The International Labour Organization points out that human trafficking is a growing menace, with an estimated 40.3 million people enslaved worldwide. Over the years, these human traffickers have raked in $150 billion as profits from forced employment in domestic, agricultural, industrial and prostitution. Courtesy/analyticsinsight.net
DOJ News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of Justice Programs announced Friday that more than $55 million in grant funding is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
“Our nation is facing difficult challenges, none more pressing than the scourge of human trafficking. Human traffickers pose a dire threat to public safety and countering this threat remains one of the Administration’s top domestic priorities,” said OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan. “The Department of Justice is front and center in the fight against this insidious crime. OJP is making historic amounts of grant funding available to ensure that our communities have access to innovative and diverse solutions.”
OJP is the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance for state, local and tribal jurisdictions. Its programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs that support human trafficking task forces and services for human trafficking survivors.
A number of funding opportunities are currently open, with several more opening in the near future.
Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2020-17351
Total Available $1.8 million — Deadline 4/6/2020
Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17324
Total Available $2.5 million — Deadline 4/20/2020
Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking
Total Available $2 million — Deadline 5/14/2020
Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
https://www.ovc.gov/grants/pdftxt/fy-2020-ecm-task-force-to-combat-human-trafficking.pdf
Total Available $22 million — Deadline 5/18/2020
Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
https://www.ovc.gov/grants/pdftxt/fy-2020-ht-improving-outcomes-for-child-and-youth.pdf
Total Available $6 million — Deadline 5/18/2020
Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking
https://www.ovc.gov/grants/pdftxt/fy-2020-services-for-minor-victims-of-labor-trafficking.pdf
Total Available $2 million — Deadline 5/18/2020
Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
https://www.ovc.gov/grants/pdftxt/fy-2020-services-for-victims-of-human-trafficking.pdf
Total Available $16.5 million — Deadline 5/18/2020
Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Sex Trafficking of Minors
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-18257
Total Available $1 million — Deadline 5/26/2020
Preventing Trafficking of Girls
Total Available $1.7 million — To be released the week of 4/6/2020
For more information regarding all OJP funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.
The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.
The Office of Justice Programs, directed by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan, provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, assist victims and enhance the rule of law by strengthening the criminal and juvenile justice systems. More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.