This grant is aimed at providing 6-24 months of transitional housing and support services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking who are homeless or in need of housing. The program focuses on a victim-centered approach to help survivors move into permanent housing, offering services such as employment counseling, transportation, child care, safety planning, and counseling. Support services must be voluntary and tailored to individual survivor needs, with a trauma-informed approach. Programs seeking funding must have staff trained in working with victims to provide holistic support for participants. Application deadline is Feb 16, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 290960
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OVW-2017-11820 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVW FY 2017 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | transitional housing and voluntary support services including victim services |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 70 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.736 — Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $25,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $350,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments City or township governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | other organizations, including sexual assault and domestic violence victim service providers, sexual assault and domestic violence coalitions, other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, or community-based and culturally specific organizations, that have a documented history of effective work concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Description: | The Transitional Housing Program makes grants to programs to provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing, as a result of a situation of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking; and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. OVW is interested in programs with a holistic, victim-centered approach to providing transitional housing services that move survivors into permanent housing. Transitional housing can be provided in facilities that are owned by the applicant, in units that are leased by the applicant, or by providing rental assistance for units leased directly to victims. Support services offered should help transitional housing participants locate and secure permanent housing, secure employment, and integrate into a community. Examples of support services include employment counseling, occupational training, transportation, counseling, child care services, safety planning, case management, and other assistance. Support services must be offered to survivors on a voluntary basis. Voluntary support services are designed with survivor-input to meet the individual needs of each survivor. When implementing a voluntary services model through a trauma-informed approach, effective transitional housing supports the self-determination of survivors and adapts services to their individual needs. Staff who have been trained in working with victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking may also be funded to support transitional housing participants. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kara Moller
(202) 307-6026 ovw.transitionalhousing@usdoj.gov Email:ovw.transitionalhousing@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kara Moller (202) 307-6026 ovw.transitionalhousing@usdoj.gov Email: ovw.transitionalhousing@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.736 | PKG00230015 | Dec 30, 2016 | Feb 16, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
290960 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
290960 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
290960 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
290960 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
290960 SF424B-1.1.pdf
290960 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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