The north dakota human trafficking task force (NDHTTF) serves the entire state of north dakota (ND), which includes fifty-three counties and five indian reservations, as well as the trenton indian…

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the North Dakota Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, supports the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force (NDHTTF) in providing comprehensive victim services, investigation, and prosecution of both sex and labor trafficking cases across North Dakota. The NDHTTF, with an operational team split between Bismarck and Fargo, works with nine multidisciplinary teams in communities throughout the state to deliver trauma-informed case management, legal assistance, housing support, mental health counseling, and economic empowerment services to trafficking survivors. This federal grant funding enables the NDHTTF to expand and strengthen its victim service programs, targeting underserved and vulnerable populations, including minors, immigrants, and individuals from marginalized communities.

The north dakota human trafficking task force (NDHTTF) serves the entire state of north dakota (ND), which includes fifty-three counties and five indian reservations, as well as the trenton indian service area. The NDHTTF headquarters are located in bismarck, ND, central to the state. The task forces operational teamcomprised of victim witness specialists/navigators, BCI agents, a tribal nations engagement advisor, a survivor leader, a labor trafficking specialist, and HSI agentsis split between two locations, bismarck and fargo, to provide leadership in the eastern and western parts of ND. The NDHTTF uses nine multidisciplinary (MDT) teams in communities throughout ND to work with the operational team and provide direct victim response, investigate, and prosecute cases of human trafficking, both labor and SEX trafficking.