Project Grant 2020VMBX0006

This $950,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) will enable the Center for Safety & Change, Inc., a non-profit organization in Rockland County, New York, to expand and enhance comprehensive supportive services for child and youth victims of human trafficking. The primary activities include: 1) Increasing the organization's capacity to identify and serve trafficking...

The County of Westchester, New York has been awarded a $494,138 cooperative agreement under the Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to combat human trafficking in the region. The 3-year project aims to use comprehensive, trauma-informed, and racially equitable approaches to: 1) conduct proactive human trafficking investigations; 2) expand task force partnerships with underserved communities; 3) formalize survivor engagement and mentoring; 4) enhance...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $933,683 Project Grant (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) to McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site Inc. located in Syracuse, New York. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will fund the organization's project titled "Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking." The primary purpose is to enhance the quality and quantity of services available to assist minor victims of both sex and labor...

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (PCDAO) and Family and Community Resources, Inc. (FCR) to enhance the existing Plymouth County Human Trafficking Task Force (PCHTTF). The project aims to (1) identify victims of all forms of human trafficking, (2) increase access to trauma-informed services, and (3) proactively investigate and prosecute...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) to Child & Family Services of Erie County (CFS) in Buffalo, New York. The 36-month grant will fund the implementation of the Youth Trafficking Program to serve children and youth aged 11-24 in Erie County. In...

The Project Grant award of $525,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance) aims to reduce youth sexual reoffending and ensure victim treatment in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The award to the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention, Inc. (AIP), a non-profit organization in Boston, will enhance the existing multidisciplinary team to: 1) expand AIP's problematic sexual behavior treatment team to...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Baystate Medical Center, Inc. in Springfield, Massachusetts. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund a 3-year project titled "One Mission: A Comprehensive Service Program for Victims of Human Trafficking (ONE MISSION)." The primary purpose is to expand and strengthen...

Under a $499,736 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.035 Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program), Roca Inc. proposes to implement a 4-year, trauma-informed behavior change model to address high levels of trauma and victimization experienced by girls and young women at high risk of sex trafficking. The primary activities include providing trafficking prevention education to 700 high-risk individuals, delivering long-term, intensive...

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, in partnership with Casa Myrna, received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant aims to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Specifically, the funding will support: 1)...

The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice (law enforcement lead) and Connecticut Children's Alliance, Inc. (victim service lead) have been awarded a $704,424 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The award, spanning from October 2024 to September 2027, will enable the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce (RHTRT) to continue identifying and...