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 the Kent County Sheriff's Office and Safe Haven Ministries to implement the West Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force. The task force will develop, expand, and strengthen the local infrastructure for a multidisciplinary approach to human trafficking identification and response in Kent County, Michigan. Key activities...
The Kent County Sheriff's Office in Grand Rapids, Michigan will receive $750,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims federal grant program (CFDA 16.320). The three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 supports the development and expansion of victim service programs for victims of human trafficking through the Enhanced Collaborative Model: See Human Trafficking Task Force....
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Division of Victim Services, was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Trafficking Program (CFDA 16.834). The purpose of this 3-year initiative is to improve the response to child and youth victims of both sex and labor trafficking throughout Michigan, with a focus on Native children/youth and labor trafficking...
The Frederick County Human Trafficking Task Force, coordinated by Operation Light Shine, received a $480,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, aims to enhance the task force's collaborative efforts in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases, as well as providing comprehensive victim services in Frederick County, Maryland. Key...
The YWCA of Kalamazoo, Michigan will provide rapid rehousing and housing navigation services for survivors of human trafficking through a $800,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime. Funded under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320), the YWCA will deliver several housing options from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to meet the immediate safety and affordable permanent housing needs of human trafficking...
The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime has awarded a $658,468 Cooperative Agreement under the CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims program to the County of Shawnee, Kansas and the YWCA Northeast Kansas. This funding will be used to develop the Kaw Valley Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (KVHTTF) into an enhanced collaborative model task force. Key deliverables include hiring dedicated, specialized investigative staff to increase intelligence-based investigations, and...
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 YWCA of Kalamazoo, Michigan will provide comprehensive services for survivors of human trafficking through a $800,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). Over a three year period ending September 2025, YWCA will establish initiatives to address unmet employment and economic opportunity needs. Services will include financial services such as credit repair, debt remediation...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wisconsin Department of Justice to improve victim-centered and trauma-informed responses and investigations related to human trafficking across the state. The award will fund a multi-disciplinary task force, labor trafficking victim services network, and joint subcommittee with Project RESPECT as the lead victim service provider. Key objectives include...
This Cooperative Agreement award for $622,510.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The funding supports the Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force, which is co-led by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and the nonprofit organization A Safe Place. The Task Force coordinates county-wide efforts to reduce human trafficking, serve survivors, and investigate and prosecute...