Deadline: 10-Mar-22
The Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) announces an open competition for grant funding to support the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS).
The goal of PEMS is to measurably and substantially reduce the prevalence of human trafficking in targeted populations in partner countries and jurisdictions through innovative interventions driven by research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, and the expansion of partnerships with government, academia, civil society organizations, international organizations, and the private sector.
The TIP Office welcomes strong applications for programs and projects that align with U.S. government and TIP Office priorities, address human trafficking challenges on a significant scale, and offer the potential to have systemic and sustainable results, among other factors.
Priorities
- Supply Chains
- Climate Change and Displacement
- Public Health
- Financial Inclusion
- Sex Trafficking
Funding Information
The U.S. Congress has appropriated $25 million annually since Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 for PEMS, totaling $150 million through FY 21. This Notice of Funding Opportunity is the TIP Office’s sixth call for PEMS proposals. The TIP Office plans to issue multiple awards, with a project duration not to exceed 60 months (five years). Typical PEMS awards are in the $3-12 million range. For this NOFO, statements of interest outside of said range will be accepted, with a lower threshold of $1.5 million.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations eligible to apply include U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, nongovernmental organizations (including faith-based organizations), public international organizations (PIOs), institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities. For-profit organizations are not permitted to generate profits from grantfunded activities. U.S. government agencies may respond to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with applications for projects that would be funded through an Interagency Acquisition Agreement. While foreign governments are not eligible to apply, governments may be beneficiaries of projects provided that funding does not pay salaries of government agency personnel and that such assistance is not restricted by U.S. law or policy.
- Applications submitted by for-profit entities may be subject to additional review following the panel selection process. Additionally, the Department of State prohibits profit to for-profit or commercial organizations under its assistance awards. Profit is defined as any amount in excess of allowable direct and indirect costs. The allowability of costs incurred by commercial organizations is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards Administration, and Contract Cost Principles and Procedures.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337898
