U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio announced today that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
“Our nation is facing many difficult challenges right now, but we must continue to keep up the fight against human trafficking," said U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman. “Human traffickers pose a dire threat to public safety and countering this threat remains one of the Administration’s top domestic priorities. These funds will provide our partners and the greater community with solutions and resources to combat trafficking."
The funding is available through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance in state, local and tribal jurisdictions. OJP’s programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs that support human trafficking task forces and services for human trafficking survivors.
A number of funding opportunities are currently open, with several more opening in the near future.
Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2020-17351
Total available $1.8 million
Deadline 4/6/2020 (Extended)
Multidisciplinary Task Force Program to Combat Human Trafficking
Total available $22 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
Preventing Trafficking of Girls
Total available $1.7 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17324
Total available $2.5 million
Deadline 4/20/2020
Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
Total available $16.5 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking
Total available $2 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program
Total available $5 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
Total available $6 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking
Total available $8 million
Opens week of 3/16/2020
For more information regarding all OJP funding opportunities, visit
https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
