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 Violence Center of Chester County on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736).

The recipient will provide 28 private transitional housing units—including private landlord, clustered, and scattered-site residences—serving 28 survivors and their families in a rural region of Pennsylvania. Supportive services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, individual counseling, and housing advocacy. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 24 months. The project uses victim-centered approaches to transition survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from homelessness or housing instability to permanent housing. One additional staff member will be hired to implement the program.

The Housing Authority of the County of Chester collaborates with the recipient on the project. Performance takes place in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This is a Project Grant assistance type.

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 violence center of chester county, a non-profit organization located in west chester, PA, will implement the transitional housing project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with housing authority of the county of chester. The project will provide twenty-eight private landlord, clustered and scattered site transitional housing residences for twenty-eight survivors and their families in a rural region of pennsylvania. 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 range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, individual counseling, and housing advocacy. The project will hire one additional staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least six months once permanent housing is secured.