O-OVC-2021-96004-OVC FY21 HT ECM-V3_SI-96004.pdf

OMB No. 1121-0329 Approval Expires 12/31/2023

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime

OVC FY 2021 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force To Combat Human Trafficking Assistance Listing Number # 16.320

Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2021-96004

Solicitation Release Date: April 30, 2021 9:30 AM

Version: 3

Grants.gov Deadline: June 15, 2021 11:59 PM

Application JustGrants Deadline: June 29, 2021 11:59 PM

Overview The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications to develop or support enhanced collaborative model task forces to combat human trafficking. This program furthers the Department’s mission by enhancing the law enforcement and social services fields’ response to victims of human trafficking.

This solicitation incorporates the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide by reference. The OJP Grant Application Resource Guide provides guidance to applicants on how to prepare and submit applications for funding to OJP. If this solicitation expressly modifies any provision in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide, the applicant is to follow the guidelines in this solicitation as to that provision.

Solicitation Categories

Competition ID Category * Number of Awards Dollar Amount for Award Performance Start Date Performance Duration (Months)

C-OVC-2021-00018-PROD Development of Human Trafficking Task Forces (2 awards per task force) 18 $750,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

C-OVC-2021-00019-PROD Expanding Human Trafficking Task Force Effectiveness (2 awards per task force) 12 $750,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

Eligible Applicants:

City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, State governments

Applicants that have received OJP Enhanced Collaborative Model To Combat Human Trafficking funding in fiscal years (FY) 2019 and 2020 are ineligible to apply under this solicitation.

For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. § 511(a) are not eligible to apply.

OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2021 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.

Contact Information For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center at 800–851–3420, via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only), email to grants@ncjrs.gov, fax to 301–240–5830, or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation closing date.

Pre-Application Webinar OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar during which OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question and answer session with interested potential applicants. Participation is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars.

Submission Information In FY 2021, applications will be submitted to DOJ in a NEW two-step process.

Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal.

Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants at JustGrants.usdoj.gov.

To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.

OJP encourages applicants to review, the “How to Apply" section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

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Contents

Contact Information 1 Program Description 3

Overview 3 Statutory Authority 3 Specific Information 3

Mandatory Program Requirements 3 Submit the policies, procedures, and rules governing the provision of services—including any protocols that govern task force operations that relate to investigations and prosecution—to OVC for review (post-award, as may be required by OVC). 3 Participate in OVC-required training and technical assistance to ensure task force policies and procedures follow applicable federal and state laws protecting the civil rights of program participants and staff (post-award). 3 Ensure that any staff, partner staff, or service providers working with trafficking victims are adequately licensed and trained to work with such victims, including by accessing OVC-supported training and technical assistance. 3 Ensure the task force coordinator and one other key staff member from both the lead law enforcement agency and lead victim service provider attend an in-person or remote OVC grantee orientation, and have relevant staff participate in OVC-sponsored training and technical assistance. 3

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline 3 Evidence-Based Programs or Practices 4 Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities 4 Priority Areas 4

Federal Award Information 4 Awards, Amounts and Durations 4 Continuation Funding Intent 5 Availability of Funds 5 Types of Awards 5 Financial Management and System of Internal Controls 5 Budget Information 5 Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement 5 Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) 5 Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: Waiver 5 Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs 5 Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable) 5

Eligibility Information 5 Application and Submission Information 5

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) 5 Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information) 5 Proposal Abstract 5 Proposal Narrative 6 Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline 6 Budget and Associated Documentation 6 Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) 6 Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) 7 Financial Management Questionnaire (including applicant disclosure of high-risk status) 7 Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation 7 Additional Application Components 7 Tribal Authorizing Resolution 7 Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement 7 Task Force Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement (MOU or MOA) 7 Subaward MOU and/or Letters of Intent (LOI) 7 Position Descriptions and Resumes 7 Project Time-Task Plan 7 Plan for Conducting Proactive Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions 7 Documentation of Advancing DOJ Priorities (if applicable) 8 Documentation of High-Poverty Areas or Persistent-Poverty Counties (if applicable) 8 Disclosures and Assurances 8 Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 8 DOJ Certified Standard Assurances 8 Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items 8 DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 8 Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High Risk Grantees (if applicable) 8 How to Apply 8 Submission Dates and Time 8

Application Review Information 8 Review Criteria 8 Review Process 8

Federal Award Administration Information 9 Federal Award Notices 9 Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements 9 Information Technology (IT) Security Clauses 9 General Information about Post-Federal Award Reporting Requirements 9

Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 9 Other Information 9

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 552a) 9 Provide Feedback to OJP 9 Performance Measures 9 Types of Victim Services that OVC Funds 9 Application Checklist 9

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Program Description Overview

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

This solicitation’s purpose is to support enhanced collaborative model task forces to combat human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and its reauthorizations. This program will provide funding for services to victims of human trafficking, as defined by 22 U.S.C. 7102.

Statutory Authority 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2)

Specific Information The purpose of the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking program is to develop, expand, or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to fight human trafficking. This collaborative approach must include victim and social service providers, law enforcement and prosecution personnel (local, state, and federal), and a range of other governmental and non-governmental partners that work together to provide a diverse set of appropriate services for trafficking victims; train law enforcement and other stakeholders how to identify victims of trafficking in persons and related offenses; and provide justice for victims through the investigation and prosecution of their traffickers.

This solicitation requires two separate but coordinated applications; one application from an eligible lead law enforcement agency, and one from an eligible lead victim service organization. These two applications should be developed collaboratively and submitted as a pair.

Category 1: Development of Human Trafficking Task Forces: Task forces that have newly formed (formally operational less than 3 years) or have never received funding under the OJP Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force Program are eligible to apply.

Funding under Category 1 will help task forces with critical first steps related to starting up a multidisciplinary task force and establishing a strong foundation of task force leadership structure, clear roles and responsibilities, and internal processes and protocols. Successful applicants will dedicate the first 12–18 months of funding to formalize task force structure, develop operational procedures, access professional development and training opportunities, deliver training to key stakeholders, and conduct a community assessment to identify potential areas of the community where sex and labor trafficking may be occurring.

Category 2: Existing Human Trafficking Task Forces: Task forces that have been formally operational for a minimum of 3 years and can demonstrate strong task force leadership and structure and have a history of identifying trafficking victims and prosecuting traffickers. Task forces that have previously received OJP Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force Program funding for a grant that ends on or before September 30, 2021, are eligible to apply.

Funding under Category Area 2 allows task forces to expand their task force operations and partnerships, implement task force sustainability plans, and assist OJP in building the capacity of other task forces in the field.

Mandatory Program Requirements

Submit the policies, procedures, and rules governing the provision of services—including any protocols that govern task force operations that relate to investigations and prosecution—to OVC for review (post-award, as may be required by OVC).

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Participate in OVC-required training and technical assistance to ensure task force policies and procedures follow applicable federal and state laws protecting the civil rights of program participants and staff (post-award).

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Ensure that any staff, partner staff, or service providers working with trafficking victims are adequately licensed and trained to work with such victims, including by accessing OVC-supported training and technical assistance.

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Ensure the task force coordinator and one other key staff member from both the lead law enforcement agency and lead victim service provider attend an in-person or remote OVC grantee orientation, and have relevant staff participate in OVC-sponsored training and technical assistance.

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Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline Goals

The ECM program goal is to support a sustainable, long-term, multidisciplinary task force approach to combat human trafficking.

Objectives

Develop, sustain, and strengthen leadership structure and coordination of multidisciplinary human trafficking task force partnerships and activities using the Multidisciplinary Collaborative Model for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces: Development and Operations Roadmap as a guide.

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Identify and serve victims of all types of human trafficking.2.

Implement victim-centered, trauma-informed, and collaborative approaches through the development and consistent implementation of task force protocols and training.3.

Active involvement from all task force partners in planning and executing proactive investigations and prosecutions. Proactive investigations involve the use of more advanced investigative methods and criminal intelligence gathering and analysis, and go beyond traditional online and vice-style operations. Proactive investigations involve in-depth pre-planning and active collaboration from victim service providers, prosecutors, and key multidisciplinary partners. Some examples of activities that would be considered proactive include leveraging existing data sources and criminal intelligence gathering and analysis to target investigative strategies based on the type of human trafficking crime (e.g., illicit massage businesses, trafficking of minors, labor trafficking), conducting concurrent financial investigations, outreach to vulnerable populations, community-oriented and awareness activities, and conducting assessments of available data on labor industries in the community such as prior safety or labor/wage violations or visa abuses.

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Investigate, refer, and prosecute both sex and labor trafficking cases at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.5.

Assist victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking in achieving increased safety, independence, self-sufficiency and well-being through the provision of appropriate services.6.

Collect data and conduct ongoing assessment activities to determine if the program is meeting stated goals and objectives.7.

Deliverables

Category 1 task forces will be expected to complete the following:

Establish and formalize the task force leadership, membership, and structure to ensure broad membership and engagement with essential agencies and individuals, to include survivor leaders/advocates. Within 12–18 months of award acceptance, the grantee will submit a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to OJP documenting the structure, personnel, and roles of task force members.

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Expand collaborative partnerships among federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecution, nongovernmental, labor, and regulatory agencies and system- and community-based service providers.

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Identify a full-time task force coordinator to manage the day-to-day work of task force activities. The coordinator will manage partnership growth and sustainability and ensure completion of both the administrative and operational activities of the multidisciplinary task force. The coordinator may be supported from either the victim service provider agency or the law enforcement agency. Applicants may benefit from reviewing this webinar resource on the role of a task force coordinator.

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Conduct a data-driven community assessment, factoring in the experiences of task force stakeholders, to identify areas within the community where vulnerabilities for trafficking exploitation may be occurring.

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Finalize and implement task force protocols related to information sharing and confidentiality, referrals to/from law enforcement and victim service providers, communication and working with the media, and data collection and data sharing (within the second year of the award). Sample protocol development checklists are available here.

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Jointly deliver targeted training and public awareness materials about sex trafficking and labor trafficking that have a shared message. Task forces should plan on leveraging existing training resources created by OVC training and technical assistance (TTA) providers, such as Understanding Human Trafficking and those available on the Anti-Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance web page. Trainings will focus on identifying victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking; trauma-informed care principles and practices, including protocols for identifying, screening, and interviewing victims of human trafficking; and victim-centered strategies for investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases. OVC’s technical assistance providers will review and consult on the content of planned task force trainings.

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Provide (directly and through partnerships) an array of services that victims of sex and labor trafficking require to address their individualized needs for safety, security, and healing. See the "Types of Victim Services that OVC Funds" chart for the types of services that may be provided to trafficking victims under this award.

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Conduct proactive investigations and prosecutions of sex trafficking and labor trafficking crimes and related offenses. Proactive investigations involve the use of more advanced investigative methods and criminal intelligence gathering and analysis, and go beyond traditional online and vice-style operations. Proactive investigations involve in-depth pre-planning and active collaboration from victim service providers, prosecutors, and key multidisciplinary partners. Some examples of activities that would be considered proactive include leveraging existing data sources and criminal intelligence gathering and analysis to target investigative strategies based on the type of human trafficking crime (e.g., illicit massage businesses, trafficking of minors, labor trafficking), conducting concurrent financial investigations, outreach to vulnerable populations, community-oriented and awareness activities, and conducting assessments of available data on labor industries in the community such as

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Assess task force performance and produce annual reports documenting task force efforts.9.

Develop a sustainability plan for human trafficking task force operations.10.

Category 2 Task forces will be expected to complete the following:

Refine existing task force protocols related to information sharing and confidentiality, referrals to/from law enforcement and victim service providers, communication and working with the media, and data collection and data sharing. Based upon task force growth and expansion, conduct an assessment of gaps in shared protocols and develop new task force protocols to support task operations.

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Strengthen and expand collaborative partnerships among federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecution, nongovernmental, labor, and regulatory agencies and system- and community-based service providers.

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Identify a full-time task force coordinator to manage the day-to-day work of task force activities. The coordinator will manage partnership growth and sustainability and ensure completion of both the administrative and operational activities of the multidisciplinary task force. The coordinator may be supported from either the victim service provider agency or the law enforcement agency. Applicants may benefit from reviewing this webinar resource on the role of a task force coordinator.

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Conduct proactive investigations and prosecutions of sex trafficking and labor trafficking crimes. Proactive investigations involve the use of more advanced investigative methods and criminal intelligence gathering and analysis, and go beyond traditional online and vice-style operations. Proactive investigations involve in-depth pre-planning and active collaboration from victim service providers, prosecutors, and key multidisciplinary partners. Some examples of activities that would be considered proactive include leveraging existing data sources and criminal intelligence gathering and analysis to target investigative strategies based on the type of human trafficking crime (e.g., illicit massage businesses, trafficking of minors, labor trafficking), conducting concurrent financial investigations, outreach to vulnerable populations, community-oriented and awareness activities, and conducting assessments of available data on labor industries in the community such as prior safety or labor/wage violations or visa abuses.

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Provide (directly and through partnerships) an array of services that victims of sex and labor trafficking require to address their individualized needs for safety, security, and healing. See the "Types of Victim Services that OVC Funds" chart for the types of services that may be provided to trafficking victims under this award.

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Jointly deliver targeted training and public awareness materials about sex trafficking and labor trafficking that have a shared task force message. Task forces should plan on leveraging existing training resources created by OVC TTA providers, such as Understanding Human Trafficking and Anti-Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance. Trainings will focus on identification of victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking; trauma-informed care principles and practices, including trauma- informed protocols for identifying, screening, and interviewing victims of human trafficking;

and victim-centered strategies for investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases. OJP’s technical assistance providers will review and consult on the content of planned task force trainings.

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Continue sustainability planning for long term human trafficking task force operations.7.

Under the direction of OVC and OVC TTA providers, provide peer support to newer task forces by participating in a minimum of two webinars or presentations to highlight promising practices in human trafficking task force operations, investigations, and victim services.

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Develop annual reports documenting task force accomplishments, new protocols, and, under the direction of OVC and OVC TTA providers, tools or resources to highlight a multidisciplinary task force promising or effective practice to share as a resource for other jurisdictions, including rural or tribal communities.

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To ensure effectiveness in achieving grant activities and deliverables, grantees will work closely with OVC and OVC’s competitively selected TTA partners to participate in information sharing sessions, engage in peer-to-peer learning exchanges regarding promising and effective practices, and receive subject matter expertise that is relevant to investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases as part of a high functioning, multidisciplinary task force. These TTA activities will support task force grantees in improving their capacities by addressing the objectives and mandatory activities of effective task force operations and completing quality deliverables in a timely manner. OJP anticipates that the multidisciplinary task forces and related law enforcement and prosecution personnel will leverage TTA resources from a variety of federal agencies.

The Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables are directly related to the performance measures that demonstrate the results of the work completed, as discussed under Application and Submission Information.

Evidence-Based Programs or Practices OJP strongly emphasizes the use of data and evidence in policymaking and program development in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. For additional information and resources on evidence-based programs or practices, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities OJP may conduct or support an evaluation of the programs and activities funded under this solicitation. For additional information, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide section entitled “Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities.”

Priority Areas

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. In FY 2021, OJP will give priority consideration in award decisions to applications that demonstrate ways in which their projects will advance one or more of these areas.

To receive priority consideration for advancing one or more of the Department’s priorities, the applicant must provide a sufficient narrative explanation as an attachment, that specifies how the project will advance the promotion of civil rights, access to justice, support to crime victims, protecting the public from crime and evolving threats, or building trust between law enforcement and the community.

In addition, OJP will give priority consideration, if applicable, to applicants that demonstrate that the individuals who are intended to benefit from the requested grant reside in high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties.

To receive priority consideration under the poverty priority, the applicant must provide information to demonstrate that the individuals who are intended to benefit from the requested grant reside in high-poverty areas or persistent poverty counties. For purposes of this priority consideration, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2013–2017 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Census Bureau (applicants may search by census tract at https://www.census.gov/acs/www/data/data-tables-and-tools/narrative-profiles/2017/) and the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (applicants may search by county at https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/census-poverty.html and at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html).

Priority consideration is one of many factors that OJP considers in making funding decisions and is not a guarantee of an award.

Federal Award Information Solicitation Category

Competition ID Enter to sort

Category * Number of Awards Dollar Amount for Award Performance Start Date Performance Duration (Months)

C-OVC-2021-00018-PROD Development of Human Trafficking Task Forces (2 awards per task force) 18 $750,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

C-OVC-2021-00019-PROD Expanding Human Trafficking Task Force Effectiveness (2 awards per task force) 12 $750,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

Awards, Amounts and Durations Period of Performance Start Date

10/1/21 12:00 AM

Period of Performance Duration (Months)

Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $22,500,000.00

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Continuation Funding Intent OVC may, in certain cases, provide additional funding in future years to awards made under this solicitation, through continuation awards. OJP will consider, among other factors, OJP’s strategic priorities, a recipient’s overall management of the award, and progress of award funded work, when making continuation award decisions.

Availability of Funds This solicitation, and awards (if any are made) under this solicitation, are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by the agency or by law. In addition, nothing in this solicitation is intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

Types of Awards OVC expects to make awards under this solicitation as cooperative agreements, which provide for OJP to have substantial involvement in carrying out award activities. See the “Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Award recipients and subrecipients (including recipients or subrecipients that are pass-through entities) must, as described in the Part 200 Uniform Requirements as set out at 2 C.F.R. 200.303, comply with standards for financial and program management. The “Part 200 Uniform Requirements” means the DOJ regulation at 2 C.F.R. Part 2800, which adopts (with certain modifications) the provisions of 2 C.F.R.

Part 200. See OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

Budget Information Funds awarded through this program are designed to support costs for key program activities: task force coordination; personnel and related travel for investigations and prosecutions, crime and intelligence analysis, direct victim services, training, community outreach, and ongoing data collection and program assessment.

Unallowable Costs

The following activities cannot be supported with grant funds:

Holding Beds Grantees may not “hold beds” in a housing facility by charging their cost to the grant and keeping them empty until a victim needs the bed when other victims need access to the beds, as this would be considered an unallowable contingency payment (see C.F.R. 200.433 (c)).

Stipends/Incentives to Participate in Services Neither cash nor non-cash stipends or incentives may be paid to victims to encourage their participation in services. Nominal cash or non-cash stipends (e.g., taxi or ride share vouchers, public transportation tickets/tokens; money to pay for child care or gift cards for meals that are necessary when participants receive services) are allowable.

Primary Prevention Activities Victim service provider budgets may not include funds for primary prevention activities, due to statutory limitations.

Purchase/Lease Vehicles Grantees may not purchase or lease vehicles, but vehicle rentals may be allowed with sufficient justification.

Limitation on Use of Funds (22 USC 7110(g))

Restriction on programs No funds made available to carry out this chapter, or any amendment made by this chapter, may be used to promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to preclude assistance designed to promote the purposes of this Act by ameliorating the suffering of, or health risks to, victims while they are being trafficked or after they are out of the situation that resulted from such victims being trafficked.

Restriction on organizations No funds made available to carry out this chapter, or any amendment made by this chapter, may be used to implement any program that targets victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons described in section 7102(9)(A) of this title through any organization that has not stated in either a grant application, a grant agreement, or both, that it does not promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. The preceding sentence shall not apply to organizations that provide services to individuals solely after they are no longer engaged in activities that resulted from such victims being trafficked.

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement This solicitation requires a 25-percent cash or in-kind match. See OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information on this match requirement.

Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide information on Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs).

Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: Waiver See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide information on Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation; Waiver.

Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs.

Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable) See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Costs Associated with Language Assistance.

Eligibility Information For eligibility information, see the title page.

For information on cost sharing or match requirements, see Federal Award Information.

Application and Submission Information The following application elements MUST be included in the application submission for an application to meet the basic minimum requirements (BMR) to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding:

Identical Proposal Abstracts, Identical Proposal Narratives, Individualized, separate Budget Worksheets and Budget Narratives (web-based form), and Identical Task Force MOUs.

See the “Application Elements and Formatting Instructions” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on what happens to an application that does not contain all the specified elements or that is nonresponsive to the scope of the solicitation.

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) The SF-424 will be submitted in Grants.gov. The SF-424 is a required standard form used as a cover sheet for submission of pre-applications, applications, and related information. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information on completing the SF-424.

In Section F of the SF-424, please include the name and contact information of the individual who will complete application materials in JustGrants. JustGrants will use this information (email address) to assign the application to this user in JustGrants.

Intergovernmental Review: This solicitation (“funding opportunity”) is not subject to Executive Order 12372. (In completing the SF-424, an applicant is to answer question 19 by selecting the response that the “Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.”)

Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information) The Standard Applicant Information section of the JustGrants application is pre-populated with the SF-424 data submitted in Grants.gov. Applicants will need to review the Standard Applicant Information in JustGrants and make edits as needed. Within this section, applicants will need to: add zip codes for areas affected by the project; confirm their Authorized Representative; and verify the organization's legal name and address.

Proposal Abstract Include a proposal abstract (no more than 400 words) summarizing the proposed project as described below:

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Formal name of the human trafficking task force Description of the geographic area where task force activities will be focused Legal name of both the law enforcement applicant and victim service provider applicant Amount of federal funding requested by the law enforcement applicant and the victim service provider applicant The number of human trafficking investigations and prosecutions each year for the jurisdiction in the last three years.

The number of trafficking victims served by the victim service provider and funded partners each year in the last three years.

Proposal Narrative The proposal narrative should be submitted as an attachment in JustGrants. The attached document should be double-spaced, using a standard 12-point Times New Roman font; have no less than 1-inch margins; and should not exceed 20 pages. Pages should be numbered and submitted as an attachment. If the proposal narrative fails to comply with these length restrictions, OVC may negatively consider such noncompliance in peer review and in final award decisions.

The following sections must be included as part of the proposal narrative:

a. Statement of the Problem

Identify the nature and scope of the problem that the program will address. Applicants must demonstrate the problem of human trafficking within the targeted geographic area. Applicants should cite the source(s) of this data, which could include local, state, and federal data regarding investigations, prosecutions, and the number of individuals identified as victims of human trafficking in the proposed geographic area along with data from victim service providers or other local stakeholders.

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Describe previous or current attempts to respond to human trafficking in the geographic area, including a description of previous task force efforts, if any, and documentation of the number of trafficking victims served during the last three years within the targeted geographic area. At a minimum, applicants must identify the total number of victims they previously identified and served within the targeted geographic area, and the types of victims assisted (sex or labor trafficking victims).

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Describe the communities to be served, including the geographic location, populations in the service area, and any unmet needs regarding identifying and serving victims of all forms of human trafficking.

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Describe any efforts funded through OJP, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office on Violence Against Women, or with Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) state victim assistance funds. Explain how proposed project is not duplicative and targets identified gaps.

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b. Project Design and Implementation

The application must provide a clear link between the proposed activities and the need identified in the “Statement of the Problem” section above. [The Multidisciplinary Collaborative Model for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces: Development and Operations Roadmap and the Human Trafficking Task Force e-Guide serve as technical assistance resources for both new and established task forces and describe the core functions of a successful multidisciplinary task force.

Describe the task force leadership structure (existing or planned). Applicants should name the individuals, their roles and responsibilities, and the organizations that they represent.1.

Describe task force membership and structure, identifying representation from law enforcement, prosecutorial agencies, victim service providers, local regulatory agencies, and other related organizations. Provide a plan for regularly scheduled multidisciplinary task force meetings. Monthly meetings of task force leadership are recommended.

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Describe how the project will identify victims of all forms of human trafficking.3.

Describe how the project will address the individualized needs of victims of all forms of trafficking through the delivery of an array of services that will be provided with grant funds (see the "Types of Victim Services that OVC Funds" chart). Describe how and where the services will be provided.

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Describe how the task force coordinator will communicate and coordinate all task force activities with the law enforcement and victim service partner. The individual performing these responsibilities and the percentage of time that they dedicate to these administrative activities should be clearly indicated as “Task Force Coordination” within the budget.

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Outline the plan for protocol and procedure development. All applicants must identify the type of protocols that will be developed within the 3-year project period, and include this activity on the Time- Task Plan. See the Activities and Deliverables section for any specific protocols that must be developed.

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Describe how victim safety and confidentiality will be ensured during victim identification, investigations, and service delivery. Describe how the applicant will ensure that any applicant staff or funded partner staff working with trafficking victims are adequately licensed and/or trained to work with victims.

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Describe plans for delivering training to task force partners to ensure that partners are prepared to identify and refer victims to appropriate services and investigate and prosecute cases with a trauma-informed approach. Applicants should describe how they will leverage existing training, including OVC’s foundational online training Understanding Human Trafficking, for staff and partners. Post award, grantees will consult with OVC training and technical assistance providers regarding available content to inform training funded under this solicitation.

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c. Capabilities and Competencies

Demonstrate the institutional experience and expertise of both applicants to effectively implement the solicitation requirements.1.

Identify the program staffing and management structure and how key staff will be supervised.2.

Demonstrate that the individuals and organizations identified have the capacity and training to implement project activities, including the expertise necessary to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes, provide services to human trafficking victims, provide training to task force partners, and work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

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Provide position descriptions for staff to be hired.4.

Describe the applicant’s experience managing federal grants that support services to crime victims and/or law enforcement efforts. Document the administrative and financial capacity to manage federal grants.

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d. Plan for Collecting the Data Required for this Solicitation’s Performance Measures

This section must include the following information:

A plan for collecting all of the performance measures data required by this solicitation.1.

A description of the qualifications of the key staff who will be responsible for collecting data and reporting performance measures in JustGrants.2.

OJP will require each successful applicant to submit regular performance data that demonstrate the results of the work carried out under the award. The performance data directly relate to the goals, objectives, and deliverables identified under “Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables” in the Program Description.

Award recipients will be required to submit performance measure data and performance reports in JustGrants. Examples of the performance measures questionnaire can be found at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/performance-measures-overview. Further guidance on the post-award submission process will be provided, if selected for award.

Note: Applicants are not required to submit performance data with the application. Rather, performance measures information is included as an alert that successful applicants will be required to submit performance data as part of the reporting requirements under an award.

Note on Project Evaluations An applicant that proposes to use award funds through this solicitation to conduct project evaluations must follow the guidance under “Note on Project Evaluations” in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline Applicants will submit the ECM goals, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in the JustGrants Web-based form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

Budget and Associated Documentation Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) Applicants will complete the JustGrants web-based budget form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

In preparing its budget, the applicant is to review carefully the following and address in the Budget Worksheet (and its accompanying narrative information).

Victim Service Providers Priority should be placed within the budget to ensure that sufficient funding is dedicated to the provision of services, either directly or through project partners. Specific services should be clearly outlined within the budget.

Law Enforcement Agencies Personnel to support law enforcement investigations and prosecutions, to include analytical and intelligence functions that directly support human trafficking cases.

All Grantees

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Administrative costs: Administrative costs are costs related to the salary and fringe benefits of executive-level leadership and accounting/financial administration. Administrative costs must be reasonable and allocable.

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