Block Grant 2020FTFX0002

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $499,959 Project Grant to Samuel Merritt University (SMU) under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls (CFDA 16.035) program. The primary purpose of this 3-year initiative, titled "Value H.E.R. (Hope, Education, and Respect)," is to prevent sex and labor trafficking among Black and Latinx girls in Alameda County, California. The project establishes a partnership between SMU, A Sista's Touch, and Bay Area Women...

Alternatives For Girls (AFG) will use a $500,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls federal grant program (CFDA 16.035) to deliver early intervention and prevention services for 135 at-risk and victimized girls ages 14-18 in Detroit, Michigan over three years from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. AFG will enhance its evidence-based trauma-informed curriculum with a new five-hour human...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $499,935 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program (CFDA 16.035) to the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of the North in Minneapolis, MN. The primary purpose of this 3-year grant is to expand the YMCA's existing anti-human trafficking program, "ENOUGH," to increase prevention and early intervention services for girls vulnerable to sex and/or labor trafficking in the 7-county...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Victims of Crime awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to North County Lifeline under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls (CFDA 16.035) program. The primary purpose of this 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to prevent and reduce victimization of girls up to age 25 in San Diego County who are vulnerable to sex and/or labor trafficking. The key activities funded through this award include significantly...

The Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Community Violence Solutions (CVS) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls program (CFDA 16.035) to expand and strengthen early intervention services for girls at risk of or victims of sex trafficking from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. CVS will directly provide identification, assessment, case management, crisis intervention, therapy, prevention workshops, and mentoring/leadership programming to girls...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $666,195 grant under the "Girls in the Juvenile Justice System" (CFDA 16.830) program to Youthworks, a non-profit organization in North Dakota. Through this 3-year Project Grant, Youthworks will implement a gender-responsive and community-based prevention program for female-identified youth aged 11-18 who are vulnerable to human trafficking. The program includes a range of...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program (CFDA 16.035) to Covenant House Alaska (CHA). The primary purpose of this 3-year grant, with a project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to prevent and address the trafficking of girls and young women in Anchorage, Alaska. Key activities include developing and implementing a prevention program focused on online...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.035 Preventing Trafficking of Girls) provides $499,736 to Roca, Inc., a non-profit community development organization based in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The primary purpose is to implement Roca's 4-year, trauma-informed behavior change model to address extreme levels of trauma and victimization experienced by high-risk young women at risk of sex trafficking. Key activities include:...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Wellspring Living, Inc. under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) to partner with Child Advocacy Centers of Georgia, Inc. from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under the award, Wellspring Living will provide services to youth victims of human trafficking across Georgia in partnership with Child Advocacy Centers of Georgia. A subaward of $63,530 in...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $652,681 Cooperative Agreement to Saving Innocence Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. The award will fund a three-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) to enhance the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (LARHTTF). The project aims to: 1) increase identification of victims of all forms of human trafficking; 2) provide effective investigation and prosecution...