Deadline: 1-Jul-22
The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the newly developed Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program – Pacific Region Demonstration Program (VHT-SO Pacific Program).
The VHT-SO Pacific Program’s goal is to fund local organizations located in the United States (U.S.) Pacific territories (Hawaii, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands) that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to adult foreign nationals who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking in the U.S. as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended. Foreign national includes individuals who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs).
The VHT-SO Pacific Program is informed by a whole-family approach, focusing equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $700,000
- Award Ceiling: $350,000
- Award Floor: $350,000
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 09/30/2022
- Length of Project Periods: 36-month project period with three 12-month budget periods
Activities
Under the VHT-SO Pacific Program, the following activities are required throughout the project period:
- Provide comprehensive, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate case management and victim assistance to foreign national adults who have experienced sex labor and/or sex trafficking.
- Conduct outreach to increase identification of foreign national adults who have experienced labor and/or sex trafficking.
- Deliver training for service providers and community partners on effective and traumainformed identification, referral, assessment, and service delivery strategies.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Small businesses
- Unrestricted
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity.
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
- Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335562