U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced that more than $52.8 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address human trafficking in Pennsylvania. These funding opportunities are available for state and local government and law enforcement agencies, non-profit victim services providers, including housing stakeholders, task forces and other innovative local programs and solutions to combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
“My office is firmly committed to preventing human trafficking, bringing traffickers to justice and assisting victims of this heinous crime,” said U.S. Attorney Brady. “But we can’t do it alone. State and local law enforcement, local government agencies and community non-profits are key partners in the fight against sex trafficking. I encourage eligible entities to review and apply for these critical funding opportunities.”
“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 federal government is front and center in the fight against this insidious crime. OJP is making historic amounts of grant funding available to ensure that our communities have access to innovative and diverse solutions.”
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 opening in the near future.
Some of the available funding opportunities include:
• Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program: $1.8 million, deadline April 6, 2020
• Multidisciplinary Task Force Program to Combat Human Trafficking: $22 million, deadline May 18, 2020
• Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons: $2.5 million, deadline April 20, 2020
• Services for Victims of Human Trafficking: $16.5 million, deadline May 18, 2020
• Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking: $2 million, deadline May 14, 2020
• Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking: $6 million, deadline May 18, 2020
• Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking: $2 million, deadline May 18, 2020
For more information regarding all OJP funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.
For resources and additional information on applying for OJP grant opportunities, please see the WDPA Grants Resource Page at https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/grants.
Related Federal Cases
- Wifredo Ferrer, Human Trafficking, DC 2017 · Pennsylvania
- Artavius Horne, Child Sex Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023 · Pennsylvania
- Thomas Patrick Petoff, Sex Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2015 · Pennsylvania
- David C. Williams, Human Trafficking, Florida 2024 · Florida
- John Doe, Human Smuggling Conspiracy, CT, 2023 · Pennsylvania
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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