OVC FY 2021 Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship Program
At a glance
OVC FY 2021 Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 28, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $400K, with about 1 award expected and $400K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include individuals and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.320 (Services for Trafficking Victims).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 13, 2021Posted
- Jun 28, 2021Application deadline
- Posted
- May 13, 2021
- Close date
- Jun 28, 2021
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $400,000
- Est. total funding
- $400,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Individuals
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Individuals: with documented experience working as a sworn officer within a state, county, municipality, or tribal law enforcement or a prosecution agency, conducting victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking investigations and prosecutions, and demonstrated knowledge of working to combat human trafficking as part of a multidisciplinary approach. The successful candidate must demonstrate the administrative and fiscal capacity to manage an agreement and the knowledge and skills to successfully execute the proposed fellowship activities. Subject to change, applicants should be able to be onsite at OVC in Washington, D.C., for a minimum of 36 business days throughout a 36-month project period, with specific dates and schedule to be determined in consultation with OVC. Organizations are not eligible to apply. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
- County governments
- City or township governments
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
The OVC Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship program supports one fellow to advise and support OVC on emerging and priority issues in the development and implementation of victim-centered and trauma-informed human trafficking investigations, prosecutions, and multidisciplinary approaches to identify victims and prosecute traffickers.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.320
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 16.320
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 432 grant awards had funding actions under Services for Trafficking Victims, with 81 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC$6M
- ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$3.49M
- COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY$2.5M
- RUBY'S PLACE$2.15M
- THE SALVATION ARMY$2.15M
Agency contact (as published)
Office for Victims of Crime
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-353-2138
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “OVC FY 2021 Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship Program”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Individuals and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “OVC FY 2021 Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship Program”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $400k, total estimated program funding is $400,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “OVC FY 2021 Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship Program”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVC-2021-14002), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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