Cooperative Agreement 15POVC22GK03681HT
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $569,869 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office. The funding will be used to lead a regional Human Trafficking Coalition in partnership with United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT) to combat human trafficking in Fort Bend County, Texas. Key activities include proactive investigations and prosecutions of trafficking...
- 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 award from the Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) provides $1,000,000 to Tarrant County, Texas to implement an Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking. The project aims to expand and strengthen the Tarrant County Human Trafficking Task Force to better respond to sex and labor trafficking in the region. Key activities include: further developing the task force's leadership structure and...
- This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), will support the Stop Human Trafficking Task Force (STOP HTTF) partnership between BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFC HHS) and the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD). The project aims to increase access to services and identification of trafficking survivors, particularly among underserved communities like...
- The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Unbound Now, a non-profit organization. The purpose of the grant is to expand and strengthen the Tarrant County Human Trafficking Task Force in Texas to better respond to sex and labor trafficking in the region. Key project activities include providing victim services and advocacy, conducting discipline-specific...
- The City of San Antonio was awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support the STOP Human Trafficking Task Force (STOP HTTF) partnership between BCFS Health and Human Services and the San Antonio Police Department. Key objectives include increasing access to services and identification of...
- 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 Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) and Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach (CCDPB) to support the Palm Beach County Human Trafficking Task Force. The 36-month project will fund continued and expanded activities to combat all forms of human trafficking in Palm Beach County, which has a population of 1.51 million and...
- The County of Tulare District Attorney's Office in Visalia, California will receive $749,166 in federal funding under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to support the Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force. The Task Force, in collaboration with sub-awardee Central California Family Crisis Center Inc., will provide services to victims of human trafficking from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the...
- This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims program) will support the establishment of a multidisciplinary Arkansas Human Trafficking Task Force. The funding will formalize the task force structure, develop operational procedures, provide professional development and training to key stakeholders, and conduct a community assessment to identify potential areas of sex and labor...
TASK FORCE NAME: BRAZOS VALLEY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE (BVHTTF) LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT: BRAZOS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FUNDING REQUESTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT: $750,000.00 VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICANT: UNBOUND GLOBAL, CARRIED OUT BY UNBOUND BRYAN COLLEGE STATION LOCATION FUNDING REQUESTED BY VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICANT: $750,000.00 THE BRAZOS VALLEY IS A RAPIDLY GROWING REGION DIRECTLY LOCATED IN THE TEXAS TRIANGLE, WHICH LINKS SAN ANTONIO, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, AND HOUSTON THROUGH MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THE TEXAS TRIANGLE IS ESTIMATED TO BE AN AREA WHERE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS EXTREMELY PREVALENT. THE ANCHORING CITIES OF THE REGION ARE BRYAN AND COLLEGE STATION. COLLEGE STATION HOUSES THE 2ND LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY, TEXAS A & M. THE NINE COUNTY SERVICE AREA HAS A POPULATION OF OVER 463,000 INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INCLUDING THE 71,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT TEXAS A & M. BRAZOS COUNTY IS RAPIDLY GROWING WITH A 1.4% GROWTH RATE COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL GROWTH RATE OF ONLY 0.1%. BRAZOS COUNTY HAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH POVERTY RATE OF 22.3%, WHICH NEARLY DOUBLES THE NATIONAL POVERTY RATE OF 11.4%. THE LOCATION, HIGH POVERTY RATE, AND HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATE HAVE MADE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVALENT IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY AND INCREASE THE NEED FOR A COLLABORATIVE TASK FORCE. THE BRAZOS VALLEY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE WILL BE A NEWLY FORMED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE TASK FORCE'S MISSION AND GOALS ARE TO: 1) IDENTIFY VICTIMS OF ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITHIN THE BRAZOS VALLEY, 2) DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE WHO PROACTIVELY INVESTIGATES AND PROSECUTES SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING CASES, 3) IMPLEMENT VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF IDENTIFIED VICTIMS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES. LISTED BELOW IS STATISTICAL DATA FROM BRAZOS VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE LEAD VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER. THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES INVESTIGATED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS: 2019 = 8, 2020 = 13, 2021 = 23. THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLIENTS SERVED BY UNBOUND BRYAN COLLEGE STATION IN THE PAST THREE YEARS: 2019 = 8, 2020 = 18, 2021 = 40. THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING RELATED CASES PROSECUTED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS: 2019 = 2, 2020 = 2, 2021 = 4.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 7/24/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 12/20/24 | ||
| Not listed | $750.0k | 9/27/22 |