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 Crisis Intervention Services (doing business as Sierra Community House) $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736).

The award funds the Transitional Housing for Victims in North Lake Tahoe/Truckee Project, which establishes fifteen private landlord, scattered-site transitional housing residences serving fifteen survivors and their families in a rural region of Nevada. The project provides victim-centered transitional housing paired with supportive services including rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, career counseling, job training, legal assistance, and housing advocacy. Clients receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twenty-four months to transition to permanent housing.

Crisis Intervention Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada, implements the project in collaboration with North Tahoe Truckee Homeless Services. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with work performed in Incline Village, Nevada.

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. Crisis intervention services, a non-profit organization located in incline village, NV, will implement the transitional housing for victims in north lake tahoe/truckee project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with north tahoe truckee homeless services. The project will provide fifteen private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for fifteen survivors and their families in a rural region of nevada. 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 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 rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, victim advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, and housing advocacy. The project will fund two dedicated staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.