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 at the Department of Justice awarded Helen Ross McNabb Center, 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).

The McNabb Center, a Knoxville, Tennessee-based nonprofit, will operate 11 program-owned clustered transitional housing residences serving 11 survivors and their families in an urban region of Tennessee. The project delivers victim-centered transitional housing and support services including victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, and legal advocacy to move homeless survivors or those in need of housing assistance toward permanent housing. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 24 months. The McNabb Center collaborates with Compassion Coalition, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knoxville Family Justice Center, Knox County Sheriff's Office, and Knoxville Police Department on service delivery.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Knoxville, Tennessee. The funding is classified as a Project Grant. This is a continuation project under the federal program, which provides transitional housing and support services to minors, adults, and dependents who are homeless or in need of housing assistance as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

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. Helen ross mcnabb center, INC., a non-profit organization located in knoxville, tennessee, will implement the transitional housing project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with compassion coalition, legal aid of east tennessee, knoxville family justice center, knox county sheriffs office, and knoxville police department. The project will provide 11 program-owned clustered transitional housing residences for 11 survivors and their families in an urban region of tennessee. 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 victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, safety planning, follow-up care, case management, financial assistance, and crisis services. The project will hire one additional staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.