FY25 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

Federal Funding Agency:

Office for Victims of Crime

Applicant Eligibility:

State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized), Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education

Due Date:

Grants.gov Deadline March 11, 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline March 18, 2026, 8:59 pm Eastern

Funding Amount:

See Additional Notes section.

Agency Notice of Funding Opportunity:

This NOFO will support jurisdictions to develop and expand a multidisciplinary, collaborative task force approach to better respond to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations. Each lead applicant is required to submit their entity’s application separately into JustGrants (one application submitted by an eligible lead law enforcement agency and one application submitted by an eligible lead victim service organization).

Solicitation

Additional Notes:

Category 1: Development of New Local or Tribal Human Trafficking Task Forces (Anticipated Amount of Award: $700,000 per applicant, $1,200,000 per task force)

Category 2: Expansion of Local or Tribal ECM Human Trafficking Task Forces Previously Funded by OJP (Anticipated Amount of Award: $900,000 per applicant, $1,500,000 per task force)

Category 3: Enhanced Support for Statewide Task Forces (New or Previously OJP-funded) (Anticipated Amount of Award: $1,000,000 per applicant, $2,000,000 million per task force)