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ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity O-OVC-2021-14002

OVC FY 2021 Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Fellowship Program

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

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).

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Key facts

  1. May 13, 2021Posted
  2. 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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

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 prediction
FY24$81M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.320. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.320

Historical data · not a prediction

Since 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.

  1. YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC$6M
  2. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$3.49M
  3. COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY$2.5M
  4. RUBY'S PLACE$2.15M
  5. THE SALVATION ARMY$2.15M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

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.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.