OVW FY 2020 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking | OVW 2020 17676

Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2020 17676

The OVW FY 2020 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The program is designed to help communities provide transitional housing options paired with supportive services for people who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Its core focus is on survivors who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness because of abuse, and who cannot safely rely on emergency shelter or whose local crisis housing options are unavailable or do not meet their needs.

A central feature of this funding is support for transitional housing lasting from 6 to 24 months. The intent is not simply to pay for a place to stay, but to stabilize survivors over a meaningful period of time while they work toward longer-term safety and independence. Transitional housing under this model is typically coupled with support services that can address the practical barriers survivors face after fleeing violence, such as safety planning, advocacy, help navigating community resources, assistance with benefits and income supports, and connections to employment, education, and other stabilizing services. Because the program explicitly targets situations where emergency shelter or short-term crisis interventions are insufficient, it is aimed at filling the gap between immediate crisis response and permanent housing stability.

The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2020 17676 and carries a CFDA number of 16.736. Awards are grants, with an award ceiling of $500,000 per award. OVW anticipated making about 70 awards under this solicitation. The posting indicates it was created on December 5, 2019, with an original closing date of February 6, 2020.

Eligible applicants include a wide range of governmental and nonprofit entities that commonly operate or partner on survivor housing and service programs. This includes state governments; county governments; city or township governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The breadth of eligibility reflects the reality that transitional housing for survivors is often delivered through partnerships among victim service providers, housing organizations, local governments, and tribal communities.

From a program design standpoint, the solicitation sits at the intersection of housing and survivor services, which is reflected in its funding activity categories: housing, income security and social services, education, employment, labor, and training. In practice, this means proposed projects are typically expected to demonstrate both housing capacity and a credible service model that supports survivor-defined goals, safety, and longer-term stability. Additional program background and related OVW grant program information is referenced through OVW program pages (https://www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs) and the transitional housing technical assistance resource site (http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/thousingmain.htm).

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the education, employment, labor and training, housing, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2020 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.736.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 05, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 06, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 70 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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