Project Grant 15POVC21GG02840MUMU

Empower 225 will use a $499,985 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to deliver the Preventing Trafficking of Girls program. The three-year award will support prevention and early intervention services for girls at risk of sex trafficking in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Key services include providing evidence-based trafficking prevention curricula to 300 middle and high school girls; establishing a mentoring program for at-risk...

The Louisiana Department Of Justice, Office Of Attorney General, has received a $440,935 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance) to support the Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The key objectives of this award are to: 1) maintain and expand the ICAC Task Force to prevent, interdict, investigate, and prosecute internet crimes against...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System (CFDA 16.830) program to Youth Collaboratory Inc., a non-profit organization. The award period is October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. Through this award, Youth Collaboratory will serve as the national Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) provider to prevent and reduce sex and/or labor...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) will enable Child & Family Services of Erie County (CFS) to implement the Youth Trafficking Program. Over a 36-month period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, CFS will: 1) Provide direct services to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Youth Collaboratory Inc., a non-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The purpose of this 5-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is to develop and build the capacity of community-based organizations in underserved rural and urban communities to provide services to adolescent and youth human trafficking...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office to support the Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force (GNOHTTF) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The GNOHTTF, led by the Orleans Parish District Attorney and Covenant House New Orleans, will expand operations and partnerships, implement a sustainability plan, and assist the Office of Justice Programs in building...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections will use a $741,960 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement the THRIVE (Therapeutic, Restorative, and Inspired Visitation Enhancement) program. Under this Children of Incarcerated Parents grant, the Department will plan, build, and design family-friendly visitation spaces and updated safety protocols for children visiting...

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will receive $517,876 through September 2025 under a Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The funding supports the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643), which aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a manner that limits additional trauma to...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $788,235.29 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services under the Child Support Services Research program (CFDA 93.564). This 5-year project, titled "LEADING INDIVIDUALS TO VITAL EMPLOYMENT (LIVE)", aims to develop innovative approaches to enhance employment opportunities for noncustodial parents and improve the effectiveness of the child...

The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $1,266,518 Project Grant to the Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition (dba Youthworks) to enhance services for youth victims of human trafficking in North Dakota. Over the 3-year project period from October 2023 to September 2026, Youthworks will annually serve 100 youth victims of trafficking, with a focus on increasing identification of labor trafficking and male victims. Key...