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 awarded the City of Baltimore $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736) to implement the "From Crisis to Confidence: Scattered Site Housing Solutions for Survivors of GBV and Stalking" project through September 30, 2028.

The City of Baltimore will provide ten private landlord scattered-site transitional housing residences for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. Support services include rental and utility assistance, individual counseling, safety planning, and housing advocacy. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months, with follow-up services continuing for at least six months after transition to permanent housing. The city will hire two additional staff members to implement the program. Work is performed in Baltimore, Maryland in collaboration with sub-recipient Turn Around, Inc.

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. The city of baltimore will implement the from crisis to confidence: scattered site housing solutions for survivors of GBV and stalking project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with turn around, INC. The project will provide ten private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for ten survivors and their families in an urban region of maryland. 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. The range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, individual counseling, safety planning, and housing advocacy. The project will hire two additional staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least six months once permanent housing is secured.