OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 12 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and nonprofit victim service organizations with a demonstrated, established relationship and capacity to form successful partnerships with key stakeholders to support an enhanced approach to identifying, rescuing, and assisting victims of all forms of human trafficking.    This funding announcement requires two applications from every site seeking funding: one application from a lead state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency (in close collaboration with a partner victim service organization) and one application from a lead victim service organization (in close collaboration with a partner law enforcement agency). See the Note on pages 4-5 for further information about this requirement.    Recipients of awards under this solicitation must be located in the community, jurisdiction, or geographic area specified in the application. Grantees, except those funded in FY 2011, who are currently receiving human trafficking funding from BJA or OVC are eligible to apply for this funding.
Description: This FY 2012 program will fund Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force sites that take a comprehensive approach to combating all forms of trafficking&#151;sex trafficking and labor trafficking of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens (male and female, adults and minors). Cooperative agreements of up to $500,000 are expected to be awarded. At each selected site, two awards will be made. Awards will be made by BJA to support law enforcement agencies to coordinate the goals, objectives, and activities of the entire task force in close collaboration with the local U.S. Attorney&#146;s Office (USAO) and victim service provider partner. Awards will be made by OVC to support a victim service organization to coordinate the provision of a comprehensive array of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all trafficking victims identified within the geographic area impacted by the task force. (See &#147;Program-Specific Information,&#148; page 5 for more details about the goals and objectives of the new task forces.)
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Application Support
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&#150;518&#150;4726 or 606&#150;545&#150;5035 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov.