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 Fair Haven, Inc. $500,000 in project grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking program (CFDA 16.736).

Fair Haven, a nonprofit based in Highland, Indiana, will operate the Fair Haven Expansion Project in collaboration with Survive and Thrive Counseling Services to provide transitional housing and victim-centered support services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or require housing assistance. The project will maintain six privately owned scattered-site residences and five program-owned clustered-site residences serving eleven survivors and their families in an urban region of Indiana. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months. Services will emphasize housing navigation, support toward permanent housing placement, employment assistance, and community integration, with tailored programming for victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault.

Performance takes place in Hammond, Indiana. The award 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. Fair haven, INC., a non-profit organization located in highland, indiana, will implement the fair haven expansion project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with survive and thrive counseling services. The project will provide six privately owned, scattered site transitional housing residences and five program-owned, clustered site transitional housing residences for eleven survivors and their families in an urban region of indiana. 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 rental and utility assistance, victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, case management, safety planning, and legal 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.