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 Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County (DSVS) on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736).

DSVS will provide nine scattered-site transitional housing residences in a rural region of Carbon County, Montana, serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. The project delivers victim-centered transitional housing and supportive services to survivors and their families, with clients receiving assistance for a minimum of six months through a maximum of 24 months. Services are tailored to address the specific needs of rural victims, with a focus on helping survivors secure permanent housing and obtain employment.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is Red Lodge, Montana. The project is a continuation and expansion of DSVS's existing transitional services programming, implemented in collaboration with Abuse Support and Prevention Education (ASPEN).

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. Domestic and sexual violence services of carbon county (dsvs), a non-profit located in red lodge, MT, will implement the transitional services program continuation and expansion for domestic and sexual violence services of carbon county project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with abuse support and prevention education (aspen). The project will provide nine private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for nine survivors and their families in a rural region of montana. 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 services offered will focus on providing victim services in rural areas and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes victim advocacy, housing advocacy, legal advocacy, individual and group counseling, and case management. The project will fund three dedicated staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for 3 months once permanent housing is secured.