Louisiana Office Of The Governor

Louisiana Office Of The Governor operates as a U.S. state government entity and prime recipient of federal formula grants and project grants supporting youth development and child welfare initiatives. The organization holds no federal contracts and does not compete in the federal contracting marketplace; its entire footprint consists of grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice.

The Louisiana Office of The Governor's grant portfolio centers on two federal programs with recurring annual awards. The Administration for Children and Families has issued eleven awards under the Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.235), a formula grant distributed to states according to statutory criteria. The most recent SRAE award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, carries $1.79 million and funds prevention education initiatives for youth ages 10–19 across Louisiana through Louisiana Youth For Excellence. Under this award, the organization develops and implements evidence-based educational curricula designed to promote healthy decision-making and risk avoidance among adolescents, maintains program records in compliance with 45 CFR Part 75, and supports positive youth development through risk mitigation strategies. SRAE awards prior to 2025 ran on annual cycles (October through September) in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (Victims of Crime program) has funded a second major initiative: a $3.5 million project grant running October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2026, titled the Louisiana Child and Youth Trafficking Collaborative Accessibility Initiative. This grant funds development of a statewide care coordination model for child and youth victims of human trafficking, with emphasis on underserved and under-identified populations including family-facilitated and labor trafficking victims, non-female identifying youth, Native and American Indian youth, LGBTQIA2+ individuals, rural youth, immigrants, and non-English speaking youth. The grant supports hiring of ten regional care coordinators, two survivor consultants, and establishment of formal liaison positions with Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services, the Louisiana Supreme Court Family in Need of Services program, and the Office of Juvenile Justice. The initiative includes development of labor trafficking identification tools and train-the-trainer programs.

Activity volume is low and flat. Over the past five years, the organization received one award annually in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, with a prior-year concentration of two awards in 2021. Combined obligated dollars across all 19 awards in the source total $25.3 million. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will therefore require renewal action if funding is to continue.