Project Grant 15POVC22GG03760HT
- The International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) in Oakland, CA has been awarded a $949,872 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will enable IRC to enhance its existing anti-trafficking programming by providing comprehensive case management and support services to foreign-born and domestic adult victims of sex and labor trafficking throughout...
- The International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) received a $439,998 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking program in the South Bay area of California. Over a 3-year period, the project will enable IRC San Jose to provide outreach, training for local partners, public awareness events, and comprehensive case management services for 30 survivors of human...
- The International Rescue Committee, Inc. was awarded a $466,667 Project Grant 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 grant will support IRC San Diego in developing capacity to serve human trafficking victims from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The Services for Trafficking Victims program aims to strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking. Under...
- The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) was awarded a $950,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The grant will fund IRCO's efforts to expand and strengthen Oregon's capacity to serve victims of human trafficking through its Services Against Exploitation program. Key objectives include collaborating with providers to identify and address survivor needs, providing...
- 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 Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $949,986 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the International Rescue Committee in Tucson, Arizona. The grant will be used to expand and strengthen services for domestic and foreign victims of human trafficking in Pima, Cochise, and Santa Cruz counties. Key objectives include equipping trafficking survivors with tools for community integration, providing access to trauma-informed...
- The International Rescue Committee Inc. was awarded a $599,888 Project Grant 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 grant will fund the Housing and Rental Assistance Program, which will provide victim services to trafficking survivors in Piedmont, California from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. As the overarching goal of the Services for Trafficking Victims...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), will fund the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Phoenix, Arizona to provide housing and trauma-informed support services to 45 survivors of human trafficking, including labor trafficking victims and foreign nationals, over a 36-month grant period. The $1,600,040 award will enable IRC to operate a specialized housing program...
- 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 $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to continue the work of the previous OVC-funded Labor Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) grant, Framework, which ended in March 2023. The grant aims to provide effective and efficient TTA to OVC grantees, partners, and community stakeholders to improve the quantity and quality of services offered to labor trafficking victims...
UNDER THIS PROJECT, IRC WILL EXPAND AND CONTINUE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING (VOTS) IN 19 COUNTIES OF BIG COUNTRY AND WEST TEXAS FROM IDENTIFICATION TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY, BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION AND COLLABORATION, ACCURATELY CONNECT VOTS TO NECESSARY REFERRALS AND SERVICES, AND TRACK PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT THROUGH DATA AND ONGOING EVALUATION. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ALL VOTS, REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP, TYPE OF TRAFFICKING, GENDER AND AGE, WILL BE PROVIDED BY AN ANTI-TRAFFICKING CASEWORKER, UTILIZING TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM CENTERED SERVICES THAT PRESERVE THE AUTONOMY OF VOTS AND SEEK TO EMPOWER CLIENTS IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES. THE 19 COUNTIES TO BE COVERED BY THE PROJECT ARE BROWN, CALLAHAN, COKE, COLEMAN, COMANCHE, EASTLAND, ECTOR, FISHER, GLASSCOCK, HOWARD, JONES, MIDLAND, MITCHELL, NOLAN, RUNNELS, SCURRY, SHACKELFORD, STERLING, AND TAYLOR. PREVIOUSLY DESIGNED REFERRAL MECHANISMS WILL BE REFINED AS NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE IDENTIFIED, ENSURING THAT ALL VOTS ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF VOTS. REGIONAL VICTIMS CRISIS CENTER (RVCC) WILL BE A SUBGRANTEE OF THE AWARD AND WILL PROVIDE COURT AND MEDICAL ACCOMPANIMENT TO VOTS. COMMUNITY CAPACITY WILL BE BUILT THROUGH EXTENSIVE TRAININGS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSE, TARGETING SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS SECTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. ADDITIONAL CAPACITY WILL BE BUILT THROUGH DIRECT OUTREACH TO MARGINALIZED AND UNDER-SERVED HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, CUBAN ENTRANTS, AND UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS. DATA WILL BE TRACKED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE GRANT USING CONFIDENTIAL PRACTICES THAT PROTECT THE ANONYMITY OF CLIENTS AND EVALUATION WILL OCCUR THROUGH ONGOING AND TARGETED MONITORING ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, IRC WILL GENERATE OUTCOMES THAT INCREASE THE SAFETY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND WELLBEING OF VOTS, GREATER AND EASIER ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, STRONGER COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO IDENTIFY AND REFER POTENTIAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES, AND ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION ON TRENDS AND SUCCESSES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 7/23/25 | ||
| Not listed | $949.5k | 9/28/22 |