FY19 TIP OFFICE NOFO STAGE ONE.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Initial Notice of Funding Opportunity

Federal Awarding Agency: U.S. Department of State

Program Office: Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in

Persons, International Programs Section

Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2019 TIP Office Initial Notification of Funding

Opportunity

Announcement Type: FY 2019 TIP Office Initial Notification of Funding

Opportunity

Funding Opportunity: SFOP0005674

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number(s): 19.019

Deadline for Applications: May 3, 2019, 5:00 pm EDT

FULL TEXT OF NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

(TIP Office) announces an open competition for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 projects to combat trafficking in persons outside of the United States. Informed by the annual

Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and current anti-trafficking programming, and in consultation with other offices in the U.S. government, the TIP Office has identified 21 priority country and regional projects for funding. These programming priorities are listed under the FY 2019 Programming Objectives section starting on Page 5 below.

The TIP Office will allocate funding through an open, two-stage competitive process. In the first stage of competition, U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations, public international organizations, institutes of higher education, and for-profit entities are invited to submit three-page statements of interest (SOI) for projects designed to address the programming objectives highlighted in the funding opportunity. Upon completion of a technical and programmatic review, the TIP Office will select a limited number of SOIs for further consideration. In the second stage of competition, the TIP Office will invite those selected applicants to submit full proposals that build on the concepts described in their three-page SOIs.

While previous awards have typically not exceeded $1,000,000 for two to three years in duration, the TIP Office encourages applicants to consider proposing larger and longer-term bilateral and regional projects in response to this NOFO, as appropriate. The TIP Office welcomes strong proposals for projects that align with

U.S. government priorities, address human trafficking challenges on a significant scale, and offer the potential to have a systemic and sustainable impact, among other factors. Please be advised, all awards will be made pending the availability of FY 2019 appropriated funds.

Proposals for this funding opportunity must be submitted via SAMS Domestic by

5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 3, 2019, to be eligible for consideration. If an organization has difficulty submitting a proposal near the deadline, their application will only be accepted late if they open a ticket with the help desk to resolve the problem prior to the deadline. A ticket with the help desk can only be opened by calling 1 (888) 313-4567 or submitting a ticket through the

ILMS Self Service Portal. To be competitive under this funding opportunity, applicants must be fully responsive to all directions in this document. Please pay special attention to all font, font size, document types, and formatting requirements. For more specific guidance on submitting an application, please view the TIP Office Application 101 video. Please visit our website https://www.state.gov/j/tip/intprog/index.htm to view this material.

B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 USC 7101 et seq.), as amended (TVPA), established the TIP Office in the U.S. Department of State. The

TIP Office leads the United States’ global engagement on the fight against human trafficking and seeks partnerships with foreign governments, civil society organizations, and multilateral organizations to combat modern slavery through the

“3P” paradigm: prosecuting traffickers through victim-centered law enforcement, protecting trafficking victims through proactive identification and comprehensive, trauma-informed care, and preventing trafficking in persons. TIP Office programs combat human trafficking—a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of compelled labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Forms of human trafficking include sex trafficking, child sex trafficking, forced labor, bonded labor (also called debt bondage), domestic servitude, forced criminality, forced child labor, and the unlawful recruitment or use of child soldiers.

The U.S. government defines “trafficking in persons” as:

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Sex Trafficking – when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to compel a person to engage in a commercial sex act or when a trafficker causes a child who has not attained 18 years of age to engage in a commercial sex act.

Forced Labor – when a trafficker recruits, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains a person for labor or services by using force, fraud, or coercion.

Trafficking in persons does not require the movement of a person. Under the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and generally consistent with the UN

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo

Protocol), individuals may be trafficking victims regardless of whether they once consented, they participated in unlawful acts their traffickers compelled them to commit, someone transported them into the exploitative situation, or they were simply born into a state of servitude. The TIP Office will not support projects that use alternate definitions of trafficking.

The TVPA requires that the Department of State submit to Congress an annual report assessing the efforts of governments to address trafficking in persons. The annual TIP Report is the primary tool for the Department’s engagement with other governments on human trafficking and informs U.S. policy and assistance priorities to combat this crime. The 2018 TIP Report is available at:

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Since 2000, when the United Nations adopted the Palermo Protocol and the United

States enacted the TVPA, more than 170 countries have become party to the

Protocol. In addition, more than 120 countries have passed anti-trafficking laws, and many countries have established specialized law enforcement units, set up trafficking victim assistance mechanisms, and launched public awareness campaigns. Nonetheless, the number of victims identified and assisted and the number of traffickers investigated, prosecuted, and convicted remain low relative to the size of the problem; and governments face continued challenges in effectively implementing new anti-trafficking legal and policy frameworks.

The TIP Office works to address these challenges through its foreign assistance programs. Information on U.S. government anti-trafficking efforts is available at https://www.state.gov/j/tip/response/index.htm and a summary of international programs currently funded by the TIP Office is available at https://www.state.gov/j/tip/intprog/index.htm.

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FY 2019 GRANT COMPETITION OVERVIEW

This funding opportunity announces the beginning of the FY 2019 open and competitive process to award grants or cooperative agreements. In this stage, applicants submit a Statement of Interest (SOI), which is a three-page summary of each proposed project. Applicants must submit separate SOI applications for each country or regional project identified in this funding opportunity if pursuing multiple grants. Following a technical review and a formal review of each SOI that passes the technical review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals, which will be formally reviewed by the TIP Office and by an interagency selection panel for potential funding.

Second-stage applicants will be subject to a TIP Office risk assessment process that may include a pre-award site visit. The assessment may consider a variety of risk factors, including (1) Financial stability of the applicant; (2) Quality of management systems and ability to meet prescribed management standards; (3)

Past performance in managing previous federal awards, if applicable, including compliance with reporting requirements, conformance to the award’s terms and conditions, and the extent to which previously awarded amounts will be expended prior to future awards; (4) Reports and findings from available audits; and (5)

Applicant ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements applicable to non-Federal entities.

Any funds awarded under this funding opportunity will be provided through a grant or cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement provides for substantial involvement between the agency — in this case the TIP Office — and the recipient during the award’s period of performance. Examples of substantial involvement by the TIP Office may include, but are not limited to, reviewing and approving project materials, training curricula, and evaluation plans produced by sub-recipients. Projects funded by resources leveraged from other donors are not subject to TIP Office approval.

The TIP Office may fund activities in high-income countries, but the use of foreign assistance funding to benefit a high-income country requires additional review.

Applicants should ensure that inclusion of developed countries is responsive to the

TIP Office's programming objectives. The TIP Office considers developed countries to be those designed as high income by the World Bank using the gross national income (GNI) per capita (Atlas method). The current threshold for high-income countries (based on 2018 data) is a GNI per capita of $12,056 or more.

FY 2019 PROGRAMMING OBJECTIVES

The global trends and country-specific recommendations found in the 2018 TIP

Report narratives guide TIP Office programming for FY 2019. The TIP Office generally prioritizes foreign assistance in those countries assessed below Tier 1 and where governments demonstrate political will, but lack the economic resources or anti-trafficking expertise to effectively address the problem. The FY 2019 programming priorities below are listed by geographic region and outline specific

TIP Office project objectives by country or sub-region. Priorities were developed by reviewing recent TIP Report tier rankings and human trafficking trends;

consulting with intra- and interagency policy and programming stakeholders; and considering current and planned programming from this office, other U.S.

government agencies, and other public and private donors.

AFRICA (AF)

West and Central Africa

1. West and Central Africa Regional Program

The TIP Office seeks an applicant to implement a regional project that will benefit more than one country, such as Senegal, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, and other countries to be identified by the applicant. Potential programming objectives may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo)

Strengthen coordination between the anti-trafficking committee (CNLTP) and the appropriate agencies to better operationalize anti-trafficking policies (Senegal)

Build effective human trafficking data collection systems, analytics, and reporting mechanisms to track and share information relevant to human trafficking and train stakeholders on existing collection methods.

Mechanisms include – but are not limited to – databases containing information on identified victims of trafficking, potential victims of trafficking, cases, and/or potential human trafficking perpetrators

(Senegal, Burkina Faso)

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of trafficking through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience (Senegal, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo)

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level. This may include – but is not limited to – the development of a

National Referral Mechanism to provide a structured framework of outlined procedures for the identification and support of victims of trafficking, the creation of a human trafficking task force, and/or the creation of a National Action Plan where such mechanisms do not already exist (Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Togo)

Raise awareness and provide educational information on human trafficking issues and risk factors to a target population, e.g. first responders, medical professionals, teachers, religious leaders, etc.

(Mauritania, Niger, Benin, Togo)

Other programmatic areas as identified by the applicant.

East Africa

1. Ethiopia – Tier 2

Strengthen the capacity of national and regional task forces to implement the national referral mechanism (NRM), and establish shelter services for male victims of trafficking (TIP Report Recommendations 3, 4, 5) o Establish and operationalize referral networks o Build the capacity of frontline actors on identification, assistance and referral of victims of trafficking o Organize cross-sectoral coordination meetings involving prevention, protection and prosecution actors o Upgrade identified shelters with an emphasis on services for male victims

Strengthen the capacity of the Witness Protection Unit and operationalize the NRM victim-witness protection processes and procedures (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 4)

Address the problem of children in domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation (TIP Report Recommendation 1) o Conduct a prevalence study of internal trafficking in Addis Ababa that addresses children in domestic servitude o Conduct a prevalence study of internal trafficking in Addis Ababa that addresses children in commercial sexual exploitation o Proactively identify and rescue children in domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation o Provide comprehensive assistance and reintegration support

2. Djibouti – Tier 2

Institutionalize National TIP Referral Mechanisms between state actors and civil society (TIP Report Recommendations 2, 3) o Formalize procedures for identifying victims and referring them for care o Train officials on victim identification and referral procedures

Improve comprehensive services for victims of trafficking (TIP Report

Recommendations 4, 5) o Identify and assess potential shelter service providers for victims of trafficking, including assessing their capacity to provide services o Upgrade shelter(s) identified through national consultation, to include the upgrading/refurbishing rooms for appropriate family units o Train shelter staff to identify trafficking victims through the use of available tools, such as screening and assistance interview forms o Train shelter staff and social workers/health care providers, including government staff, to provide trauma informed mental health counseling to victims

3. Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Regional Project: Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles

The TIP Office seeks an applicant to implement to a regional project that will benefit one or more countries in the IOC as follows:

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles) (TIP Report

Recommendations 1, 2) o Develop a training curriculum and tools that address core elements of a victim-centered criminal justice response to combat human trafficking o Develop specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for TIP investigations

Institutionalize National TIP Referral Mechanisms between state actors and civil society (Mauritius) (TIP Report Recommendation 1) o Formalize procedures for identifying victims and referring them for care and train officials on victim identification and referral procedures

Southern Africa

1. South Africa – Tier 2 Watch List

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendations 4, 6, 7, 9) o Develop the capacity of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to identify victims and investigate potential trafficking cases employing a victim-centered approach o Increase coordination between SAPS officers and the Department of

Priority Crime Investigation’s anti-trafficking units throughout the country o Support the National Prosecuting Authority in all provinces to prosecute sex and labor trafficking in coordination with police investigators o Target provinces with lower capacity and resources to better coordinate on the national response to combat trafficking in persons through increased investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases o Embed a human trafficking expert in the Department of Justice and

Constitutional Development to provide case consultation and mentorship and assist government stakeholders in coordinating anti-trafficking efforts at the national level

Encourage all relevant government stakeholders in NICTIP to participate in and implement a comprehensive interagency trafficking strategy

2. Southern Africa Regional Project (Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level o Develop or strengthen NRMs as needed in the identified countries o Develop or strengthen Memoranda of Understanding/Mutual Legal

Agreements as needed in the identified countries to increase investigative and legal cooperation on trafficking cases through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience o Assist identified victims by offering short-term care and repatriation o Train shelter staff at short-term care facilities on victim-centered care

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors o Develop specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills, and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for trafficking investigations, particularly on cross-border trafficking in persons cases with foreign counterparts o Sensitize border officials and frontline responders on trafficking in persons and equip them to identify a potential victim of trafficking o Train border officials and frontline responders on the National

Referral Mechanism (NRM) in each respective country, to include a clear understanding of their duties and responsibilities in a potential trafficking case

3. Angola – Tier 2 Watch List investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 2) o Develop specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills, and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for trafficking investigations

Strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level (TIP Report

Recommendations 3, 6) o Fully implement the National Referral Mechanism across all provinces

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of trafficking through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience (TIP Report Recommendation 7) o Identify and assess potential shelter service providers for victims of trafficking, including their capacity to provide services o Upgrade identified shelter(s) o Train shelter staff to identify trafficking victims through the use of available tools, such as screening and assistance interview forms o Train shelter staff and social workers/health care providers, including government staff, to provide trauma-informed mental health counseling to victims of trafficking and to support reintegration efforts

Raise awareness, and provide educational information on human trafficking issues and risk factors to a target population (TIP Report

Recommendation 8) o Raise awareness about the vulnerability of regular and irregular migrants and promote positive attitudinal change towards this population amongst officials and communities along the border

4. Lesotho – Tier 2 investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 2, 6) o Support the Child Protection Gender Unit in Maseru to train law enforcement in all 10 districts to develop TIP focal points for investigations o Develop specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for TIP investigations among criminal justice personnel (law enforcement, prosecutors, and magistrates).

Create results-driven community, subnational, national, and regional networks empowered to combat human trafficking (TIP Report

Recommendation 5) o Build the capacity of the multi-sectoral committee on trafficking in persons to lead a coordinated and victim-centered response in Lesotho o Assist government agencies in training staff to respond to and assist in trafficking cases, to include Ministry of Labor and Employment and

Ministry of Immigration o Provide support to district-level government bodies to ensure a robust response to trafficking in persons across the country

Raise awareness and provide educational information on human trafficking issues and risk factors to a target population o Develop a sensitization campaign to target vulnerable women and children in Lesotho and Basotho who are seeking employment in

South Africa

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS (EAP)

1. Laos – Tier 3

Strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level (TIP Report

Recommendation 5) o Provide technical assistance to the Lao central government to update

Laos’ National Plan of Action to Combat Human Trafficking (NPA) beyond its current expiration date in 2020

Create results-driven community, subnational, national, and regional networks empowered to combat human trafficking. Examples include – but are not limited to – the creation of community watch groups, human trafficking survivor networks, and multi-stakeholder initiatives to combat trafficking (TIP Report Recommendation 3) o Engage with local provinces and districts to develop local TIP steering committees in line with the national decree on creation of Anti-

Human Trafficking Commissions at the provincial, district, and municipal levels, emphasizing implementation of the NPA

Proposals should demonstrate an understanding of and a plan for collaborating with existing ongoing efforts in this area.

o Provide training to local leaders on human trafficking, including victim identification and referral to support services in line with Laos’ national referral mechanism

Trainings should include Laos’ existing guidelines on victim identification and focus on police assigned to anti-trafficking units or cases, local Lao Women’s Union representatives, and connecting with Migration Resource Centers.

o Provide training to local leaders involved in village mediation mechanisms to engage with formal government systems to address instances of human trafficking in their communities

Proposals should demonstrate an understanding of existing efforts to engage village mediation units with the judicial system and collaborate with these efforts to align messaging.

o Raise awareness at the local level about changes to the penal code that increased penalties for human trafficking offenses investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 2, 3) o Provide training to provincial, district, and municipal police and prosecutors on human trafficking, including victim identification, case investigation, evidence collection, and collaborating with prosecutors

Trainings should be targeted to provinces with a documented significant prevalence of or risk factors for human trafficking.

Trainings should account for existing local judicial mechanisms, including village mediation units, focusing on how to engage them in the formal law enforcement process and seeking to complement existing efforts within the Lao judicial system to engage with these mechanisms.

Trainings should include Laos’ recently developed guidelines on victim identification and information on how to investigate both forced labor and sex trafficking cases, including domestic and foreign victims, and men and women.

Joint trainings between police and prosecutors should be included to facilitate collaboration.

2. Malaysia – Tier 2 Watch List investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors. (TIP Report Recommendations 5, 6, 9, 10, 11) o Provide support and training to law enforcement, shelter staff, prosecutors, immigration officials, and judges in implementing a victim-centered approach to identification, protection, investigation, and prosecution o Establish procedures and access to translation services for police, prosecutors, and protection service providers to support survivors in their native languages

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of human trafficking through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience. (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 2, 3, 13) o Support civil society organizations and government officials and shelter staff in implementing a victim-centered approach to protection, repatriation, and victim services (including unchaperoned freedom of movement; at-will communication with people outside shelter facilities; and approval for employment) o Establish translated shelter procedures and victim’s rights information in key languages (as determined through consultations with government and CSO stakeholders)

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level. (TIP Report Recommendations 4, 10, 16) o Develop government-wide standard operating procedures for victim identification to include trafficking indicators o Develop a National Referral Mechanism to provide a structured framework of outlined procedures for the support of trafficking victims

3. Indonesia – Tier 2

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level (TIP Report Recommendations 10, 13) o Support the approval of standard operating procedures for victim identification and referral to rehabilitation services (currently being developed by the Ministry of Women Empowerment) o Support the dissemination of SOPs to provinces and local governments and the integration of SOPs into trainings, perhaps with training of trainers programs

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations, prosecutions, and convictions (TIP Report

Recommendations 6, 11) o Support existing government efforts to create an integrated data collection system/TIP database, including providing technical expertise and coordination between government stakeholders

Provide training to database users and data collectors.

o Develop a revised training curriculum targeting the Supreme Court at the policy level o Conduct a training of trainers for the judiciary and prosecutors o Conduct joint trainings among the criminal justice agencies, prosecutors, and judiciary

EUROPE AND EURASIA (EUR)

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Tier 2 Watch List through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience (TIP Report Recommendations 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9) o Develop victim-centered protocols that provide guidance on victim-centered identification, referral, and treatment of victims in the criminal justice system, to include alternatives to punishment of victims and protection of victims of forced begging and forced criminality o Train first responders, police, prosecutors, and judges on screening and identification of victims, to include protection of victims of forced begging and forced criminality o Train relevant law enforcement and criminal justice officials on victim-centered identification and assistance as well as victim-centered approaches to effective prosecution of trafficking cases o In conjunction with awareness-raising activities, train law enforcement and government social workers on standards of victim protection

Enhance criminal justice strategies to improve prosecution and sentencing outcomes, resulting in an increased number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report

Recommendations 1, 4, 5) o Update legal instruments to ensure that prosecutions can proceed without victims required to cooperate with investigations o Provide victim-centered training for judges on changing cultural and judicial norms so that perpetrators of trafficking crimes are held accountable and victims are protected

Implement concrete steps to operationalize the multi-disciplinary national referral mechanism (TIP Report Recommendations 3, 6, 9) o Provide training and technical assistance for the Government of

Bosnia and Herzegovina to disseminate and implement recently developed standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Raise awareness and provide educational information on human trafficking issues and risk factors to a target population, e.g. first responders, medical professionals, teachers, etc. (TIP Report

Recommendations 6, 8, 9) o In collaboration with representatives from the Roma community, develop awareness raising strategies addressing needs of Roma while combating racism and cultural bias. Target audience should include not only the public and the Roma community, but also law enforcement and government service providers.

Create results-driven community, subnational, national, and regional networks empowered to combat human trafficking. Examples include – but are not limited to – the creation of community watch groups, human trafficking survivor networks, and multi-stakeholder initiatives to combat trafficking o Develop sustainable partnerships with civil society, international organizations, and U.S. government partners to develop an action plan with the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina o Assist in developing guidance on protecting victims in the criminal justice process in anti-human trafficking efforts, including addressing institutionalized racism against minority populations

2. Romania – Tier 2 through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience. (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 3, 8, 9) o Conduct multi-sector trainings on proactively identifying victims, especially among vulnerable populations, such as migrants and asylum-seekers, children in government placement centers, children involved in begging, and individuals in prostitution o Increase the quality and availability of psychological counseling and medical assistance for victims o Provide guidance on implementing the national referral mechanism across the country, especially in rural areas, and train authorities on its application

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors. (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 3, 8, 9) o Conduct training and technical assistance to encourage the use of the trafficking statute when prosecuting traffickers o Train judges on victim-centered sensitivity to trafficking o Train law enforcement officials on victim-centered approaches to identifying and referring victims for assistance and collecting evidence

Raise awareness, and provide educational information on human trafficking issues and risk factors to a target population (e.g. first responders, medical professionals, teachers, etc.) (TIP Report

Recommendations 2, 8 ,9) o Increase public awareness and outreach to stakeholders working with vulnerable children and youth

NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS (NEA)

1. Jordan – Tier 2

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial and/or local level (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 4) o Taking into account into account the TIP legislation currently pending in parliament, assist in the implementation of legislation that comprehensively addresses all forms of human trafficking and is consistent with international standards. The law must ensure penalties for sex trafficking crimes are commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes.

Before designing a plan to assist in drafting any new legislation, applicants should first determine whether Jordan has enacted the TIP legislation. If so, proposals should focus on activities to fully implement the newly enacted TIP legislation.

o Coordinate and work with officials to implement the national victim referral mechanism o Develop and carry out a plan to fully implement the national victim referral mechanism and finalize and distribute to all relevant officials the revised Standard Operating Procedures for this mechanism

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendations 3, 8, 9) o Develop and implement specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for human trafficking investigations o Develop and conduct specialized training for prison officials and labor inspectors to proactively screen for, identify, and refer to protection services, trafficking victims among vulnerable populations

Cases identified as human trafficking by the counter-trafficking unit and other trained investigators are often prosecuted under the labor law as minor violations once the cases are referred to the general prosecutor.

Cases identified by labor inspectors, rather than the counter-trafficking unit or investigators, that meet the definition of trafficking are often prosecuted under the labor law as minor violations.

o Train officials to investigate fraudulent labor and recruitment practices

2. Iraq – Tier 2 Watch List

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of trafficking (e.g., the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience) (TIP Report Recommendations 5, 10) o Develop policies and practices (and implement the same) to increase unhindered access to comprehensive protection services for victims of all forms of trafficking and their children o Work with officials to establish a legal framework for NGOs to operate shelters for victims and support such organizations

Train and, where possible, mentor first responders, law enforcement officers, and judicial officials (especially judges) on trafficking indicators and utilizing a victim-centered approach to handling trafficking cases, including cases involving both foreign and Iraqi victims (TIP Report

Recommendations 3, 4)

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level (TIP Report Recommendations 6, 9, 11) o Assist in amending the anti-trafficking law to prohibit and punish all forms of trafficking consistent with the 2000 UN TIP Protocol o Coordinate and work with officials to finalize regulations to enable full implementation of the anti-trafficking law and assist in the implementation o Assist in the establishment and implementation of a legal framework in the entire country, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR), which criminalizes all forms of human trafficking and prescribes sufficiently stringent penalties

Conduct awareness raising activities and provide educational information on human trafficking issues and risk factors to a target population, e.g., first responders, medical professionals, teachers, etc.

3. Lebanon – Tier 2 investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 2, 6) o Increase victim-centered prosecutions and convictions of offenders under the anti-trafficking law

Develop and implement specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for human trafficking investigations o Develop a plan to train, coordinate, and work with officials to better ensure trafficking victims are not arrested, detained, or deported for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being subjected to trafficking

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanism related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level (TIP Report Recommendations 3, 4, 5, 9, 11) o Assist in the drafting and implementation of legislation to amend the labor law, extending legal protections to foreign workers, and the draft law providing increased labor protections to domestic workers o Coordinate and work with officials to adopt and implement the draft national action plan o Develop and implement procedures to:

Identify and refer to protection services trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, such as illegal migrants, women holding artiste visas, domestic workers, and Syrian refugees

Screen all detained domestic workers for potential trafficking victims in detention centers o Work with officials to reform the sponsorship system to ensure workers are not bound to abusive employers, and allow workers, including artiste visa holders, freedom of movement. In addition, undertake actions enabling the government to establish greater oversight over artiste visas, a program that contributes to the vulnerability of women to sexual exploitation.

SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA (SCA)

1. Pakistan: Tier 2 investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors (TIP Report Recommendation 1) o Develop specialized investigative and prosecutorial skills, and provide ongoing case consultation/operational support for human trafficking investigations, particularly to address internal cases of forced and bonded labor o Increase prosecutions and convictions, particularly of labor traffickers and fraudulent labor recruiters who knowingly facilitate human trafficking

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of trafficking through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience. (TIP Report Recommendations 4, 5) o Ensure that identified victims, particularly survivors of forced and bonded labor, receive specialized care services and develop monitoring mechanisms to ensure quality of care

Build effective human trafficking data collection systems, analytics, and reporting mechanisms to track and share information relevant to human trafficking and train stakeholders on existing collection methods.

Mechanisms include – but are not limited to– databases containing information on identified victims of trafficking, potential victims of trafficking, cases, and/or potential human trafficking perpetrators. (TIP

Report Recommendations 6, 7)

2. Nepal – Tier 2

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of human trafficking (TIP Report Recommendation 3) o Children in institutional care, including government-run facilities, can be easy targets for traffickers, and the institutions and workers themselves can be traffickers.1 Applicants should propose a holistic approach to these compounding vulnerabilities, which include poor standards of care, inadequate safety procedures, institutional complicity, irresponsible recruitment, poor government oversight/lack of registration, and risks associated with “voluntourism.”2 o Proposals should demonstrate an understanding of existing ongoing efforts in this area and include plans for collaboration with the Nepali

Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB).

WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS (WHA)

1. Ecuador – Tier 2

Draft comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation consistent with international law and encourage its enactment. (TIP Report

Recommendation 3)

Implement new legislation (TIP Report Recommendations 1, 4, 5) o Increase capacity of the Government of Ecuador to provide specialized services to victims of trafficking o Train law enforcement officials, including border officials, on victim-centered identification and referral o Proactively identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, such as irregular migrants, individuals in prostitution, and LGBTI individuals o Conduct subsequent training on the amended law for key criminal justice stakeholders and civil society

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level. This could include the creation or reinforcement of a human trafficking task force and/or the implementation of the soon-to-be-developed National Action Plan (TIP Report Recommendations 3, 7)

Increase the number of victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions, including those involving public officials complicit in trafficking crimes (TIP Report Recommendation 2)

1 “Child Institutionalization and Human Trafficking.” Fact Sheet, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, June 28, 2018. https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/fs/2018/283540.htm 2 “Volunteering in Nepal,” U.S. Embassy Kathmandu https://np.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/volunteering-in-nepal https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/fs/2018/283540.htm https://np.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/volunteering-in-nepal https://np.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/volunteering-in-nepal

2. Peru – Tier 2

The TIP Office seeks to implement a project in the region of Madre de Dios with the option to expand to the region of Puno. The programming objectives are as followed:

Increase the number of systematized, victim-centered human trafficking investigations and prosecutions by members of law enforcement and prosecutors o Train security forces to improve proactive human trafficking victim identification, screening, and referral procedures in areas of illegal mining in the region of Madre de Dios, particularly in the course of broader, long-term security operations (TIP Report Recommendation

4; CPC Objective 1.1) o Improve methods for ensuring victim-centered, trafficking-informed approaches in law enforcement operations, including anti-illegal mining and related operations (TIP Report Recommendation 9; CPC

Objective 1.3) o Strengthen methods for victim-centered, criminal justice proceedings and effective investigation, prosecution, and conviction of human trafficking cases (TIP Recommendation 4, 6; CPC Objectives 1.2, 1.3)

Improve comprehensive services for identified victims of trafficking through the provision of shelter, healthcare, counseling, legal assistance, repatriation, reintegration, and/or education services that lead to victims’ achievement of sustainable livelihoods and/or community and family resilience o Strengthen cooperation between criminal justice officials and social service providers to ensure victims have access to immediate and long-term support (TIP Recommendation 4; CPC Objective

1.1) o Expand the availability, and improve the quality of specialized, comprehensive services for adult and child victims of trafficking

(TIP Recommendation 1; CPC Objective 2.1) o Build capacity of local officials and civil society to provide community reintegration and sustainable livelihood support to adult and child trafficking victims (TIP Recommendation 1; CPC

Objective 1.3. 2.3)

Develop new and/or strengthen existing policies, laws, agreements, or mechanisms related to human trafficking that are enforceable by a governing body at the international, national, provincial, and/or local level o Provide technical assistance and policy advocacy for developing and/or strengthening existing regulatory policies and enforcement procedures at the national, regional, or local level to eliminate human trafficking in mining and other commodity supply chains in Peru (TIP

Report Recommendation 12; CPC Objective 3.2)

C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

1. Eligible Applicants

Organizations eligible to apply include U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and public international organizations (PIOs). For-profit organizations are not permitted to generate profits from grant-funded activities. U.S. government agencies may respond to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with proposals for projects that would be funded through an Interagency Acquisition

Agreement. While foreign governments are not eligible to apply, governments may be beneficiaries of programs provided that funding does not pay salaries of government agency personnel and that such assistance is not restricted by U.S. law or policy.

Organizations currently receiving funds from the TIP Office may apply for additional funding under the present funding opportunity. The eligibility requirements for applying to this funding opportunity do not restrict applicants from receiving other sources of funding from the United States government, including funding from other bureaus within the Department of State. However, related U.S. government programming must be identified by the applicant.

Applicants should demonstrate experience administering successful projects— preferably in human trafficking or related areas and in the identified country or sub-region.

Applicants for this funding opportunity may partner with other organizations in submitting proposal(s). Applicants partnering with other organizations must identify the prime applicant, and the applicant may designate one or more partner organizations as sub-recipients. Please note, all mandatory terms and conditions for a successful applicant also apply to any sub-awards awarded.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

Cost sharing, cost matching, and cost participation are not required to carry out the program described in this announcement. However, voluntary cost-share may be proposed. Applicants proposing cost share must read the instructions below regarding budget documents that are required to be submitted under this announcement. Applicants should list the cost share amount in the SF-424 under

Section C - 8b and Section D - 14.

D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

1. Address to Request Application Package

All proposals must be submitted via SAMS Domestic by 5:00p.m. Eastern

Daylight Time (EDT) on May 3, 2019. The TIP Office will NOT accept proposals or updated documents submitted by any other method, including email, fax, the postal system, delivery companies, couriers, or U.S. embassies. Applicants may submit more than one application to address different projects; however, each application should only be submitted once.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to initiate electronic applications early in the application development process and to the application in advance of the deadline.

This will aid in addressing any problems with submissions prior to the application deadline. No exceptions will be made for organizations that have not completed the necessary steps to submit applications on SAMS Domestic.

Applications Submitted Through SAMS Domestic

Organizations using SAMS Domestic for the first time must register on the SAMS

Domestic site to create a New Applicant account as soon as possible. This application step must be completed before an application can be submitted.

To register with SAMS Domestic, follow the “create an account” link and complete the “SAMS Domestic User Registration Request” application form.

Users will receive an email requesting account verification. This verification step must be completed before an application can be submitted. Please contact

JTIPGrants@state.gov after the account has been created to ensure the account is associated…