Deadline: 17-Jun-22
The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has announced funds for the Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program.
The goal of the HTYPE Demonstration Program is to fund local educational agencies (LEA) to develop and implement programs to prevent human trafficking victimization through the provision of skills-based human trafficking training and education for school staff and students as specified in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Objectives
Under the HTYPE Demonstration Program, the following activities are required throughout the project period:
- Provide human trafficking prevention education to educators and other staff that equips them to build protective factors that decrease student risk, identify students who are at high risk for or who are experiencing human trafficking, respond to student disclosures, and report concerns in accordance with the HTSSP.
- Deliver human trafficking prevention education to students that addresses risk factors and is designed to build protective factors by strengthening students’ knowledge and skills, increasing their perception of risk, encouraging the adoption of healthy behaviors, and increasing help-seeking behaviors.
- Train qualified individuals employed by the LEA to implement and replicate project activities throughout the school district or identified target area(s).
- Develop and implement the HTSSP in consultation with local law enforcement that ensures the safety, security, and well-being of staff and students in a person-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $400,000
Activities
The following activities are required under the HTYPE Demonstration Program:
- Provide human trafficking education that equips educators and other staff to identify and respond to signs that students are at high risk of or are currently experiencing human trafficking.
- Deliver student human trafficking prevention education that is designed to build student resilience to labor trafficking and sex trafficking by strengthening student knowledge and skills.
- Train qualified individuals to implement and replicate project activities throughout the school district or identified target area(s).
- Establish and implement a Human Trafficking School Safety Protocol (HTSSP).
Eligibility Criteria
- LEAs may apply on their own or as the lead applicant for a consortium of LEAs.
- A consortium is a project carried out by a lead applicant and one or more other organizations that are separate eligible legal entities.
- LEAs must partner with a nonprofit or NGO to be eligible.
- The nonprofit or NGO partner must either be located within the geographic area of the proposed project or have a national scope and experience in implementing similar projects in multiple geographic locations.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335571
