The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Legal Services of North Dakota (LSND) to support the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force (NDHTTF). The award, made under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), will enable the NDHTTF to provide victim witness services, investigations, and prosecutions for both sex and labor trafficking cases across the state of North Dakota, which includes 53 counties and 5...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement to Prevent Child Abuse ND from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320). The funding will support Prevent Child Abuse ND's efforts to expand the effectiveness of North Dakota's human trafficking task forces by developing, expanding, or strengthening victim service programs for victims of trafficking. Specific objectives...
The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $1,266,518 Project Grant to the Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition (dba Youthworks) to enhance services for youth victims of human trafficking in North Dakota. Over the 3-year project period from October 2023 to September 2026, Youthworks will annually serve 100 youth victims of trafficking, with a focus on increasing identification of labor trafficking and male victims. Key...
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...
Mountain Plains Youth Services, Inc. (DBA Youthworks) will provide $799,998 in specialized housing and supportive services to survivors of human trafficking through September 2025 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime. The funding supports the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320), which aims to develop and strengthen victim service programs. Specifically, Youthworks will operate a housing program for 25 youth...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition (doing business as Youthworks) from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020. The award supports Youthworks' YouthWorks Human Trafficking Housing Continuum Project under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320). The project aims to develop and strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking....
The Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) has awarded a $375,667 Project Grant to Family Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Through this 3-year grant, Family Services, Inc. will 1) develop significant capacity to provide housing services to human trafficking victims in Forsyth County, and 2) train other local homeless-serving organizations to identify human trafficking victims and refer them to Family Services...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to First Fruit Ministries, a Wilmington, NC-based nonprofit organization. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to provide transitional and rapid rehousing, as well as comprehensive case management, housing navigation, primary healthcare, substance use treatment, dental care, and trauma...
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...
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...