Federal Grant Award Summary

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), a Dearborn, Michigan-based nonprofit, received a $500,000 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736). In collaboration with partner organization Avalon Healing, ACCESS will implement the Victim Transitional Housing Assistance in Greater Detroit project, providing victim-centered transitional housing and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Southeast Michigan urban region.

The project will furnish eight scattered-site transitional housing residences with wraparound support services to eight survivors and their families over a 6- to 24-month assistance period. Services include rental and housing assistance, case management, safety planning, employment support, and community integration services, with tailored programming designed to address human trafficking and transnational crime victimization. The continuation award builds on ACCESS's demonstrated capacity as a culturally competent, multilingual service provider with extensive experience administering federal grant programs focused on victim services and community development.