underserved by existing crisis intervention services.

Performance extends from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with place of performance at Torrington, Connecticut.

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. Susan b. Anthony project, INC, a non-profit organization located in torrington, CT, will implement the transitional housing assistance program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with connecticut legal services and mccall behavioral health. The project will provide six to ten private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for six to ten survivors and their families in a rural region of connecticut. 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 primarily serving underserved populations in the region, providing victim services in rural areas and 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 rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career counseling, support groups, individual counseling, legal assistance, and housing advocacy. The project will hire one additional staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.