Block Grant 90ZV0063

The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834), has awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) to implement the Surviving Trauma and Reaching Success (STARS) program. This program will provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed case management and legal immigration services to foreign-national victims of human trafficking in the Austin, TX area and nearby regions. Key activities include outreach...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), has awarded a $704,424 Cooperative Agreement to The Connecticut Children's Alliance, Inc. The award will fund the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce (RHTRT) to identify and serve victims of human trafficking in the greater Hartford, CT region over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. The RHTRT, co-led by the Connecticut Division of...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-GNY), in partnership with Safe Horizons, to provide emergency shelter and rapid rehousing services for immigrant victims of labor and sex trafficking in Brooklyn, New York. The 3-year grant, which began on Oct 1, 2024, will fund bilingual case management,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Sanctuary For Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City. The grant will provide 624 months of short-term housing assistance and supportive services, including legal assistance, to help sex and labor trafficking victims in the New York City metropolitan area transition into permanent affordable housing....

This $800,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund the continuation of Legal Aid Chicago's Trafficking Survivors Assistance Project (TSAP) under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320). TSAP provides specialized civil legal services to survivors of human trafficking from vulnerable populations including H-2A agricultural workers, low-wage workers, domestic workers, and survivors of domestic violence. The...

The Ventura County Human Trafficking Task Force (VCHTTF) will receive $750,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to expand victim identification and service provision from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The VCHTTF, co-led by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and Interface Children & Family Services, will enhance its multidisciplinary collaboration and protocols to identify...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT), a Houston-based non-profit organization. The funding will support a three-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) led by the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office in partnership with UAHT. The project aims to enhance collaboration among local, state, and federal law...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime, under the Services for Victims of Trafficking (CFDA 16.320) federal grant program, provides $1 million to support technical assistance activities addressing the criminalization of minor sex trafficking victims. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges will deliver training and technical assistance to nine project sites from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Key...

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...

The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $931,377 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Inc. The purpose of this 3-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is to enhance multidisciplinary collaboration among the South Florida Human Trafficking Task Force (SFHTTF) to improve victim identification, provide access to services, and seek justice on behalf of all forms of human...