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 $500,000 to Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc. under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736) on October 1, 2025.

Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc., a non-profit domestic violence service provider based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, will implement the Home Safe Program project in collaboration with Hope Harbor, Inc. The project will provide transitional housing and victim-centered support services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. The initiative operates six transitional housing residences—a combination of program-owned and private landlord units in clustered and scattered sites—serving six survivors and their families in the rural Barren River Area Development District region of south-central Kentucky. Services are designed to support clients for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months, with emphasis on assisting victims to transition to permanent housing, obtain employment, and integrate into their community. The program focuses on providing victim services in rural areas and addresses the needs of non-intimate partner sexual assault survivors. The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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. Barren river area safe space, INC., a non-profit organization located in bowling green, kentucky, will implement the home safe program project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with hope harbor, INC. The project will provide six program-owned and private landlord, clustered and scattered site transitional housing residences for six survivors and their families in a rural region of kentucky. 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 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 assistance, case management, safety planning, transportation, career counseling, financial and credit counseling, support groups, individual counseling, legal assistance, and housing advocacy. The project provides follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.