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, U.S. Department of Justice, awarded Family Crisis Centers 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).

Family Crisis Centers Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Sioux Center, Iowa, is implementing a continuation project to provide fifteen scattered-site transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in rural northwest Iowa. The recipient will deliver victim-centered transitional housing assistance and support services including rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, and job training. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months, with services tailored to address the needs of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking survivors who are homeless or in need of housing assistance as a means to transition to permanent housing. The project operates in collaboration with Atlas of Sioux Center.

The award runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Sioux Center, Iowa. The program's purpose is to provide transitional housing and support services to minors, adults, and their dependents for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient, supporting victim-centered approaches to securing permanent housing and community integration.

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. Family crisis center INC., a non-profit organization located in sioux center, IA, will implement the family crisis centers transitional housing program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with atlas of sioux center. The project will provide fifteen private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for fifteen survivors and their families in a rural region of iowa. 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, victim advocacy and housing advocacy. The project will fund two dedicated staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.