Cooperative Agreement 2020VTBXK016

The Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force (The Task Force) was awarded a $686,812 Cooperative Agreement 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 Task Force, co-led by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and the victim service provider A Safe Place, coordinates strategic county-wide efforts to reduce human trafficking, serve survivors, and investigate and prosecute sex and labor traffickers...

The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OOCJS) was awarded a $1,119,713 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834) with an award date of October 1, 2023. The three-year grant will fund a multi-pronged strategy to address gaps in Ohio's child welfare and juvenile justice systems in identifying and serving child victims of labor trafficking. Key objectives include: Providing county-level training across Ohio to juvenile courts,...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $619,225 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) will fund the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce (RHTRT) led by the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice and Connecticut Children's Alliance, Inc. Over the 3-year award period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, the RHTRT will continue to identify and serve victims of human trafficking, build competency in...

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...

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...

The County of Westchester, New York has been awarded a $494,138 cooperative agreement under the Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to combat human trafficking in the region. The 3-year project aims to use comprehensive, trauma-informed, and racially equitable approaches to: 1) conduct proactive human trafficking investigations; 2) expand task force partnerships with underserved communities; 3) formalize survivor engagement and mentoring; 4) enhance...

The Cooperative Agreement award of $678,139 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance) supports the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force program. The program maintains and expands a statewide task force to prevent, interdict, investigate, and prosecute internet crimes against children. Key activities include conducting computer forensic examinations, partnering with prosecutors to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $1,188,981 Project Grant to The Salvation Army to enhance access to housing and supportive services for human trafficking survivors in Central Ohio. The grant will focus on two vulnerable populations: criminal justice-involved survivors, including survivors of forced criminality and labor trafficking, as well as foreign national survivors. Additionally, the...

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 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to expand operational capacity and services for survivors of sexual violence in Cleveland, Ohio. Specifically, the funding will support CRCC's expansion into a third floor at its Clark-Fulton headquarters to provide additional crisis intervention, victim assistance, therapy,...