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 Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Inc. 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).

Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts, will implement the Merrimack Valley Transitional Housing Program in collaboration with YWCA of Greater Newburyport. The project provides twenty-one scattered-site transitional housing residences across urban and suburban regions of Massachusetts to accommodate survivors and their families. Support services include housing advocacy, victim advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, and legal advocacy. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is Newburyport, Massachusetts. The program is a continuation award supporting victim-centered approaches to transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance.

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. Jeanne geiger crisis center, INC, a non-profit organization located in newburyport, MA, will implement the merrimack valley transitional housing program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with ywca of greater newburyport. The project will provide twenty-one private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for twenty-one survivors and their families in both urban and suburban regions of massachusetts. 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 range of optional support services includes housing advocacy, victim advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, and legal advocacy. The project will retain two dedicated staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least six months once permanent housing is secured.