The BJA and OVC are offering this grant to establish Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Forces aimed at comprehensively combating all forms of human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking affecting foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, adults and minors. This grant seeks to update the Department of Justice’s multidisciplinary anti-human trafficking task force model, incorporating contemporary relevance and lessons learned. Awards of up to $500,000 will be made. BJA awards will support law enforcement agencies coordinating task force goals with U.S. Attorney’s Offices and victim service providers. OVC awards will support victim service organizations in coordinating comprehensive, culturally appropriate services for all identified trafficking victims. This grant is for enhancing anti-trafficking efforts through collaborative, comprehensive approaches.
Opportunity ID: 79213
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2011-2873 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 11 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.320 — Services for Trafficking Victims |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 16, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and nonprofit victim service organizations with a demonstrated established relationship and capacity to successfully partner among themselves and key stakeholders to support an enhanced approach to identifying, rescuing, and assisting victims of all forms of human trafficking. Applicants will only be eligible to apply if their application is made in conjunction with an application from a law enforcement agency or a victim service organization. Recipients of awards under this solicitation must be located in the community, jurisdiction, or geographic area specified in the application. Grantees currently receiving human trafficking funding from BJA or OVC are eligible to apply for this funding. (See “Eligibility,” page 4, for further information.) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | Through this solicitation, BJA and OVC seek to update the DOJ multidisciplinary anti-human trafficking task force model for contemporary relevance and incorporate lessons learned into a new model: the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking. This FY 2011 program will fund Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force sites that take a comprehensive approach to combating all forms of traffickingsex 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. 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. Attorneys 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 Program-Specific Information, page 5 for more details about the goals and objectives of the new task forces.) |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 79213 Full Announcement-1 -> 11bjaovc_humantraffickingsol.pdf
Folder 79213 Full Announcement-1 -> 11humantraffickingfaq.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.320 | PKG00040550 | Mar 16, 2011 | May 12, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
79213 SF424-2.0.pdf
79213 SF424B-1.1.pdf
79213 Budget-1.1.pdf
79213 Other-1.1.pdf
79213 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
79213 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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