U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio announced today 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 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.
Funding Opportunity 1: 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)
Funding Opportunity 2: Multidisciplinary Task Force Program to Combat Human Trafficking Total available: $22 million Opens week of 3/16/2020
Funding Opportunity 3: Preventing Trafficking of Girls Total available: $1.7 million Opens week of 3/16/2020
Funding Opportunity 4: 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
Funding Opportunity 5: Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Total available: $16.5 million Opens week of 3/16/2020
Funding Opportunity 6: Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking Total available: $2 million Opens week of 3/16/2020
Funding Opportunity 7: Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program Total available: $5 million Opens week of 3/16/2020
Funding Opportunity 8: Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking Total available: $6 million Opens week of 3/16/2020
Funding Opportunity 9: 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
Related Federal Cases
- Lerenzo M. White, Human Trafficking, Ohio 2016 · Ohio
- Wifredo Ferrer, Human Trafficking, DC 2017 · Pennsylvania
- Lerenzo M. White, Sex Trafficking, Ohio 2024 · Washington
- Juan Luis Mendoza-Iturralde, Human Trafficking, Texas 2023 · Washington
- Amber Ginter, Interstate Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Toledo OH, 2023 · Washington
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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