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 Daya Inc. $500,000 under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736) on October 1, 2025.

Daya Inc., a Houston-based nonprofit, will establish and operate five scattered-site transitional housing residences for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and their families in an urban region of Texas. The organization will provide housing and victim-centered supportive services to move homeless survivors or those in need of housing assistance toward permanent housing. Client assistance will range from a minimum of six months to a maximum of 24 months. Support services include rental and utility assistance, safety planning, transportation, and career counseling, with offerings tailored to address the needs of victims served, with particular focus on survivors of non-intimate partner sexual assault. Daya will deliver the project in collaboration with Indus Communities.

Performance occurs in Houston, Texas, from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This is a project grant, a new award to the recipient.

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. Daya INC., a non-profit organization located in houston, texas, will implement the daya transition housing assistance project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with indus communities. The project will provide five private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for five survivors and their families in an urban region of texas. 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 and months and a maximum length of 24 months. Services offered will focus on supporting the housing needs of victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, safety planning, transportation, career counseling, financial counseling, individual counseling, job training, education attainment, and legal assistance. The project will provide follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.