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 $750,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support the development of the Brazos Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. The Task Force will identify victims of all forms of human trafficking within Brazos County, Texas and develop an effective multidisciplinary task force to proactively investigate and prosecute sex and labor trafficking cases. It will also implement victim-centered approaches to meet the individualized needs...
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...
The United Against Human Trafficking organization received a $950,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). This 3-year grant will enable the organization to implement comprehensive and trauma-informed services for victims of labor and sex trafficking in Houston, Texas. Key project activities include: developing and delivering a prevention curriculum on labor and sex trafficking, leading a...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $582,988 Cooperative Agreement to the Safe House Project Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, supports the Frederick County Human Trafficking Task Force's efforts to address human trafficking in Frederick County, Maryland. Key activities include implementing a centralized data management system, providing...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834), awarded a $800,000 project grant to Justicematters Inc., a non-profit organization located in Durham, North Carolina. The purpose of this 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to expand and strengthen trauma-informed legal services, case management, and client support for victims of human trafficking. Key project activities include: 1) providing immigration legal...
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 $849,592 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Samaritan House Inc., a domestic shelter and non-profit organization in Virginia Beach, VA. The funding will be used to expand the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes law enforcement agencies and victim service providers across the Hampton Roads metropolitan region. The task force will provide...
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 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded a $1,291,950 Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834) grant to the Executive Office of Virginia. The goal of this three-year project grant is to improve outcomes for child and youth victims of human trafficking, especially male victims and victims of labor trafficking, in Virginia. The grant will fund a statewide, multi-agency collaboration led by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General to increase victim identification and referrals...