Changes to Transitional Housing Form

Transitional Housing New Data to Collect beginning January 1, 2008 for the January-June 2008 report

Changes to Progress Reporting Form Due to Statutory Changes from VAWA 2005 to Address Suggestions from Grantees and to Ensure Consistent Usage of Terms with other OVW Grant Program Reporting Forms

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

A1. Percentages of grant f unds. (new subsection) You will be asked to identify what percentages of grant funds are allocated to domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. You will estimate t he approximate percentage of funds [or resources] used to address each area [consider training, victim services, etc.]. The grantee may choose how to make this determination.

A3. Staff information (pg. 4)

10. Staff

-Driver/Transportation provider

-Translator/Interpreter

3. FUNCTION AREAS

C2. Accessibility and Security (pg. 8)

14. Use of Transitional Housing Program funds for physical accessibility and security

-cell phones

D. SERVICES

23. Housing Assistance (pg. 14)

-Rental unit fees (security deposit, application fees, credit report fees)

24. Support Services (pg. 15)

-Interpretation and translation

-Material assistance (including clothing, food, and personal items)

25. Vouchers for support services (pg. 17)

-Telephone (phone cards)

-Transportation (added descriptives including gas vouchers, or cards, subway/bus cards)

26. Transitional housing and destination upon exit and Destination upon termination

(pg. 17)

-Hotel or motel

-Incarceration/jail

(removed place not intended for habitation)

32. Follow-up support services

-Interpretation and translation

-Material assistance (including clothing, food, and personal items)

(Removed clothing as a separate category)