This Project Grant award, with a total funding of $1,600,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The grant recipient, Covenant House California, will use the funds to provide a range of comprehensive services to young people aged 18-24 who are victims of human trafficking in Los Angeles, CA. These services include transitional housing, community-based...
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...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) provides $1,268,534 to Covenant House New Jersey, Inc. to develop, expand, and strengthen its Human Trafficking Victims Services (HTVS) program. The project aims to deliver equitable, culturally competent, and trauma-informed support to human trafficking victims of all ages across New Jersey. Key services to be provided include outreach, Spanish-language...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $149,400 Project Grant to Covenant House New Orleans under the Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth program (CFDA 93.557). This 3-year grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will support the organization's Street Outreach Program, which provides comprehensive services to runaway, homeless, and street youth...
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...
This $653,000 Project Grant award under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs supports Covenant House California (CHC), a non-profit organization, in providing comprehensive services to 750 young people aged 18-24 who are experiencing homelessness and vulnerable to victimization by crime and violence in Los Angeles. The funding will enable CHC to deliver a range of street-based services, including food,...
The federal Project Grant award of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth program (CFDA 93.557) will fund Covenant House Texas' "CHT's Outreach Connections for Homeless and Trafficked Youth" initiative. This program will provide street outreach, mental health services, and prevention assistance for 200 youth under age 22...
The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $800,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) to the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) in New York City. The grant will fund the implementation of the "Expanding Behavioral Health Services for Human Trafficking Victims at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center" program. Key project activities include training MSAHC mental health clinicians in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT),...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls Federal Grant Program (CFDA 16.035) to Covenant House Alaska (CHA). The primary purpose of the 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to prevent and address the trafficking of girls and young women in Anchorage, Alaska, a region with a high incidence of human trafficking. Key activities include developing and implementing a prevention program...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Covenant House New Orleans under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550). The grant will support the organization's Transitional Living Program, which provides comprehensive services to help runaway and homeless youth aged 16 to under 22 transition to self-sufficiency and independent living. Key services to be delivered include safe and stable...