Deadline: 6 July 2020
The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families is announcing funds for the Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Program.
The goal of the VHT-NC Program is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to Native American (i.e., American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders) victims of severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals.
Objectives
Under the VHT-NC Program, the following activities are required throughout the project period:
- Provision of comprehensive, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate case management and victim assistance to Native American victims of human trafficking;
- Outreach efforts to increase identification of Native American victims of sex and labor trafficking; and
- Delivery of training for service providers and community partners on effective identification, referral, assessment, and trauma-informed service delivery strategies.
VHT-NC projects can include cities, counties, or specific areas in which the project will be implemented. The geographic area may cross state lines, does not need to be contiguous, and can include federally recognized tribal communities and rural areas.
Guiding Principles
The VHT-NC Program incorporates trauma-informed and person-centered models to assist Native American victims of human trafficking. A trauma-informed care model assumes that clients have experienced trauma. This model includes organizational change that promotes resilience in clients and staff, engages individuals in care, prevents re-traumatization, and incorporates knowledge about trauma in policies, procedures, practices, and settings.
The VHT-NC Program must incorporate culturally appropriate and traditional healing practices into the project design and implementation, as cultural wisdom and traditional practices are fundamental to achieving behavioral health improvements today and affecting change for future generations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $1,300,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 5
- Award Ceiling: $260,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $200,000 Per Budget Period
- Average Projected Award Amount: $230,000 Per Budget Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 09/30/2020
- Length of Project Period: 36-month project period with three 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, non-governmental victim service organizations. OTIP defines victim service organizations as those that 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 that are addressing human trafficking in their services.
- 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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321683