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, Department of Justice, awarded Safehouse Services $489,116 under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) on October 1, 2025.

Safehouse Services, a tax-exempt domestic shelter nonprofit in Cheyenne, Wyoming, will establish 15 scattered-site transitional housing residences serving 40–50 survivors and their families in an urban region of Wyoming. The project delivers victim-centered transitional housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and those needing housing assistance due to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Services focus on facilitating permanent housing placement, employment acquisition, and community integration, with client assistance provided for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months. The project prioritizes underserved populations, human trafficking prevention and response, rural area services, and support for victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault.

My Front Door and Wyoming Housing Network serve as project partners collaborating on service delivery. The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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. Safehouse services, a non-profit organization located in cheyenne, WY, will implement the transitional housing project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with my front door and wyoming housing network. The project will provide 15 private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for 40-50 survivors and their families in an urban region of wyoming. 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 six months and a maximum length of 24 months. Services offered will focus on primarily serving underserved populations in the region, measures to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, providing victim services in rural areas, and 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, case management, safety planning, victim advocacy, transportation, career counseling, financial and credit counseling, support groups, individual counseling, legal advocacy, and housing advocacy. The project will fund one staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least six months once permanent housing is secured.