Deadline: 9-Jun-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications to fund services for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States.
Goal: The Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) program goal is to support a sustainable, multidisciplinary, co-leadership task force approach to identify victims of all forms of human trafficking, provide access to services, and investigate and prosecute traffickers at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
Objectives
- Develop, sustain, and strengthen co-leadership structure and coordination of ECM task force partnerships and activities using the Multidisciplinary Collaborative Model for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces: Development and Operations Roadmap as a guide.
- Develop, implement, and revise a set of protocols to guide overall task force operations, which include both service delivery and investigative and prosecutorial activities. Please see the Deliverables section for core required ECM protocols for each Purpose Area.
- Identify and serve victims of all types of human trafficking.
- Implement victim-centered, trauma-informed, and collaborative approaches by developing and consistently implementing task force protocols and training.
- Involve all task force partners in actively planning and executing a range of proactive approaches that include victim-centered and trauma-informed investigations and prosecutions.
- Investigate, refer, and prosecute both sex and labor trafficking cases at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels. Applicants may view the Prosecution Case Review tool developed for multidisciplinary task forces.
- Assist victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking in achieving increased safety, independence, self-sufficiency, and well-being by providing appropriate services.
- Collect data and conduct ongoing assessment activities to determine if the program is meeting its stated goals and objectives.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $22,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $750,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Others
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339567