OpportunityTitle: 2021 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity - Statement of  Interest
CategoryExplanation: Anti-trafficking
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Organizations eligible to apply include U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and public international organizations (PIOs).  For-profit organizations are not permitted to generate profits from grant-funded activities.  U.S. government agencies may respond to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with proposals for projects that would be funded through an Interagency Acquisition Agreement.  While foreign governments are not eligible to apply, governments may be beneficiaries of programs provided that funding does not pay salaries of government agency personnel and that such assistance is not restricted by U.S. law or policy.
Description: The Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) announces an open competition for 2021 projects to combat trafficking in persons outside of the United States. This funding opportunity announces the beginning of the 2021 open and competitive process to award grants or cooperative agreements. In this stage, applicants submit a Statement of Interest (SOI), which is a two-page summary of each proposed project. Applicants must submit separate SOI applications for each country or regional project identified in this funding opportunity if pursuing multiple grants. Following a technical review and a formal review of each SOI that passes the technical review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals, which will be formally reviewed by the TIP Office and by an inter-agency selection panel for potential funding.
GrantorContactText: JTIPGrants@state.gov