Deadline: 11 July 2016
Administration for Children and Families is currently inviting applications for its Grants program “Addressing Trafficking within the Child Welfare Population” with an aim to solicit proposals for projects that will address human trafficking within the child welfare population.
This funding is designed to continue the development of child welfare systems & risqué; response to human trafficking through infrastructure building and a multi-system approach with local law enforcement, juvenile justice, court systems, runaway and homeless youth programs, Children & rsquo;s Justice Act grantees, child advocacy centers, and other necessary service providers.
Projects will also assist in the implementation of the trafficking provisions of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (Public Law 113-183) and the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (Pub. L. 114-22) within their respective states.
Funding Information and Duration
- Estimated Total Program Funding is $2,000,000
- Award Ceiling is $250,000
- Award Floor is $225,000
- This is a 60-month project with five 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant.
- If the primary applicant responsible for administering the grant is not the public child welfare agency, the applicant must document a strong partnership with the public child welfare agency(ies) with responsibility for administering the child welfare program(s) in the targeted geographical area(s) and courts having jurisdiction over the targeted child welfare population.
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
- Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.