This grant, offered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, aims to increase the identification and protection of human trafficking victims in the United States, alongside boosting public awareness. It awards cooperative agreements to organizations serving as regional focal points, leading or actively participating in community-led efforts and leveraging local resources, such as Rescue & Restore Coalitions. Successful applicants must sub-award at least 60% of funds to local organizations directly working with victims, while acting as fiscal agent, monitor, and technical assistance provider for sub-awardees. Priority is given to areas with high human trafficking incidence and applicants demonstrating extensive experience in victim identification, assistance, and referrals for both sex and labor trafficking.
Opportunity ID: 58821
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-ZV-0080 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.598 — Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 18, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 18, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | HHS funds may not be paid as profit to any recipient even if the recipient is a commercial organization (45 CFR 74.81). Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The central purpose of these cooperative agreements is to increase the identification and protection of human trafficking victims in the United States and to increase public awareness about human trafficking. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) seeks to accomplish this purpose by awarding cooperative agreements toorganizations that will serve as regional focal points for an intensification of local outreach to and identification of victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Eachsuccessful applicantwill be required tolead or actively participate in a community-led effort within a state to bring together and leverage local resources to address human trafficking in a region, such as a Rescue & Restore Coalition or a law enforcementtaskforce ("coalition"). Also,each successful applicant mustsub-award at least 60 percent of grant funds received to local organizations that can identify and/or work with victims of human trafficking. A successful applicant must be the planner, fiscal agent, monitor, and technical assistance provider for the sub-awardees. The grant recipient may retain no more than 40 percent of the grant award. ORR seeks to award one cooperative agreement per geographic area for a period of three years.The Director of ORR will give priority to geographic areas with reported high incidence of human trafficking.The Director of ORR may give priority consideration to applications that demonstrate three or more years of experience in identifying and assisting both sex and labor trafficking victims, making service referrals for trafficking victims, providing referrals to law enforcement, and providing technical assistance and trainings on human trafficking. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-ZV-0080 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.598 | PKG00022593 | Nov 18, 2010 | Jan 18, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
58821 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
58821 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
58821 SF424A-1.0.pdf
58821 SF424B-1.1.pdf
58821 Project-1.1.pdf
58821 Budget-1.1.pdf
58821 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
58821 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
58821 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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