DOJ – Training and Technical Assistance for Human Trafficking Service Providers (2021)

By NLADA on February 25, 2021

Applications due: by March 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET

This program provides funding for training and technical assistance to service providers developing, strengthening, or expanding programs for victims of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000.

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Grant information

Funding Title: OVC FY 2021 Training and Technical Assistance for Human Trafficking Service Providers

Agency Name: DOJ – Office for Victims of Crime

Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2021-63001

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Express Language for Legal Aid: No, there isn’t express language for legal aid.

Target Population: Human Trafficking

Expected Number of Awards: 1

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000

Award Ceiling: $3,000,000

Award Floor: $0

Current Closing Date for Applications: by March 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Eligible Applicants: For profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses