Funding Opportunities
- OVC FY 2022 Field-Generated Strategies to Address the Criminalization of Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- The purpose of this program is to end the criminalization of minor victims of sex trafficking and develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs to support victim-centered, trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and evidence-based responses to minor victims of sex trafficking.
- Close Date: June 16, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- OVC seeks applications for funding to support housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States. Rapid Rehousing—a type of housing assistance in which supportive services and transitional housing are provided to assist victims to move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability—is the primary focus of this solicitation.
- Close Date: June 16, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- OVC seeks applications for funding to support housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States. Rapid Rehousing—a type of housing assistance in which supportive services and transitional housing are provided to assist victims to move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability—is the primary focus of this solicitation.
- Close Date: June 16, 2022
- Human Trafficking Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program
- Source: Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families
- The goal of the HTYPE Demonstration Program is to fund local educational agencies to develop and implement programs to prevent human trafficking victimization through the provision of skills-based human trafficking training and education for school staff and students as specified in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018. The following activities are required under the HTYPE Demonstration Program: 1) provide human trafficking education that equips educators and other staff to identify and respond to signs that students are at high risk of or are currently experiencing human trafficking; 2) deliver student human trafficking prevention education that is designed to build student resilience to labor trafficking and sex trafficking by strengthening student knowledge and skills; 3) train qualified individuals to implement and replicate project activities throughout the school district or identified target area(s); and 4) establish and implement a Human Trafficking School Safety Protocol.
- Close Date: Jun 17, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Responding to Transgender Victims of Crime
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- OVC seeks applications for funding to develop a toolkit for serving transgender victims of crime. The goal of this project is to update and expand upon the previously released 2014 OVC guide, Responding to Transgender Victims of Sexual Assault. This will be accomplished through the development of a web-based toolkit that will provide guidance, resources, and referrals for those who provide services to victims of crime who identify as transgender, especially women and girls of color.
- Close Date: June 21, 2022
- OJJDP FY 2022 Supporting Effective Interventions for Youth With Problematic or Illegal Sexual Behavior
- Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- This solicitation provides funding to communities to develop intervention and supervision services for youth with problematic or illegal sexual behavior, and to provide treatment services for their victims and families/caregivers. Under this initiative, successful applicants will have an established multidisciplinary team that (1) supports a comprehensive holistic approach to treating youth with problematic or illegal sexual behavior, and (2) provides support services to victims and families/caregivers.
- Close Date: June 21, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- Through this solicitation, OVC will support the provision of training and technical assistance (TTA) and the development of tools and resources to assist service providers and the anti-human trafficking field in ensuring successful outcomes for survivors of human trafficking. Purpose Area 1: Employment and Economic Empowerment for Trafficking Survivors; Purpose Area 2: Supporting Survivor Engagement in Anti-Trafficking Programming; Purpose Area 3: Developing Standards of Care for Anti-trafficking Service Providers.
- Close Date: June 22, 2022
- Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program
- Source: Administration for Children and Families
- The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funding for the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach (DVHT- SO) Program. The DVHT-SO Program’s goal is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and local capacity to deliver services to domestic adults and minors who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended through victim outreach, identification, case management, direct services, assistance, and referrals.
- Close Date: June 24, 2022
- Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Demonstration Program
- Source: Income Security and Social Services
- The VHT-NC Demonstration Program’s goal is to directly fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to Native American adults and minors who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive, case management to Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification of Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; and 3) training to service providers and community partners.
- Close Date: June 25, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Building Capacity of National Crisis Hotlines
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- The goal of this program is to enhance or expand the capacity of national victim service hotlines to provide crisis intervention support services using trauma-informed approaches that protect the safety and confidentiality of victims.
- Close Date: June 27, 2022
- Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program
- Source: Administration for Children and Families
- The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funding for the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach (DVHT- SO) Program. The DVHT-SO Program’s goal is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and local capacity to deliver services to domestic adults and minors who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended through victim outreach, identification, case management, direct services, assistance, and referrals.
- Close Date: June 28, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking. OVC will make awards under three program purpose areas. Purpose Area 1: Developing Capacity to Serve Human Trafficking Victims. Purpose Area 2: Enhancing Access to Comprehensive Services for Human Trafficking Victims. Purpose Area 3: Specialized Services for Human Trafficking Victims.
- Close Date: June 28, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- This program intends to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by — integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or tribal level; and enhancing coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to serving trafficked youth.
- Close Date: June 29, 2022
- SMART FY 2022 Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative
- Source: Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
- This opportunity will provide funding to reduce sexual violence and improve management of individuals convicted of sex offenses through research and practice. This program will build upon previous work developed by the SMART Office by updating, collecting and summarizing research and practice on sexual violence prevention and sex offender management to highlight best practices and to inform the Office of Justice Programs’ research and grant-making efforts in this area.
- Close Date: July 1, 2022
- OVC FY 2022 Preventing Trafficking of Girls
- Source: Office for Victims of Crime
- Under this solicitation, experienced organizations will work with OVC’s existing training and technical assistance provider to develop or enhance prevention and early intervention services based on best practices to focus on the needs of girls who are at risk or are victims of sex trafficking.
- Close Date: Jul 5, 2022
- Trafficking Victim Assistance Program
- Source: Department of Health and Human Services
- The Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families is announcing funds for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program. TVAP’s goal is to directly fund time-limited comprehensive case management services to foreign national adult confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, who are seeking or have received Health and Human Services certification. TVAP must also establish local regional presence to coordinate project activities and direct services. A foreign national includes individuals who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents. Case management services must be provided to qualified persons directly by the prime recipient and may also be provided through a network of subcontracted providers, that provide direct services and community referrals.
- Close Date: Jul 27, 2022
- Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program – Pacific Region Demonstration Program (VHT-SO Pacific Program)
- Source: Administration for Children and Families
- The VHT-SO Pacific Program’s goal is to fund local organizations located in the United States (U.S.) Pacific territories that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to adult foreign nationals who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking. Foreign national includes individuals who are not United States (U.S.) citizens or lawful permanent residents. Under the VHT-SO Pacific Program the following activities are required: a) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive, case management to foreign national adults who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification of foreign national adults who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; and 3) training to service providers and community partners.
- Close Date: July 1, 2022
- Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking Demonstration Program
- Source: Administration for Children and Families
- The Lighthouse Demonstration Program’s goal is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to adult foreign nationals who have experienced labor trafficking. Under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program, the following activities are required: 1) provide comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive case management to foreign national adults who have experienced labor trafficking; 2) conduct outreach efforts to increase identification of foreign national adults who have experienced labor trafficking; and 3) conduct public awareness activities for the local community and organizations that may encounter victims of labor trafficking.
- Close Date: July 1, 2022
- Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Demonstration (VHT-NC) Program
- Source: Department of Health and Human Services
- The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Demonstration Program. The VHT-NC Demonstration Program’s goal is to directly fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to Native American (i.e., American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders) adults and minors who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program, the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive, case management to Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification of Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; and 3) training to service providers and community partners.
- Close Date: July 27, 2022
- SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program
- Source: Department of Health and Human Services
- The SOAR Demonstration Program funds organizations to implement SOAR trainings and build capacity to identify, treat, and respond to patients or clients who have experienced human trafficking among their patient or client population. SOAR is a nationally recognized, accredited training program delivered by OTIP’s National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) and is designed to help target audiences identify and respond to those who are at risk of, are currently experiencing, or have experienced trafficking and connect them with needed resources. Target audiences for SOAR trainings delivered by NHTTAC include professionals, organizations, and communities that address human trafficking in healthcare, behavioral health, public health, and social services settings.
- Post Date Delayed
- Aspire: Child and Youth Trafficking Assistance Demonstration Program
- Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
- Aspire’s goal is to provide national coverage of comprehensive case management and other supportive services to domestic and foreign national children and youth who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, and are not currently receiving, or able to receive, similar trafficking-specific services from another federally funded program. Aspire must also establish local regional presence to coordinate project activities and direct services. Case management services must be provided to qualified persons directly by the prime recipient and may also be provided through a network of subcontracted providers, that provide direct services and community referrals.
- Post Date Delayed
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OVC is seeking reviewers from diverse backgrounds and regions to assess grant applications. Reviewers should have relevant experience in the field of victim assistance; experience in providing culturally relevant victim services, services for multicultural communities, and non-traditional victim services; or lived experience expertise.
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