Deadline: 9 July 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) are seeking applications for states or tribes to develop, enhance, and coordinate programs and activities geared toward improving outcomes for child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking and a technical assistance provider to aid their efforts.
The purpose of this grant is to improve statewide coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration to address human trafficking involving children and youth. This program furthers the Department’s mission by enhancing the field’s response to victims of human trafficking.
Program Categories
- Category 1: Statewide or Tribal Jurisdiction wide Response
- Category 2: Children and Youth Technical Assistance Program
Award Information
OVC expects to make up to three awards under Category 1 of up to $1.5 million with an estimated total amount awarded of up to to $4.5 million. Under Category 2, OVC expects to make one award for up to $600,000. OVC expects to make the awards for a 3-year period of performance, to begin on October 1, 2018.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation has two funding categories.
- For eligibility under Category 1 (Statewide or Tribal Jurisdictionwide Response):
- Eligible applicants are states (including U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). Grantees awarded funding in FY 2016 or 2017 under the Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking solicitation are not eligible to apply for funding under this solicitation, unless the new proposal outlines new services, cost items, or a distinct geographic scope not included in the FY 2016 or 2017 application.
- Eligible subrecipients are states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and nonprofit (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), nongovernmental organizations (including tribal nonprofits).
- For eligibility under Category 2 (Children and Youth Technical Assistance Program):
- Eligible applicants are nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
- All recipients and subrecipients for either category must forgo any profit or management fee. Additionally, nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. § 511(a) are not eligible subrecipients. All recipients and subrecipients for either category must forgo any profit or management fee.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.