The Office on Trafficking in Person’s (OTIP) programs are authorized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and its subsequent amendments and reauthorizations. Section 113 of the TVPA authorizes appropriations to carry out these programs. Most recently, Congress reauthorized OTIP funding through the Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 and Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022.
Since OTIP’s establishment in 2015, Congress has expanded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) anti-trafficking responsibilities to include prevention, assistance for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who experience trafficking, training for health care providers, and efforts to prevent forced labor in procurement and supply chains.
Budget
On March 11, 2024, the White House released the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget, requesting approximately $31 million for the Trafficking Victims program, the same as for FY 2024. OTIP is responsible for implementing programs as authorized by the TVPA and other statutes.
OTIP's FY 2024 budget was spent as follows:
