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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded Unity House of Troy, Inc., $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736).

Unity House will provide scattered-site transitional housing in private landlord residences for 15 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, located in rural, urban, and suburban regions of Rensselaer County, New York. The organization will deliver victim-centered housing and supportive services including crisis intervention, hotline support, rental and financial assistance, case management, advocacy, and assistance with permanent housing location, employment, and community integration. Clients will receive services for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 24 months.

Unity House collaborates with the Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, Rensselaer County Homeless Services Collaborative, and Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office to implement the project.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Performance occurs in Troy, New York.

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. Unity house of troy, INC., a non-profit organization located in troy, new york, will implement the transitional housing project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with rensselaer county department of social services, rensselaer county homeless services collaborative, and rensselaer county sherriffs office. The project will provide private landlord scattered site transitional housing residences for 15 survivors and their families in rural, urban, and suburban regions of new york. 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 crisis intervention, hotline support, rental and financial assistance, case management, advocacy, application to permanent housing, transportation assistance, language access, outreach and education, therapy and support groups, legal advocacy, employment and education support, and daycare. The project will provide follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.