With this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime seeks applications for funding for services for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking, including those that provide trauma-informed services.
- Purpose Area 1: Developing Capacity to Serve Human Trafficking Victims
- The purpose of these awards is to support—
- victim service organizations that have limited or no prior experience in serving victims of human trafficking, and/or
- victim service organizations that have limited or no prior experience in receiving direct federal funding to serve victims of human trafficking.
- Under Purpose Area 1, OVC expects to make up to five awards of up to $440,000 each for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2024.
- The purpose of these awards is to support—
- Purpose Area 2: Comprehensive Services for Human Trafficking Victims
- Awards will be made to victim service organizations with a demonstrated history of serving human trafficking victims with a comprehensive range of direct services. The purpose of these awards is to enhance victims’ access to the diverse services that victims of labor and sex trafficking often require to address their needs.
- Under Purpose Area 2, OVC expects to make up to 18 awards of up to $950,000 each for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2024.
- Purpose Area 3: Legal Services for Human Trafficking Victims
- Awards will be made to organizations with a demonstrated history of providing legal services to victims of human trafficking. The goal is to increase the quality and quantity of legal services to assist victims of all forms of human trafficking.
- Under Purpose Area 3, OVC expects to make up to ten awards of up to $800,000 each for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2024.
- Purpose Area 4: Economic Empowerment, Education, and Employment Services for Human Trafficking Victims
- Awards will be made to organizations with a demonstrated history of providing economic empowerment, education, and/or employment services to victims of human trafficking. The goal is to increase the quality and quantity of these services to assist victims of all forms of human trafficking.
- Under Purpose Area 4, OVC expects to make up to five awards of up to $800,000 each for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2024.
- Purpose Area 5: Behavioral and Physical Health Services for Human Trafficking Victims
- Awards will be made to organizations with a demonstrated history of providing behavioral (i.e., mental health and substance use) and physical health services to victims of human trafficking. The goal is to increase the quality and quantity of behavioral and physical health services to assist victims of all forms of human trafficking.
- Under Purpose Area 5, OVC expects to make up to five awards of up to $800,000 each for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.