The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for its Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
With this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding for housing services for victims of human trafficking.
The goal of this program is to support organizations with the capacity to implement collaborative, coordinated, and comprehensive housing models in providing trafficking survivors with safe, stable housing and appropriate trauma-informed, victim-centered, and culturally responsive services. Organizations are to engage with appropriate local partners to address the needs of victims of human trafficking leading to increased autonomy, self-sufficiency, safety, and well-being
Objectives
The objectives are to:
- deliver and expand housing interventions and related support services for victims of human trafficking.
- collaborate with and train local partners (e.g., housing and service providers, community and faith-based organizations) to improve their knowledge and ability to identify and appropriately respond to human trafficking victims.
- provide victims of human trafficking with trauma-informed, victim-centered support services or referrals for other essential services.
- develop and implement housing policies and training that consistently incorporate low-barrier, victim-centered, trauma-informed, and collaborative approaches.
- work collaboratively with federal, state, and local entities to identify barriers to housing and develop collaborative models to meet the housing needs of victims of human trafficking.
- improve outcomes for victims of human trafficking.
- collect data and conduct ongoing assessment activities to determine if the program is meeting the stated goals and objectives
Funding Information
- Purpose Area 1: Developing Capacity to Serve Human Trafficking Victims: Up to $600,000
- Project Period: 36 months
- Purpose Area 2: Enhancing Scope of Housing Services for Human Trafficking Victims: Up to $1,200,000
- Project Period: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants for Categories 1 & 2
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
