The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $849,592 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Samaritan House Inc., a domestic shelter and non-profit organization in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The award is intended to expand the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes the Virginia State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and other law...
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 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...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) will provide $750,000.00 to Anniecannons, Inc. to support the continuation and expansion of its career development and student success activities within a coding training program for survivors of human trafficking. The purpose is to economically empower survivors by providing high-skills training, job readiness...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $730,657 Project Grant to Youthcare, a non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington, to provide comprehensive support services for minor survivors of human trafficking. The grant, funded through the OVC's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), will enable Youthcare to deliver specialized family engagement, advocacy/case management, and behavioral health services to at...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $1,291,950.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834) to the Executive Office of Virginia. The grant aims to improve outcomes for child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking in Virginia, with a focus on increasing victim identification and referrals for services, particularly for male victims and victims of labor trafficking. Key activities funded under this grant include: 1)...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, awarded a $799,778 Services for Trafficking Victims (CFDA 16.320) project grant to Lotus Legal Clinic, Inc. to implement culturally responsive legal services for human trafficking victims. The funding supports a 3-year effort to: 1) collaborate with community partners and survivors to identify inequities in accessing legal remedies and support services; 2) increase access to culturally responsive and victim-centered civil legal...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a 3-year, $440,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Engaging Minds Services, Inc. The funding will support the provision of trauma-informed, victim-centered, and evidence-based services to victims of labor and sex trafficking in Horry and Georgetown Counties, South Carolina. Engaging Minds Services will partner with the Interagency Human Trafficking Task Force to maintain a network...
This $797,827 three-year federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) will enable Empower Her Network (EHN) to expand its existing gender-inclusive employment, education, and economic empowerment program for survivors of labor and/or sex trafficking over 18 years old in Washington state. The program aims to address gaps in the restoration and reentry process to help trafficking survivors achieve...
The HR Recovery Initiative will receive $439,893 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to expand services for victims of human trafficking under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). Located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, HR Recovery will utilize a collective impact approach to deliver increased outreach, case management, mental health services, and specialized programming to serve victims in both urban...