OpportunityTitle: OVC FY 12 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants are limited to victim service organizations with a demonstrated history of providing trauma-informed, culturally competent services to victims of human trafficking. By statute, grants under this program may be awarded to states, units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (including tribal nonprofits). For the purposes of this program, a unit of local government is any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state or territory.
Description: Multiple cooperative agreements of $200,000 to $400,000 will be awarded to victim service organizations to provide timely, high-quality services to victims of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, and to enhance interagency collaboration and coordination in the provision of services to such victims. Funding will support either a comprehensive array of services for trafficking victims in specific geographic areas or specialized mental health or legal services over larger geographic areas; as well as efforts to increase the capacity of communities to respond to victims through the development of interagency partnerships and public outreach and awareness campaigns. Those applying are strongly advised to begin the application process well in advance of the April 17, 2012, deadline.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Programmatic Issues
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 1&#150;800&#150;518&#150;4726 (606&#150;545&#150;5035 for applicants that reside outside the U.S.), or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. &lt;br/&gt;Note: The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,except federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact either Mary Atlas-Terry, &lt;br/&gt;OVC Victim Justice Program Specialist, at 202&#150;353&#150;8473 or by e-mail at mary.atlasterry@usdoj.gov; or Olivia Schramm, OVC Victim Justice Program Specialist, at 202&#150;616&#150;8803 &lt;br/&gt;or by e-mail at olivia.schramm@usdoj.gov.