Cooperative Agreement SAQMIP22CA0343

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $499,959 Project Grant (CFDA 16.035 - Preventing Trafficking of Girls) to Samuel Merritt University (SMU) to implement the "Value H.E.R." initiative. This 3-year project aims to prevent sex and labor trafficking among Black and Latinx girls in Alameda County, California, a region designated as a top human trafficking hotspot. The primary activities include expanding culturally responsive prevention education and...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and Community Action Against Rape dba Signs of Hope (SOH) will each receive $750,000 in funding under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to support the Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force (SNHTTF). The funding will support the SNHTTF's mission to prevent and investigate human trafficking, protect victims, and provide survivor-centered services through October...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (the Bureau) is funded under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) program. The $676,000 award supports efforts by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to assist partner countries in strengthening their criminal justice response to trafficking in persons, developing or strengthening national anti-trafficking strategies or...

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 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 Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to BCFS Health and Human Services to continue the activities of the Stop Human Trafficking Task Force (STOP HTTF) in San Antonio, Texas. The 3-year grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the STOP HTTF to increase access to services and identification of trafficking survivors, engage underserved communities, and foster greater collaboration between law...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) and Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach (CCDPB) to support the Palm Beach County Human Trafficking Task Force. The 36-month project will fund continued and expanded activities to combat all forms of human trafficking in Palm Beach County, which has a population of 1.51 million and...

The HER CTIP Project, funded through a $1.9 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Agency for International Development Barbados on April 13, 2022 and set to be completed by April 12, 2024, will build capacity among civil society organizations and agencies in Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate improved access to support services for potential, presumed, and confirmed victims of human trafficking, particularly women and girls. The International Organization for Migration will...

Covenant House will provide specialized services to combat human trafficking under a $321,483 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement. The grant falls under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking program (CFDA 19.019), which aims to prevent trafficking in persons, protect and assist victims, and prosecute traffickers. Specifically, Covenant House will combat the rise in human trafficking of children in Mexico by...

The Denver District Attorney's Office and Asian Pacific Development Center were awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) to enhance the Denver Anti-Trafficking Alliance/Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The project aims to expand victim identification and services for sex and labor trafficking victims...