The Haven, Inc.

The Haven, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit domestic shelter organization based in Houma, Louisiana, is a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, delivering housing and supportive services to homeless individuals, families, and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. The organization operates as a prime grant recipient (64% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient under state pass-through entities (36% of awards), with no federal contracting footprint.

The Haven's federal grant work centers on two parallel programs. Under HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), the organization receives annual project grants to operate permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services in the Houma area; the most recent award, issued November 1, 2025, carries $576,698 in funding through October 31, 2026, and provides case management, safety planning, counseling, job training, and financial counseling to homeless individuals and families with disabilities. Under the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women's Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736), The Haven received a $500,000 project grant (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025) to deliver six months to two years of transitional housing in communal, clustered, or scattered site models along with survivor-centered voluntary support services including rental and utility assistance, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career counseling, and limited legal assistance for housing and protection orders.

Customer concentration is split evenly between two principal federal grantors: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women account for six awards each, representing 100% of The Haven's prime grant portfolio. Secondary funding flows from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals and the Administration for Children and Families. In its sub-recipient role, The Haven receives funding through the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice for sexual assault services in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes and through Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans for medical and advocacy support to survivors. Over the past five years, activity has remained relatively flat at two to three awards annually, with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $5.7 million. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.