The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to support the FY 2024 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking.
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: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
With this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime will fund programs to enhance the quality and quantity of services available to assist minor victims of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as amended, by providing services that are developmentally appropriate and tailored to the individual needs of young trafficking victims.
The goal of this program is to provide services that address the needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking through a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and gender-responsive services to ensure their safety, security, and healing and to prevent them from being directed to or involved in the justice system.
Objectives
The objectives of this program include the following:
- Provide services to meet the individualized needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking.
- Collaborate with local partners (e.g., service providers, criminal and juvenile justice and child welfare professionals, members of the judiciary, community- and faith-based organizations) to ensure minor victims of sex and labor trafficking are properly identified, responded to, and provided with appropriate services.
- Establish community-based interventions (i.e., engage stakeholders, including community-based agencies, health care providers, families and/or caregivers, experts with lived experience, advocates, public defenders, and prosecutors) through community outreach and education to develop a continuum of care that addresses the specific needs of each victim.
- Provide other essential services for minor victims of sex and labor trafficking (either directly or through referrals), including emergency interventions (i.e., provision of food, clothing, drop-in shelters, health care, and other direct services that address the immediate needs of minor victims of trafficking) and long-term interventions (i.e., job training, life skills, education, and other direct services that are victim-centered, survivor led, and culturally responsive).
Eligibility for services under this grant are limited to victims who were trafficked and began receiving services while under age 18; however, receipt of services can extend beyond the age of 18, as needed.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $10 million.
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Awards will be up to $950,000.
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
