Cooperative Agreement SSJTIP23CA0029

This $676,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) program, will assist partner countries in strengthening their criminal justice response to trafficking in persons. The award supports efforts to develop or strengthen national strategies and policies, as well as strengthen the delivery of training and implementation of technical cooperation...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $649,895 Project Grant to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to conduct a national, mixed-methods study on the intersection of human trafficking and drug trafficking. The study has three key objectives: 1) conduct a landscape scan to develop the current state of knowledge on this intersection, including emerging trends and data collection efforts; 2) administer a survey to Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) task forces and High Intensity...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $307,000 project grant under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) federal grant program to Stichting Terre DES Hommes Nederland. The grant will support activities from December 2021 through November 2023 to provide community members in Keranigaj Upazila, Bangladesh access to reliable information, safe reporting, and referral services to help reduce the impact of COVID-19 on...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) received a $1.75 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking federal grant program (CFDA 19.019). The three-year award will support UNODC's efforts from May 2021 to April 2024 to contribute to ending impunity for human traffickers in Southeast Europe by strengthening criminal justice systems in the region to...

This $220,000 two-year project grant from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement and Control will provide recovery, basic needs, and mental health support services to at least 60 survivors of sex trafficking and other vulnerable individuals in Nigeria. Funded under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking program (CFDA 19.019), Pathfinders Justice Initiative, Inc. will employ the "3 Ps" strategy of preventing trafficking, protecting...

The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) was awarded a $979,022 cooperative agreement by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice under the Services for Trafficking Victims federal grant program (CFDA 16.320) to conduct a 48-month process and outcome evaluation of Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) human trafficking task forces. The evaluation aims to assess how ECM task forces are impacting the investigation and prosecution of sex and labor...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $654,195 Cooperative Agreement to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct a project titled "Evaluating Processes and Outcomes of Housing Models for Victims of Human Trafficking." The funding was provided under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), which supports direct victim services, task forces, training, and research to improve outcomes for human trafficking survivors. The project aims to: 1)...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $551,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) program. The award will provide technical assistance to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to establish survivor leadership and survivor partnership structures, processes, and components over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to October 1,...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,650,000 project grant to the International Labor Rights Forum under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) federal grant program. The grant will support efforts from March 2023 through March 2026 to highlight trafficking in the Gulf region and encourage corporations and governments to address trafficking in persons (TIP). The International Labor Rights Forum will work from...

The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HHS) and the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) to continue the operations of the STOP Human Trafficking Task Force (STOP HTTF). The funding will support the STOP HTTF's efforts to increase access to services and identification of trafficking survivors, particularly in underserved...