Cooperative Agreement 90TV0065

The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $1,066,667 Project Grant to Sanctuary For Families Inc., a non-profit organization in New York City, to provide the SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES (SFF) ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE (SFF-ATI). This 3-year initiative will deliver holistic legal services, intensive case management, outreach, and professional training to assist sex and gender-based labor trafficking victims of all ages, races, gender identities, and sexual orientations. The...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $582,988 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Safe House Project Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA. The primary activities of this 3-year project include implementing a centralized data management system, providing intensive human trafficking awareness training, and conducting targeted outreach and awareness campaigns in high-risk areas. The...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded a $1,066,713 Project Grant to the Capital District Women's Bar Association Legal Project to provide trauma-informed, victim-centered civil legal services to labor and sex trafficking victims in New York's Capital Region under CFDA 16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims. The 3-year grant, awarded effective October 1, 2023, will fund legal consultations, ongoing legal representation, outreach to community organizations,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Victims of Crime division awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834) to Justicematters Inc., a non-profit organization based in Durham, NC. The grant will provide comprehensive, trauma-informed legal services, case management, and client support to newly identified victims of human trafficking. Key project activities include: 1) delivering immigration legal services, victims' rights legal...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $440,000 project grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC) and Survivors Healing, Advising, and Dedicated to Empowerment (SHADE) in Oakland, California. The project aims to bolster the safety, independence, self-sufficiency, and overall well-being of human trafficking victims by integrating comprehensive, culturally and...

This $800,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims program), will allow Colorado Legal Services (CLS) and the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) to provide comprehensive legal services to human trafficking victims in Colorado. Services will include advocacy within the criminal justice system, civil litigation, immigration petition preparation, family reunification, protective order...

This $800,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund the continuation of Legal Aid Chicago's Trafficking Survivors Assistance Project (TSAP) under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320). TSAP provides specialized civil legal services to survivors of human trafficking from vulnerable populations including H-2A agricultural workers, low-wage workers, domestic workers, and survivors of domestic violence. The...

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 Family Crisis Center will receive $800,000 through a three-year Project Grant 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 Center will enhance its existing human trafficking program and integrate rapid re-housing scattered site transitional housing and services to benefit victims in Los Angeles County, California. Key products and services will include 24-hour crisis...

Restore NYC, Inc. was awarded 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) to provide housing and support services to survivors of human trafficking in New York City from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, Restore NYC will operate under a Housing First philosophy to connect survivors as quickly as possible to emergency, transitional, rapid rehousing, and...