LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In a shocking turn of events, the scourge of human trafficking has been exposed in Nevada, with over $65 million in grants available to combat this insidious crime.
According to U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, human traffickers pose a dire threat to public safety and countering this threat remains one of the Administration’s top domestic priorities.
“Our nation is facing difficult challenges, none more pressing than the scourge of human trafficking. Human traffickers pose a dire threat to public safety and countering this threat remains one of the Administration’s top domestic priorities,” said Katharine T. Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.
The funding is available through 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 opportunities opening this week. The following grants are available:
• Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program: $1.8 million, Deadline: 4/6/2020
• Multidisciplinary Task Force Program to Combat Human Trafficking: $22 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
• Preventing Trafficking of Girls: $1.7 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
• Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons: $2.5 million, Deadline: 4/20/2020
• Services for Victims of Human Trafficking: $16.5 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
• Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking: $2 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
• Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program: $5 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
• Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking: $6 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
• Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking: $8 million, Opens week of 3/16/2020
For more information regarding all OJP funding opportunities, please visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities
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Key Facts
- State: Nevada
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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