BJA FY 12 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking

Post Date

February 1st 2012

Application Due Date

March 29th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2012-3182

CFDA Number(s)

16.320

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and nonprofit victim service organizations with a demonstrated, established relationship and capacity to form successful partnerships with key stakeholders to support an enhanced approach to identifying, rescuing, and assisting victims of all forms of human trafficking. This funding announcement requires two applications from every site seeking funding: one application from a lead state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency (in close collaboration with a partner victim service organization) and one application from a lead victim service organization (in close collaboration with a partner law enforcement agency). See the Note on pages 4-5 for further information about this requirement. Recipients of awards under this solicitation must be located in the community, jurisdiction, or geographic area specified in the application. Grantees, except those funded in FY 2011, who are currently receiving human trafficking funding from BJA or OVC are eligible to apply for this funding.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $500000

Grant Description

This FY 2012 program will fund Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force sites that take a comprehensive approach to combating all forms of traffickingяsex trafficking and labor trafficking of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens (male and female, adults and minors). Cooperative agreements of up to $500,000 are expected to be awarded. At each selected site, two awards will be made. Awards will be made by BJA to support law enforcement agencies to coordinate the goals, objectives, and activities of the entire task force in close collaboration with the local U.S. Attorneyуs Office (USAO) and victim service provider partner. Awards will be made by OVC to support a victim service organization to coordinate the provision of a comprehensive array of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all trafficking victims identified within the geographic area impacted by the task force. (See рProgram-Specific Information,с page 5 for more details about the goals and objectives of the new task forces.)

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800п518п4726 or 606п545п5035 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Application Support

• Agency Email Address:

  support@grants.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement