Agency Notice of Funding Opportunity:
This opportunity supports jurisdictions in developing and expanding a multidisciplinary, collaborative task force approach to better respond to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations.
Additional Notes:
This NOFO has three funding categories:
Category 1: Development of New Local or Tribal Human Trafficking Task Forces
Category 1 funding will help new task forces with critical first steps related to starting a multidisciplinary task force and establishing a strong foundation of task force co-leadership structure, clear roles and responsibilities, and internal processes and protocols. Successful award applicants will formalize the task force structure, develop operational procedures, identify professional development opportunities, conduct strategic planning activities to guide and outline outreach and training efforts, deliver training for key stakeholders, and conduct an assessment to identify potential areas where sex and labor trafficking may be occurring.
Category 2: Expansion of Local or Tribal ECM Human Trafficking Task Forces Previously Funded by OJP
Category 2 funding will help previously funded local or Tribal ECM task forces that can demonstrate clear task force co-leadership roles and structure; regular use of data to inform and assess task force effectiveness; and an increase in victim identification of sex and labor trafficking victims, service provision, and prosecution of traffickers. This funding will support expanded task force partnerships; refinement and implementation of existing and new protocols; peer mentoring (upon OVC request); meaningful survivor engagement; and commitment to implement a set of strategic approaches that are victim centered.
Category 3: Enhanced Support for Statewide Task Forces (New or Previously OJP-funded)
Category 3 funding recognizes the challenges of establishing and sustaining a statewide response to human trafficking, including the geographic area served, service provision, law enforcement response, and overall leadership structure and response coordination. Funding in this category will assist with a statewide, multidisciplinary response to human trafficking for a statewide task force at any stage of development (new or previously OJP-funded). Category 3 funding is available to applicants who intend to provide support across all areas of the state (as opposed to specific local communities or regional sections of the state).
