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OVC FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was February 3, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $500K, with about 18 awards expected and $13.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.320 (Services for Trafficking Victims).

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Key facts

  1. Dec 3, 2019Posted
  2. Feb 3, 2020Application deadline
Posted
Dec 3, 2019
Close date
Feb 3, 2020
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$500,000
Est. total funding
$13,500,000
Expected awards
18
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2) the following entities are eligible to apply: 1) States and territories2) Units of local government, 3) Indian tribes4) Nonprofit, nongovernmental victims’ service organizations (defined as an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 and is exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such title). All recipients and subrecipients must forgo any profit or management fee. Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. § 511(a) are not eligible to apply. OVC may make more than one award to a single organization if proposed projects are in distinct geographic areas. OVC welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed subrecipients (“subgrantees"). (Note: For additional information on subawards, see "Budget and Associated Documentation" under Section D. Application and Submission Information.) The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
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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 program will support the following types of housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking: (1) transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program; (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses. Projects must also include support services designed to enable victims of human trafficking and any dependents to locate and secure permanent housing and find employment. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by February 3, 2020.

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 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVC FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $500k, total estimated program funding is $13,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 18 awards.

How do I apply for “OVC FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OVC-2020-17755), 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.