Cooperative Agreement 2018V3GXK065

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $499,959 Project Grant to Samuel Merritt University (SMU) under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls (CFDA 16.035) program. The primary purpose of this 3-year initiative, titled "Value H.E.R. (Hope, Education, and Respect)," is to prevent sex and labor trafficking among Black and Latinx girls in Alameda County, California. The project establishes a partnership between SMU, A Sista's Touch, and Bay Area Women...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center at Eisenhower in Rancho Mirage, California. The Center will lead the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) to expand victim identification and assistance for labor and sex trafficking cases in Riverside County through September 2026. As the lead victim service...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Commonspirit Health $800,000 under the Services for Victims of Trafficking federal grant program (CFDA 16.320) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The grant funds the Medical Safe Haven Program for Survivors of Human Trafficking, which will provide victim services for survivors of human trafficking in Chicago, Illinois. The overarching goal of the Services for Victims of Trafficking program is to develop,...

The County of Stanislaus in Modesto, California will receive $750,000 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to support the Stanislaus Taskforce Against Human Trafficking (STAHT) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. STAHT, led by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office and Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus, will provide victim services and conduct investigations and prosecutions to address human trafficking in...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $862,999.93 cooperative agreement to the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2021 under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320). The award supports the Fresno EOC Central Valley Against Human Trafficking project to develop and strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking in Fresno, California. Under the award, Fresno EOC...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834), awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to Justice At Last Inc., a non-profit law firm based in San Francisco, California. The grant will fund the implementation of the "Strengthening Comprehensive Legal Services to Underserved Trafficking Survivors" project, which aims to expand and strengthen trauma-informed, holistic, and comprehensive legal services for survivors of human...

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...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $499,973 cooperative agreement to Samuel Merritt University (SMU) to implement the "Health Bridge" program. The primary activities of the Health Bridge program include: Educating future healthcare practitioners in culturally responsive and trauma-informed care for victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking, in partnership with MISSSEY and Highland Hospital. Creating custom simulation-based learning...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Victory Outreach - South Sacramento (VOSS), a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a 2-year Rapid Re-Housing Program that will provide housing services and support to 20 victims of human trafficking in Sacramento County. The program aims to help these victims secure and sustain permanent...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded a $824,308 Project Grant to the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (Fresno EOC), a non-profit organization in Fresno, CA, under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to provide comprehensive wraparound services for up to 90 minor victims of sex and labor trafficking in the Fresno area. Key services include developing policies and procedures for developmentally and...