Deadline: 3 February 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications to support housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States.
The program will support the following types of housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking:
- transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program;
- short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses.
Objectives
- Provision of housing interventions to victims of human trafficking and related support services;
- Collaboration with and training for local partners (e.g., housing and service providers, community and faith-based organizations) to ensure trafficking victims are properly identified and referred for appropriate housing and services;
- Assistance or referrals to other essential services for victims of human trafficking;
- Improvement of outcomes for victims of human trafficking by providing support services;
- Data collection and participation in evaluation activities to determine if the program is meeting stated goals and objectives.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $13,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $750,000
Eligibility Criteria
- States and territories
- Units of local government
- Indian tribes
- Nonprofit, nongovernmental victims’ service organizations with the capacity to serve human trafficking victims (defined as an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 and is exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such title).
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322837
