The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is accepting applications for its Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/24/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This NOFO will develop or enhance prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. Funding will be provided to programs that replicate and scale up prevention and early intervention programs; and implement or enhance efforts to identify and provide comprehensive services to girls/young women who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking through activities such as street outreach, partnerships with organizations that serve youth, partnerships with juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and/or collaboration with other key community stakeholders.
The goal of this program is to prevent and reduce victimization of girls who are at risk for sex and/or labor trafficking.
Objectives
- Increase programs providing prevention, education, awareness, risk reduction, resilience building, and development of community support systems.
- Identify and provide prevention; early intervention; or comprehensive, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate services to girls/young women who are at risk of becoming or currently are victims of sex and/or labor trafficking.
Funding Information
- Total amount to be awarded under this funding opportunity: $3,480,000
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $497,000
Period of Performance
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public Housing Organizations
- Public housing authorities
- Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Other
- Other units of local government
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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