Preventing Trafficking of Girls
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.035
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 20 $9,900,148 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Block Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0405-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime is funding prevention and early intervention services for girls at risk of or experiencing sex and labor trafficking under Assistance Listing 16.035, with the most recent grant awards made October 1, 2024, and an open opportunity due September 29, 2026.
The program funds development or enhancement of prevention and early intervention services targeting girls up to age 25 who face trafficking vulnerability. Funded activities include prevention education in schools and communities, trauma-informed counseling and case management, mentoring and life coaching, workforce development and economic stability support, identification and screening of at-risk girls, crisis intervention, and coordination with juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Recent awards support projects such as North County Lifeline's expansion of human trafficking prevention education in San Diego County, ROCA's trauma-informed behavior change model for high-risk young women in Massachusetts, Samuel Merritt University's partnership to deliver culturally responsive prevention and healthcare workforce training for Black and Latinx girls in Oakland, and Girl Power Rocks' 12-week intervention program for at-promise girls in Miami's highest-risk neighborhoods. Grantees commonly partner with community organizations, schools, and victim service providers to reach underserved populations including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, homeless, and justice-involved youth.
The program is predominantly Project Grants (85 percent of awards) with smaller shares of Block Grants (10 percent) and Cooperative Agreements (5 percent). The Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime administers the entire program, funding all 20 awards totaling $9.9 million in federal dollars obligated. Recent grant activity is steady, with seven awards each in 2022 and 2024. Award values cluster around $500,000, with individual recent grants ranging from approximately $499,000 to $500,000 and a three-year performance period ending September 30, 2027.
Two opportunities are currently open or recently posted. OVC FY 2026 Preventing Trafficking of Girls (O-OVC-2026-172694) closed September 29, 2026 and accepts applications from state and local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, public and private higher education institutions, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. OVC FY 2025 Preventing Trafficking of Girls (O-OVC-2025-172480), posted December 30, 2025 with a due date of February 24, 2026, solicits prevention and early intervention services, replication and scaling of proven programs, identification efforts, and comprehensive service coordination through street outreach, youth-serving partnerships, juvenile justice and child welfare collaboration, and community stakeholder engagement. Award periods typically range 12 to 36 months, with recent awards set for three years.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Reduce trafficking of girls. Program goal(s) description: Prevent and reduce victimization of girls who are at risk for sex and/or labor trafficking. Program objective(s) name: Raise awareness about and provide services to vic
- Description
This program supports the development or enhancement of prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking.
Eligibility
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year's program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on "Period of Availability of Funds" at http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.2a.htm.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Deadlines
Deadlines are included with the application instructions available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm).
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
Grant opportunities
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 20 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youth Collaboratory Inc. | $1,100,000 | 11% |
| 2 | Hoola NA PUA | $936,470 | 9% |
| 3 | Girl Power Rocks, Inc. | $900,000 | 9% |
| 4 | North County Lifeline | $500,000 | 5% |
| 5 | Community Violence Solutions | $500,000 | 5% |
| 6 | Covenant House Alaska | $500,000 | 5% |
| 7 | Unbound Now | $500,000 | 5% |
| 8 | Samuel Merritt University | $499,959 | 5% |
| 9 | Young Men's Christian Association Of The North | $499,935 | 5% |
| 10 | Roca Inc. | $499,736 | 5% |
10 of 18 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$263,415 |
| FY2024 | $3,487,889 |
| FY2022 | $5,313,584 |
| FY2020 | $1,800,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.035?
Assistance Listing 16.035 is Preventing Trafficking of Girls, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Preventing Trafficking of Girls?
Its CFDA number is 16.035: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.035 awarded?
20 grant awards under 16.035 have obligated $9,900,148 in federal funds to 18 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.035?
The recipients obligated the most under Preventing Trafficking of Girls are Youth Collaboratory Inc. ($1,100,000), Hoola NA PUA ($936,470) and Girl Power Rocks, Inc. ($900,000).
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.035?
No opportunity listed under 16.035 is open now. The latest, OVC FY 2026 Preventing Trafficking of Girls, was posted on August 20, 2026.
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