Services for Trafficking Victims
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.320
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 1,160 $743,052,788 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- 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, through its Victims of Crime sub-organization, funds comprehensive victim-centered and trauma-informed services for human trafficking survivors under CFDA 16.320 (Assistance Listing 16.320), with the most recent grant award dated January 1, 2025.
This program supports development, expansion, and improvement of services for victims of all forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Funded activities include direct victim services (emergency shelter, transitional and short-term housing, case management, mental health counseling, legal assistance, employment and education support), multidisciplinary task forces coordinating law enforcement and victim services for victim identification and case prosecution, training and technical assistance to service providers and community stakeholders, and capacity building for community-based organizations. Representative awards fund housing assistance in Connecticut and Rhode Island ($960 thousand to $1.2 million each), comprehensive case management and wraparound services for trafficked youth in New Jersey and New York ($1.9 million to $2.1 million each), economic empowerment and employment training in New York City and Washington state ($797 thousand to $2.1 million), and multidisciplinary task force coordination across multiple states.
The portfolio is dominated by Cooperative Agreements (48 percent of 1,160 recent awards) and Project Grants (37 percent), with a smaller share of Block Grants (15 percent). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime sub-organization funded 880 awards totaling $602.4 million in federal dollars obligated—76 percent of all awards and 81 percent of all federal dollars under this listing. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs as a parent entity funded an additional 224 awards ($96.2 million), with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Justice, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention making up the remainder. Combined federal obligations total $743.1 million across all 1,160 awards, with recipients also contributing $193.9 million in non-federal cost share.
Award cadence has declined modestly: 121 awards in 2021 decreased to 90 awards in 2024, with only 1 award recorded in 2025 to date. Recent awards cluster in the $600 thousand to $1.3 million range for direct services and task forces, though larger specialized awards exceed $2 million. Multiple FY 2026 and FY 2025 opportunities remain open, including OVC FY 2026 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking (due September 29, 2026), OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking (due October 14, 2026), OVC FY 2026 Housing Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking (due September 28, 2026), and OVC FY 2026 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking (due September 28, 2026). Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local governments, tribal organizations, and public housing authorities.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Improve identification of and support for victims of human trafficking. Program goal(s) description: Develop, expand, and improve the quality and availability of services for victims of human trafficking. Program objective(s)
- Description
This program supports various activities that help to improve and increase victim identification of all forms of human trafficking, provide services to victims, and seek justice on their behalf.
Eligibility
- Beneficiary eligibility
Eligible victim assistance agencies. Eligibility depends on the nature of they may vary depending on specific grant types but generally includes victims and potential victims of human trafficking, as defined in TVPA, but may include a wide variety of public and private nonprofit agencies.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Trafficking funds may be carried for obligation by the grantee for the duration of their grant award. Funds are released via electronic funds transfer. Grantees must become enrolled in the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Vendor Express Program to request any Federal funds.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. In accordance with the Common Rule, Standard Form 424 must be submitted by nonfederal agencies in applying for funding under this program electronically via grants.gov. Forms for funds other than grants or for use by Federal Agencies will be supplied by OVC.
- 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.
- 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
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Grant awards
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Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | $15,697,926 | 2% |
| 2 | The Salvation Army | $12,915,474 | 2% |
| 3 | International Rescue Committee, Inc. | $12,826,613 | 2% |
| 4 | ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. | $11,991,744 | 2% |
| 5 | Mosaic Family Services, Inc. | $8,508,110 | 1% |
| 6 | Ruby's Place | $8,274,998 | 1% |
| 7 | Freedom Network USA | $6,993,142 | 1% |
| 8 | Asian Association Of Utah | $6,917,723 | 1% |
| 9 | International Association Of Chiefs Of Police | $6,601,869 | 1% |
| 10 | Youth Collaboratory Inc. | $6,000,000 | 1% |
10 of 526 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$4,920,081 |
| FY2025 | -$7,029,596 |
| FY2024 | $75,732,812 |
| FY2023 | $86,696,670 |
| FY2022 | $163,995,913 |
| FY2021 | -$9,757,470 |
| FY2020 | $92,809,498 |
| FY2019 | $92,782,995 |
| FY2018 | $61,910,497 |
| FY2017 | $21,849,207 |
| FY2016 | $41,580,079 |
| FY2015 | $38,696,071 |
| FY2014 | $10,549,522 |
| FY2013 | $10,389,696 |
| FY2012 | $9,145,700 |
| FY2011 | $9,149,229 |
| FY2010 | $11,000,230 |
| FY2009 | $5,699,981 |
| FY2008 | $7,927,711 |
| FY2007 | $3,854,016 |
| FY2006 | $16,634,193 |
| FY2005 | $11,600,682 |
| FY2004 | $500,000 |
| FY2003 | $3,453,907 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.320?
Assistance Listing 16.320 is Services for Trafficking Victims, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Services for Trafficking Victims?
Its CFDA number is 16.320: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.320 awarded?
1,160 grant awards under 16.320 have obligated $743,052,788 in federal funds to 526 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.320?
The recipients obligated the most under Services for Trafficking Victims are Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking ($15,697,926), The Salvation Army ($12,915,474) and International Rescue Committee, Inc. ($12,826,613).
How much did 16.320 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.320 obligated -$7,029,596 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.320?
1 of the latest 50 opportunities under 16.320 is open or forecasted. The latest, OVC FY 2026 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Task Forces and Legal Services, was posted on October 6, 2026.
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