Deadline: 30-May-23
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to support housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States.
Purpose Areas
- Purpose Area 1: Developing Capacity to Provide Housing Assistance to Human Trafficking Victims
- The purpose of these awards is to support:
- organizations that have experience providing housing services but that have limited or no prior experience in serving victims of human trafficking;
- anti-trafficking organizations that have limited or no prior experience in providing housing services to victims of human trafficking, and/or
- organizations that have no prior experience in receiving direct federal funding to serve victims of human trafficking.
- During the first 12 months of the project period, grantees will work with designated OVC human trafficking TTA providers to build internal capacity to provide housing services for survivors of labor and sex trafficking and implement a federal award. Grantees will hire staff who have experience providing services to human trafficking victims or train existing staff to address identified skill or knowledge deficits. During the last 24 months of the program, grantees will provide housing assistance and
- The purpose of these awards is to support:
- Purpose Area 2: Enhancing Access to Housing Assistance for Human Trafficking Victims
- Under Purpose Area 2, awards will be made to organizations with a demonstrated history of providing human trafficking victims with housing assistance and support services (or that have a formal partnership with a victim service provider with demonstrated experience). The purpose of these awards is to enhance victims’ access to housing assistance and the diverse support services that victims of labor and sex trafficking often require to address their needs.
- In addition to providing housing assistance, applicants funded under this purpose area are expected to use OVC funding to support two additional types of services for victims of human trafficking receiving housing assistance, either directly or through subrecipients. Additionally, grantees will be expected to have or develop partnerships to enable survivors to access a variety of housing options in their community. Successful applicants are also expected to expand collaborative partnerships among federal, state, local, and tribal housing providers and system- and community-based service providers during the award period to identify safe, affordable housing options and remove barriers for victims of human trafficking in obtaining housing.
- Purpose Area 3: Housing Training and Technical Assistance
- Survivors of human trafficking often experience challenges in securing and retaining safe, affordable housing, particularly survivors who face multiple barriers, such as criminal records, limited English proficiency, immigration status, and lack of credit history.
- The purpose of this project is to:
- support OVC’s human trafficking housing grantees and their partners in meeting their award goals and objectives and
- provide practitioner-driven, evidence-based TTA to victim service providers and housing entities to develop, expand, or enhance housing assistance for all victims of human trafficking.
Goals, Objectives and Deliverables
- Goals
- For Purpose Areas 1 and 2:
- The goal of this program is to support organizations with the capacity to implement collaborative, coordinated, and comprehensive housing models in providing trafficking survivors with safe, stable housing and appropriate trauma-informed, victim-centered, and culturally responsive services. Organizations are to engage with appropriate local partners to address the needs of victims of human trafficking leading to increased autonomy, self-sufficiency, safety, and well-being.
- For Purpose Area 3:
- The primary program goals are to:
- support victim service and housing providers to develop, enhance, and expand housing assistance for victims of human trafficking.
- strengthen and expand the skills, expertise, and capacity of victim service and housing providers to provide trauma-informed services to victims of human trafficking.
- increase collaboration among anti-trafficking service providers, community partners, and other stakeholders to enhance identification, referrals, and service delivery.
- support OVC anti-trafficking housing grantees in meeting their award goals and objectives.
- The primary program goals are to:
- For Purpose Areas 1 and 2:
- Objectives
- For Purpose Areas 1 and 2:
- The objectives are to:
- deliver and expand housing interventions and related support services for victims of human trafficking.
- collaborate with and train local partners (e.g., housing and service providers, community- and faith-based organizations) to improve their knowledge and ability to identify and appropriately respond to human trafficking victims.
- provide victims of human trafficking with trauma-informed, victim-centered support services or referrals for other essential services.
- develop and implement housing policies and training that consistently incorporate low-barrier, victim-centered, trauma-informed, and collaborative approaches.
- work collaboratively with federal, state, and local entities to identify barriers to housing and develop collaborative models to meet the housing needs of victims of human trafficking.
- improve outcomes for victims of human trafficking.
- collect data and conduct ongoing assessment activities to determine if the program is meeting the stated goals and objectives.
- The objectives are to:
- For Purpose Area 3:
- The overall objectives are to provide training and technical assistance and subject matter expertise to organizations in achieving increased safety, independence, self-efficacy, and well-being for victims of human trafficking in need of housing using a trauma-informed, victim-centered model. The objectives are to:
- provide intensive TTA to OVC grantees implementing human trafficking housing awards, including establishing and building relationships among grantees and local stakeholders, and reviewing policy and procedure materials.
- develop and disseminate resources and training on housing options and collaborations, applicable civil rights statutes, and program sustainability.
- increase service providers’ expertise and specialized skills.
- collaborate with other OVC human trafficking TTA providers.
- support award assessment activities.
- The overall objectives are to provide training and technical assistance and subject matter expertise to organizations in achieving increased safety, independence, self-efficacy, and well-being for victims of human trafficking in need of housing using a trauma-informed, victim-centered model. The objectives are to:
- For Purpose Areas 1 and 2:
- Deliverables
- For Purpose Areas 1 and 2:
- The deliverables to be provided are services, measured quarterly by service-hour or units delivered; type of service; number of new and continuing victims served; and other key data points.
- For Purpose Area 3:
- Deliverables include the training and technical assistance provided, measured semi-annually by TTA requests received, TTA requests delivered, type of TTA provided, number of persons trained, and other key data points.
- For Purpose Areas 1 and 2:
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 16
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/23
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $17,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.