OVC FY 09 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

Post Date

June 15th 2009

Application Due Date

July 13th 2009

All applicants must register in the Grants Management System at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/ to apply online for the funding opportunity titled “OVC FY09 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking.” The deadline to register is 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Funding Opportunity Number

OVC-2009-2302

CFDA Number(s)

16.320

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

13

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

By statute, cooperative agreements under this program may be awarded to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, tribal governments, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. Applications for funding under this solicitation will only be accepted from (1.) applicants seeking continuation funding for existing OVC trafficking victim service initiatives, or (2.) applicants from the specific geographic regions and meeting the criteria (including documentation of support from the Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force from the specified region) identified in the “Eligibility” section of the solicitation.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $300000

Grant Description

This program will provide timely, comprehensive services to pre-certified victims of severe forms of human trafficking and enhance interagency collaboration and coordination of the provision of such services. Eligible applicants include those seeking continuation funding for existing OVC trafficking victim service initiatives and those from the specific geographic regions identified in the “Eligibility” section of this solicitation that can demonstrate that they have the support of the Bureau of Justice Assistance-funded Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force and the U.S. Attorney in their region. Grantees under this program are required to coordinate with an existing anti-human trafficking law enforcement task force.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Mary Atlas-Terry
  Victim Justice Program Specialist
  Phone 202-353-8473
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  For Programmatic Questions

• Agency Email Address:

  mary.atlas-terry@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office for Victims of Crime

• More Information:

  OVC Discretionary Funding Opportunity