Deadline: 1-Mar-21
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Preventing Trafficking of Girls program. This program aligns with the Department’s priorities to combat victimization, including human trafficking.
This solicitation provides funding for organizations to support prevention and early intervention programs for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex trafficking.
This program supports prevention and early intervention services, including mentoring and other direct support services, for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex trafficking. Risk factors that make girls vulnerable to sex trafficking include a history of childhood sexual and physical abuse, witnessing domestic violence, involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, poverty, running away or being homeless, a lack of strong support networks (e.g., family, peers, community ties), school failure, and substance dependency.
The goal of this program is to prevent/reduce victimization of girls who are vulnerable to sex trafficking.
Objectives
The objectives of this program include the following:
- Replicate and scale-up prevention and early intervention programs for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex trafficking that have undergone rigorous evaluation and/or have a track record of success. Program models should include a plan to develop services and interventions for high-risk girls, including those with a history of trauma caused by physical and sexual abuse, commercial sexual exploitation, and domestic minor sex trafficking.
- Implement or enhance efforts to identify and provide services to girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sexual exploitation or sex trafficking. This may include street outreach efforts, partnerships with organizations that serve the youth community, and/or collaboration with key stakeholders in the community.
- Participate in an annual peer-to-peer learning (cluster meeting) opportunity hosted by the OVC-funded training and technical assistance provider.
Deliverables
The deliverable to be provided is services, measured quarterly by service-hour or units delivered, type of service, and other key data points. Award recipients will be required to submit performance measure data and a quarterly performance report in Just Grants.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 3
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $500,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/21 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $1,500,000.00
Mandatory Program Requirements
Applicants that receive funding under this program will be required to:
- Submit the policies, procedures, and rules governing the provision of services for review and approval (post-award, as required by OVC).
- Ensure their policies and procedures follow applicable federal and state laws protecting the civil rights of program participants and staff (post-award), including through accessing OJP training and resources on civil rights requirements.
- Ensure that any staff, partner staff, or service providers working with trafficking victims are adequately licensed and trained to work with such victims, including by accessing OVC supported training and technical assistance.
- Ensure the project coordinator or program director and one other key staff member attends an in-person or remote OVC grantee orientation and have relevant staff participates in OVC sponsored training and technical assistance.
Eligible Applicants
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others
- County governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Eligibility Information
For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Eligible applicants that propose to provide direct services to youth must not include youth who are age 18 or older at the time of initiating services in the population they will serve. To advance Executive Order 13929 on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330938