KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced that more than $65 million in grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
“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 Office of Justice Programs is making historic amounts of grant funding available to ensure that our communities have access to innovative and diverse solutions.”
“It is important to take the time to focus on the victim in the aftermath of a traumatic crime like human trafficking and to address their needs for safety and justice. Our office will continue its efforts to build that trust and restore the hope of those victims and their communities. We all play a role in helping victims as they rebuild their lives within our communities,” said U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey.
The funding is available through the Office of Justice Programs, the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance in state, local and tribal jurisdictions. The Office of Justice Programs’ 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. The funding opportunities include:
Missing and Exploited Children Training and Tecnical 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 Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities
Related Federal Cases
- Harold Davis, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, TN 2016 · Illinois
- Zachery Steven Blizzard, Human Smuggling, Texas 2017 · Washington
- Savannah Grissum, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, GA 2023 · Washington
- Rabbit Hopkins, Meth Trafficking, Tennessee 2024 · Arkansas
- Juan Antonio Perez, Alien Labor Exploitation, GA 2023 · Illinois
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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