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##   Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Demonstration Program

09/03/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Demonstration Program. The VHT-NC Demonstration Program’s goal is to directly fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to Native American (i.e., American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders) adults and minors who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive, case management to Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification of Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; and 3) training to service providers and community partners. The VHT-NC Demonstration Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the establishment of community partnerships, meaningful engagement of Native American individuals who have experienced trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate optional partnerships, on-board new staff, and develop service protocols specific to Native Americans who have experienced human trafficking. However, clients must be served during the 12-month project implementation period. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program, the prime recipient must provide a statutorily mandated 25 percent match (cash or in-kind).

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##   Empowering All Survivors of Trafficking to Access Healthcare - Foreign Nationals (EAST-FN) Demonstration Program

09/03/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Empowering All Survivors of Trafficking to Access Healthcare - Foreign Nationals (EAST-FN) Demonstration Program. The EAST-FN Demonstration Program goal is to build capacity for healthcare facilities to engage foreign national adults and minors who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, to improve access to health services, health-seeking behaviors, and overall well-being. A foreign national includes individuals who are not lawful permanent residents, parolees, refugees, or asylees. The EAST-FN Demonstration Program will achieve this goal by directly funding projects that will build, expand, and sustain the capacity of healthcare facilities to provide primary, and preventative healthcare to foreign national individuals who have experienced human trafficking to include treatment of acute and chronic illness and injury; annual physical examinations; vaccinations; medical clearance evaluations; infectious disease testing and treatment; mental health services; case management services; and other services to support their well-being. Bonus points will be awarded to applicants that are designated Medically Underserved Areas and Populations, and/or are located in Health Professional Shortage Areas, as designated by the Health Resources & Services Administration. Under the EAST-FN Program, the following activities are required: 1) provision of primary and preventative healthcare to adults and minor foreign national individuals who have experienced human trafficking; 2) training and capacity building to healthcare provider staff within the healthcare facility on effective identification, screening, assessment, trauma-informed medical service delivery, and referral strategies; 3) provision of comprehensive culturally and linguistically responsive case management delivered healthcare onsite or via a referral partner; 4) development and implementation of a human trafficking referral protocol to identify and respond to foreign national individuals; and 5) awareness raising efforts to promote the services and assistance available to foreign national individuals who have experienced human trafficking. Applicants that do not provide onsite primary and preventative healthcare services may partner with a healthcare facility that does in order to achieve the program’s objectives. The EAST-FN Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the establishment of community partnerships, meaningful engagement of individuals with lived experience, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under the EAST-FN Program. Under the EAST-FN Program, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate optional partnerships, on-board new staff, develop a human trafficking referral protocol specific to the healthcare facility, and develop a sustainability plan. However, clients must be served during the 12-month project implementation period. For the purposes of this program, healthcare facilities are defined as places where healthcare services are rendered by licensed healthcare providers in acute care hospitals, urgent care centers, community healthcare clinics, and urgent care centers. Healthcare facilities include Federally Qualified Health Centers. Federally Qualified Health Centers include Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Health Centers for Residents of Public Housing. A healthcare provider is a Doctor of Medicine or osteopathy, podiatrist, dentist, chiropractor, clinical psychologist, optometrist, nurse practitioner, nurse, midwife, or a clinical social worker who is authorized to practice medicine by their State and performing within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.

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##   Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program – (VHT-SO) Pacific Region Demonstration Program

09/03/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the newly developed Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program – (VHT-SO) Pacific Region Demonstration Program. The goal of the VHT-SO Pacific Region Demonstration Program is to directly fund local organizations located in the United States (U.S.) Pacific territories (Hawaii, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands) that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to adult and minor foreign nationals who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended. Foreign national includes individuals who are not U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, parolees, refugees, or asylees. Under the VHT-SO Pacific Region Demonstration Program the following activities are required: a) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive, case management to foreign nationals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification of foreign nationals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 3) training to service providers and community partners. The VHT-SO Pacific Region Demonstration Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the establishment of community partnerships, meaningful engagement of individuals who have experienced trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies. Under the VHT-SO Pacific Region Demonstration Program there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate optional partnerships, on-board new staff, develop service protocols specific to foreign nationals who have experienced human trafficking, and develop a sustainability plan. However, clients must be served during the 12-month project implementation period.

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##   Human Trafficking Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program

09/03/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program. The goal of the HTYPE Demonstration Program is to fund local educational agencies (LEA) to develop and implement programs to prevent human trafficking victimization through the provision of skills-based human trafficking training and education for school staff and students as specified in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018. Under the HTYPE Demonstration Program, the following activities are required: 1) provide human trafficking education that equips educators and other staff to identify and respond to signs that students are at high risk of or are currently experiencing human trafficking; 2) deliver student human trafficking prevention education that is designed to build student resilience to labor trafficking and sex trafficking by strengthening student knowledge and skills; 3) train qualified individuals to implement and replicate project activities throughout the school district or identified target area(s); and 4) establish and implement a Human Trafficking School Safety Protocol (HTSSP). The LEA must work in partnership with a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization (NGO) to provide all aspects of human trafficking prevention education to students and school staff. The LEA will consult with local law enforcement in the development of the HTSSP, specifically to address the safety, security, and well-being of staff and students and to define the proper and effective role of school staff in responding to potential and confirmed cases of human trafficking, including notifying and engaging parents, guardians, or caregivers, as appropriate.

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##   Rigorously Evaluating Programs and Policies to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)

09/08/2021

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated research proposals to rigorously evaluate prevention approaches (i.e., programs, policies, or practices) for their impact on the primary prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetrated by youth or adults. CSA is defined here as sexual victimization during childhood (under 18 years of age), excluding sexual violence (SV) in the specific context of dating/romantic relationships (i.e., teen dating violence [TDV] or intimate partner violence [IPV]). Research funded under this announcement will strengthen the evidence base for primary prevention of youth- or adult-perpetrated CSA. Applicants must propose rigorous evaluation designs, which for the purposes of this funding opportunity can include those that utilize experimental designs (i.e., randomized controlled trials) or rigorous quasi-experimental designs (e.g., comparative interrupted time series design, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, regression point displacement, stepped wedge, propensity- score matching, comparison groups). Applicants must propose to rigorously evaluate an approach (i.e., program, policy, or practice) that has not yet been rigorously evaluated for its effectiveness in the primary prevention of youth- or adult-perpetrated CSA and that addresses one or more of the following six research priorities: Research Priority 1: Approaches developed for the primary prevention of youth- or adult-perpetrated CSA; Research Priority 2: Evidence-based approaches that have empirical evidence of effectiveness in reducing other forms of violence (e.g., intimate partner violence, youth violence, other forms of child abuse and neglect); Research Priority 3: Community- or societal-level approaches (i.e., programs, policies, or practices that target characteristics of settings that increase or buffer against the risk for violence); Research Priority 4: Approaches focused on preventing or reducing commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) including sex trafficking as a form of CSA; Research Priority 5: Approaches focused on preventing technology-facilitated CSA (e.g., soliciting sexual contact or receiving sexual images from minors electronically, downloading/possession of online child pornography); Research Priority 6: Organizational policy approaches with the potential to prevent CSA perpetration in youth-serving organizations (e.g., juvenile residential care facilities, group foster care).

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##   Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8

09/09/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) – Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8. TVAP’s goal is to directly fund time-limited comprehensive case management services on a per capita basis to foreign national adult confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, seeking the Health and Human Services (HHS) certification so they can re-establish their ability to live independently. A foreign national includes individuals who are not U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, parolees, refugees, or asylees. Under TVAP, the provision of trauma-informed, person-centered, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate, comprehensive case management services is required. Services may be provided to qualified persons either directly and/or through a network of providers, that provide direct services and community referrals. TVAP is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the meaningful engagement of foreign national adult survivors of trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under TVAP. OTIP plans to award three cooperative agreements to provide regional coverage to achieve nationwide assistance. Each award will support services in specific ACF regions. The regional areas are as follows: a) ACF regions 1, 2, 3, and 4; b) ACF regions 5, 6, 7, and 8; and c) ACF regions 9 and 10. This is one of three Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). This NOFO is for TVAP coverage for the central states in ACF regions 5, 6, 7, and 8. This includes the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The other two NOFOs are: HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0039, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4; and HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0041, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 9 and 10.

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##   Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 9 and 10

09/09/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) – Regions 9 and 10. TVAP’s goal is to directly fund time-limited comprehensive case management services on a per capita basis to foreign national adult confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, seeking the Health and Human Services (HHS) certification so they can re-establish their ability to live independently. A foreign national includes individuals who are not U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, parolees, refugees, or asylees. Under TVAP, the provision of trauma-informed, person-centered, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate, comprehensive case management services is required. Services may be provided to qualified persons either directly and/or through a network of providers, that provide direct services and community referrals. TVAP is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the meaningful engagement of foreign national adult survivors of trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under TVAP. OTIP plans to award three cooperative agreements to provide regional coverage to achieve nationwide assistance. Each award will support services in specific ACF regions. The regional areas are as follows: a) ACF regions 1, 2, 3, and 4; b) ACF regions 5, 6, 7, and 8; and c) ACF regions 9 and 10. This is one of three Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). This NOFO is for TVAP coverage for the western states in ACF regions 9 and 10. This includes the following western states U. S. territories, and Freely Associated States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The other two NOFOs are: HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0039, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4; and HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0040, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8.

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##   Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach (DVHT-SO) Program

09/09/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funding for the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach (DVHT- SO) Program. The DVHT-SO Program's goal is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and local capacity to deliver services to domestic adults and minors who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended through victim outreach, identification, case management, direct services, assistance, and referrals. Under the DVHT-SO Program, the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate case management to individuals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification of domestic individuals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; and 3) training to service providers and community partners. The DVHT-SO Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP encourages community partnerships, meaningful engagement of individuals who have experienced human trafficking, and the hiring qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under the DVHT-SO Program. Under DVHT-SO, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to establish optional partnerships, on-board new staff, and develop a victim service protocol and a sustainability plan. However, clients must receive direct services and assistance through the DVHT-SO Program during the 12-month project implementation period. Under the DVHT-SO Program, the prime recipient must provide a statutorily mandated 25 percent match (cash or in-kind).

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##   Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4

09/09/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) – Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4. TVAP’s goal is to directly fund time-limited comprehensive case management services on a per capita basis to foreign national adult confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, seeking the Health and Human Services (HHS) certification so they can re-establish their ability to live independently. A foreign national includes individuals who are not U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, parolees, refugees, or asylees. Under TVAP, the provision of trauma-informed, person-centered, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate, comprehensive case management services is required. Services may be provided to qualified persons either directly and/or through a network of providers, that provide direct services and community referrals. TVAP is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the meaningful engagement of foreign national adult survivors of trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under TVAP. OTIP plans to award three cooperative agreements to provide regional coverage to achieve nationwide assistance. Each award will support services in specific ACF regions. The regional areas are as follows: a) ACF regions 1, 2, 3, and 4; b) ACF regions 5, 6, 7, and 8; and c) ACF regions 9 and 10. This is one of three Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). This NOFO is for TVAP coverage for eastern states and U.S. territories in ACF regions 1, 2, 3, and 4. This includes the following states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The other two NOFOs are: HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0040, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8; and HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0041, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program - ACF Regions 9 and 10.

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##   Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking Demonstration Program

09/09/2021

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking Demonstration Program. The Lighthouse Demonstration Program’s goal is to directly fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to adult and minor, foreign national individuals who have experienced labor trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals. A foreign national includes individuals who are not lawful permanent residents, parolees, refugees, or asylees. Under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive case management to foreign national individuals who have experienced labor trafficking; 2) outreach efforts to increase identification foreign national individuals who have experienced labor trafficking; 3) deliver training to service providers and engage with community partners; and 4) conduct public awareness activities for the local community and organizations that may encounter victims of labor trafficking. The Lighthouse Demonstration Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP encourages the establishment of community partnerships to address the needs of survivors, meaningful engagement of foreign national individuals who have experienced labor trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program. Under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate optional partnerships, on-board new staff, and develop service protocols specific to foreign nationals who have experienced labor trafficking. However, clients must be served during the 12-month project implementation period.

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##   Trafficking Victim Assistance Program

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP). TVAP’s goal is to directly fund time-limited comprehensive case management services to foreign national adult confirmed and potential victims of a severe form of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, who are seeking or have received Health and Human Services (HHS) certification. TVAP must also establish local regional presence to coordinate project activities and direct services. A foreign national includes individuals who are not United States (U.S.) citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPR). Case management services must be provided to qualified persons directly by the prime recipient and may also be provided through a network of subcontracted providers, that provide direct services and community referrals. Historically, TVAP served both foreign national minor and adult victims of trafficking; however, in this model TVAP has been redesigned to only serve foreign national adult victims of trafficking using the previous per capita model, as well as a newly-developed regional approach to fund regionally located direct service providers. Foreign national minors will be served through a new program, Aspire: Child and Youth Trafficking Assistance Demonstration Program (HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-TV-0099). Under TVAP, the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive case management to foreign national adults who have experienced labor and sex trafficking; 2) development and maintaining of a nationwide network of community-based providers to conduct human trafficking outreach, and provide direct services and community referrals, and; 3) establishment of local presence within each of the 10 ACF geographic regions to coordinate project activities and support the delivery of services through the nationwide network of community-based providers. ACF Region 1 includes: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. ACF Region 2 includes: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ACF Region 3 includes: Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. ACF Region 4 includes: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. ACF Region 5 includes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. ACF Region 6 includes: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. ACF Region 7 includes: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. ACF Region 8 includes: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. ACF Region 9 includes: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ACF Region 10 includes: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. TVAP is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the meaningful engagement of foreign national adult survivors of trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under TVAP.

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##   SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program

06/10/2022

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The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing the availability of funds for the SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program. The SOAR Demonstration Program’s goal is to fund the implementation of SOAR trainings and capacity building to identify, treat, and respond to patients or clients who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, among their patient or client population. SOAR is a nationally recognized, accredited training program delivered by OTIP’s National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) ad designed to help target audiences identify and respond to those who are at risk of, are currently experiencing, or have experienced trafficking and connect them with needed resources. Target audiences for SOAR trainings delivered by NHTTAC include professionals, organizations, and communities that address human trafficking in healthcare, behavioral health, public health, and social services settings. The following activities are required under the SOAR Demonstration Program: Implement SOAR trainings, including SOAR Online and SOAR for Organizations, for staff at relevant levels and divisions, including at a minimum frontline and support staff most likely to encounter an individual who has experienced trafficking; mid-level and senior management who would need to approve changes in policies and protocols, and approve resources to support implementation; and staff who oversee procurement and external partners, across the prime’s organization. Build the capacity of organizational staff to identify patients or clients who are experiencing human trafficking and provide them with coordinated, age-appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, patient-centered, and evidence-based care and/or services through ongoing training and engagement. Serve patients or clients who are experiencing human trafficking in a coordinated, age-appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, person-centered, and evidence-based way and establish a continuum of care by entering into memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with local direct service providers and multidisciplinary stakeholders willing to receive referrals and provide aftercare services that are beyond scope of the prime’s capacity or mission to support patients or clients who are experiencing human trafficking. Conduct an organizational audit and develop a strategic action plan that identifies internal resources, performance measures, a strategy for ensuring the organization is meaningfully integrating the expertise of those with lived experience, commitments to strengthen the institutional response to human trafficking, and other related actions. Produce a situational analysis that demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local context, including state anti-trafficking laws, local economies with increased risk for human trafficking, existing service delivery gaps, risks and service needs of priority populations as determined by the prime recipients, and the quality and responsiveness of local partnerships. Develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Human Trafficking Response Protocol (HTRP) and corresponding policies and procedures that include best practices for working with law enforcement and making referrals when serving patients or clients in service settings who have experienced human trafficking to further refine and enhance project implementation. HTRP must comply with federal, state, local, and tribal laws, including legal confidentiality requirements for patients and health care providers. Participate in the external evaluation of the SOAR Demonstration Program (if applicable). Under the SOAR Demonstration Program, prime recipients will receive SOAR training and ongoing specialized training and technical assistance support from NHTTAC. During the initial 12-month project implementation period, prime recipients must recruit, hire, and onboard new staff who will support the implementation of this project (if necessary); participate in the SOAR trainings; develop an organizational audit, situational analysis, strategic action plan, and training plan; and establish a continuum of care. Additional deliverables in the subsequent periods of performance include HTRP and corresponding policies and procedures, a continuous quality improvement plan, and a sustainability plan.

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##   Aspire: Child Trafficking Victim Assistance Demonstration Program

06/10/2022

07/25/2022

The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Aspire: Child Trafficking Victim Assistance Demonstration Program (Aspire). Aspire’s goal is to provide national coverage of comprehensive case management and other supportive services to foreign national children who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, and who are not currently receiving, or eligible to receive, similar trafficking-specific services from another federally funded program. Aspire must provide comprehensive case management services nationwide, including in the U.S. territories. Under Aspire, comprehensive case management must be provided to qualified persons. There is a two-tiered approach to case management services. Under the first tier, the prime must establish a nationwide network of per capita service providers to provide case management services. Under the second tier, the prime recipient must identify where there is a need for full-time case management services across the regions. The prime recipient must have the internal capacity to establish local presence through the role of regional coordinators within each of the 10 ACF geographic regions in order to coordinate project activities and support delivery of services across the nationwide network of per capita and full-time case managers. Under Aspire, the following activities are required throughout the project period: Provide comprehensive, culturally, and linguistically responsive case management to foreign national children who have experienced labor and/or sex trafficking. Develop and maintain a nationwide network of community service providers (per capita and full-time case managers) to conduct human trafficking to provide direct services and community referrals. Establish regional coordinators within each of the 10 ACF geographic regions to coordinate project activities and support the delivery of services through the nationwide network of providers. Please visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/oro/regional-offices for a list of ACF regions. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, a child is defined as an individual who is under the age of 18. A foreign national includes individuals who are not United States (U.S.) citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPR). Aspire is informed by a whole family approach, focusing equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP encourages meaningfully engaging with individuals with lived experience and hiring qualified professionals who reflect the communities being served in all Aspire project implementation strategies. Under Aspire, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate partnerships, on-board new staff, and develop a service protocol specific to serving domestic and foreign national children who have experienced severe forms of sex and labor trafficking. However, clients must receive direct services and assistance through Aspire during the 12-month project implementation period.

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93.598

##   Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Demonstration (VHT-NC) Program

01/06/2023

06/30/2023

MODIFICATION: OTIP has modified this forecast from its original version to reflect a change in project objectives. The originally proposed third objective (training) was replaced with public awareness. This is the only modification to the forecast. The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Demonstration Program. The VHT-NC Demonstration Program’s goal is to directly fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to Native American (i.e., American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders) adults and minors who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program the following activities are required: 1) provision of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive, case management to Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking; 2) increase identification of Native Americans who have experienced sex and labor trafficking through outreach; and 3) public awareness activities for the local community and organizations that may encounter individuals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking. The VHT-NC Demonstration Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP is encouraging the establishment of community partnerships, meaningful engagement of Native American individuals who have experienced trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate optional partnerships, on-board new staff, and develop service protocols specific to Native Americans who have experienced human trafficking. However, clients must be served during the 12-month project implementation period. Under the VHT-NC Demonstration Program, the prime recipient must provide a statutorily mandated 25 percent match (cash or in-kind).

344144

93.327

##   Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program

01/27/2023

04/27/2023

The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program. The goal of the HTYPE Demonstration Program is to fund local educational agencies (LEA) to develop and implement programs to prevent human trafficking victimization through the provision of skills-based human trafficking training and education for school staff and students as specified in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018. The following activities are required under the HTYPE Demonstration Program: 1) provide human trafficking education that equips educators and other staff to identify and respond to signs that students are at high risk of or are currently experiencing human trafficking; 2) deliver student human trafficking prevention education that is designed to build student resilience to labor trafficking and sex trafficking by strengthening student knowledge and skills; 3) train qualified individuals to implement and replicate project activities throughout the school district or identified target area(s); and 4) establish and implement a Human Trafficking School Safety Protocol (HTSSP). The LEA will also have the option to implement skills-based human trafficking prevention education for caregivers. The LEA must work in partnership with a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization (NGO) to provide all aspects of human trafficking prevention education to students and school staff. The LEA will consult with local law enforcement in the development of the HTSSP, specifically to address the safety, security, and well-being of staff and students and to define the proper and effective role of school staff in responding to potential and confirmed cases of human trafficking, including notifying and engaging parents, guardians, or caregivers, as appropriate.

343847

93.327

##   Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach (DVHT-SO) Program

02/17/2023

05/18/2023

MODIFICATION: This forecast has been updated to reflect a revised fiscal year and project period. This NOFO will be funded using FY 24 funds, with a 10/01/2023-09/30/2028 project period. These are the only changes to this forecast. The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funding for the Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach (DVHT- SO) Program. The goal of the DVHT-SO Program is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and local capacity to deliver services to domestic victims of severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended through victim outreach, identification, case management, direct services, assistance, and referrals.Under the DVHT-SO Program, the following activities are required: 1) comprehensive case management and services to adults and children who have experienced human trafficking; and 2) outreach to increase identification of adults and children who have experienced sex and labor trafficking. The DVHT-SO Program is informed by a whole-family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for individuals who have experienced human trafficking and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP encourages community partnerships, meaningful engagement of individuals who have experienced human trafficking, and hiring qualified professionals from the communities being served under the DVHT-SO Program.Recipients will undergo a 12-month project implementation period to establish partnerships, on-board new staff, and develop a victim service protocol and a sustainability plan. Clients must receive direct services and assistance through the DVHT-SO Program during the 12-month project implementation period.In addition, there is a statutorily mandated 25 percent match (cash or in-kind) requirement for each budget period.

346127

93.327

##   Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Children

03/16/2023

05/16/2023

This SNOFO has been modified to correct the application due date. All other content has remained the same. The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (ORR/DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, is announcing the availability of funds for Home Study (HS) and Post-Release Services (PRS) for unaccompanied children. ORR's Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program conducts Home Studies for certain unaccompanied children, prior to their release from ORR custody, and provides PRS for unaccompanied children after they are released in accordance with the requirements of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008.A HS assesses a potential sponsor’s ability to meet an unaccompanied child’s needs upon release from ORR custody. Certain unaccompanied children must receive a HS according to statute, and ORR may, as a matter of its policies, require HS for other unaccompanied children, or fund discretionary home studies, but not all unaccompanied children in ORR custody receive a HS. PRS are available for all released unaccompanied children. PRS providers will be charged with a scope of services that includes three levels - virtual check-ins, case management services, and intensive in-home engagements. ORR provides Home Studies and PRS nationwide and needs HS/PRS providers to serve both high-need and remote locations where sponsors of unaccompanied children reside. ORR encourages providers located in or near geographic areas where unaccompanied children are commonly unified with sponsors to apply and will award bonus points to applicant providers with nationwide service delivery models. All entities funded under this SNOFO must comply with ORR HS/PRS policies and procedures, Flores v. Reno, Case No. CV 85-4544RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (the Flores Settlement Agreement) as applicable, and pertinent regulations and laws. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR's UC Program policies and procedures in the ORR UC Program Policy Guide and the UC Program Field Guidance.Please refer to the SNOFO when it publishes for more details on application closing dates and project periods.

346130

93.676

##   FY 2023 Street Outreach Program

04/21/2023

06/20/2023

The SOP provides street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of human trafficking in persons. These services, targeted in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices and providing them access to shelter as well as basic needs, including food, hygiene packages and information on a range of available services.

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93.557

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