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
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $250,000 – $360,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The DVHT-SO Program’s goal is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain the 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 outreach, identification, case management, direct services, assistance, and referrals.
The following activities are required under the DVHT-SO Program: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate case management to individuals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking and 2) outreach efforts to increase the identification of domestic individuals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking.
Goals
The goal of the DVHT-SO Program is to fund projects, through cooperative agreements, that will build, expand, and sustain the organizational and local capacity to provide direct services, assistance, and referrals to domestic victims of severe forms of human trafficking as defined by TVPA of 2000, as amended.
Objectives
Under the DVHT-SO Program, the following activities are required throughout the project period:
- Provide comprehensive, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate case management and victim assistance to domestic individuals who have experienced human trafficking.
- Conduct outreach to increase the identification of domestic individuals who have experienced sex and/or labor trafficking.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $360,000 Per Budget Period.
- Award Floor: $250,000 Per Budget Period.
Grant Period
60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible entities according to 22 U.S.C. 7105(f)(3)(A) are states, Indian tribes, units of local government, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim service organizations. OTIP defines victim service organizations as those who, by nature of their current operations, serve victims of sexual assault, sexual violence, domestic violence, human trafficking, and youth homelessness. Victim service organizations may also include faith-based organizations, non-profit federally qualified health centers, and other non-profit health care facilities that serve or plan to serve victims of human trafficking.
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
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