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 Newhouse, a Kansas City-based nonprofit, $500,000 under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) on October 1, 2025.

Newhouse will operate seven scattered-site transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in the urban and suburban regions of Kansas City, Missouri, in collaboration with T & T Property Management LLC. The project provides both housing and supportive services to move survivors who are homeless or in need of housing assistance toward permanent housing. Clients receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months. Optional support services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, financial and employment counseling, support groups, individual counseling, legal advocacy, and housing advocacy.

The award is a continuation project with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is Kansas City, Missouri 64124.

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. Newhouse, a non-profit organization located in kansas city, MO, will implement the newhouse transitional housing assistance program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with t & t property management LLC. The project will provide seven private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for seven survivors and their families in an urban and suburban region of missouri. 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 rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, financial and employment counseling, support groups, individual counseling, legal advocacy, and housing advocacy. The project will fund one dedicated staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.