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 the County of Cumberland, a unit of local government based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, $499,938 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736).

The County of Cumberland will implement the Robins Meadow Transitional Housing Program to provide transitional housing and victim-centered support services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. The project will operate 18–22 private landlord clustered and scattered-site transitional housing residences across rural, urban, and suburban regions of North Carolina, serving survivors and their families for an anticipated minimum of 6 months and maximum of 24 months. Support services will focus on victim services tailored to rural areas and will assist clients in locating and securing permanent housing, obtaining employment, and integrating into the community. Gate Beautiful, Inc., and Rape Crisis Volunteers of Cumberland County, Inc., collaborate with the county on program implementation. Place of performance is East Fayetteville, North Carolina. The period of performance extends through September 30, 2028.

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. County of cumberland, a unit of local government located in fayetteville, north carolina, will implement the robins meadow transitional housing program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with gate beautiful, INC., and rape crisis volunteers of cumberland county, INC. The project will provide 18 22 private landlord clustered and scattered site transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in rural, urban, and suburban regions of north carolina. 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. 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, financial and employment counseling, therapeutic services, and legal advocacy. The project will provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.