; (2) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (3) the term victim service provider has the meaning given the term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 ); and (4) the term victim service provider project means a project administered by a victim service provider designed to meet the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families. 603. Strengthening housing resources protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (a) Notice of funding availability Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 422 ( 42 U.S.C. 11382 )— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (2) Scoring For purposes of scoring applicants in the notice of funding availability, the Secretary shall neither prioritize nor deprioritize the following categories of projects solely on the basis of the category: (A) Rapid re-housing. (B) Permanent supportive housing. (C) Transitional housing. (D) Short-term emergency shelter. ; and (2) in section 428(d)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 11386b(d)(2) )— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) transitional housing for various populations, including, for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, projects providing transitional or permanent housing that provide trauma-informed services, maximize client choice, and address the special needs of those survivors