Project Grant SSJTIP23GR0020

This Project Grant award of $950,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund Womankind to provide comprehensive services to survivors of human trafficking. Over the three-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, Womankind will serve over 250 survivors of both labor and sex trafficking with a focus on pan-Asian immigrants in New York City's five boroughs. Services will include safety and access to care, individualized plans for...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded a $1,066,713 Project Grant to the Capital District Women's Bar Association Legal Project to provide trauma-informed, victim-centered civil legal services to labor and sex trafficking victims in New York's Capital Region under CFDA 16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims. The 3-year grant, awarded effective October 1, 2023, will fund legal consultations, ongoing legal representation, outreach to community organizations,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Sanctuary For Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City. The grant will provide 624 months of short-term housing assistance and supportive services, including legal assistance, to help sex and labor trafficking victims in the New York City metropolitan area transition into permanent affordable housing....

The Brooklyn Human Trafficking Task Force (BKHTTF), co-led by the Kings County District Attorney's Office (KCDA) and Safe Horizons Anti-Trafficking Program (ATP), has been awarded a $842,999 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) to support a comprehensive, victim-centered response to human trafficking in New York and across the country. The funding will enable BKHTTF to build capacity for law...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-GNY), in partnership with Safe Horizons, to provide emergency shelter and rapid rehousing services for immigrant victims of labor and sex trafficking in Brooklyn, New York. The 3-year grant, which began on Oct 1, 2024, will fund bilingual case management,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to First Fruit Ministries, a Wilmington, NC-based nonprofit organization. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to provide transitional and rapid rehousing, as well as comprehensive case management, housing navigation, primary healthcare, substance use treatment, dental care, and trauma...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $582,988 Cooperative Agreement to the Safe House Project Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, supports the Frederick County Human Trafficking Task Force's efforts to address human trafficking in Frederick County, Maryland. Key activities include implementing a centralized data management system, providing...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $1,066,671 Project Grant to Restore NYC, Inc. to provide economic empowerment services and wraparound support to survivors of labor and sex trafficking in New York City over a 36-month period. The grant will enable Restore NYC to deliver a holistic, survivor-centered, and trauma-informed approach to economic empowerment, including workforce development and...

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (PCDAO) and Family and Community Resources, Inc. (FCR) to enhance the existing Plymouth County Human Trafficking Task Force (PCHTTF). The project aims to (1) identify victims of all forms of human trafficking, (2) increase access to trauma-informed services, and (3) proactively investigate and prosecute...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded San Diego Youth Services (SDYS) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls program (CFDA 16.035). Over three years, SDYS will provide prevention, early intervention, and support services to 90 girls experiencing homelessness who are at risk of or victims of sex trafficking in San Diego, California. Services will include case management, crisis intervention, expressive arts and prevention...