The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime has several Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) aimed at preventing human trafficking and strengthening services for survivors. These funding opportunities support prevention, housing, victim services, survivor engagement, and coordinated responses across jurisdictions. These notices include:
- OVC FY25 Preventing Trafficking of Girls
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3
This NOFO will develop or enhance prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. - OVC FY25 Housing Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3
This NOFO will provide funding for housing and support services to victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this program is to provide transitional housing and supportive services that assist human trafficking victims in moving as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieving stability. - OVC FY25 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Supporting Survivor Engagement in Anti-Trafficking Programming
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3
This NOFO will assist OVC-funded anti-trafficking grantees in ensuring meaningful engagement with and successful outcomes for survivors of human trafficking. Applicants should propose approaches that help build the capacity of anti-trafficking grantees to identify and partner with survivors in their local community, state, or region. - OVC FY25 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3
This NOFO will support programs to enhance the availability, quality, and delivery of services tailored to the developmental stages and needs of young (minor) victims of human trafficking. - OVC FY25 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18
This NOFO will support jurisdictions to develop and expand a multidisciplinary, collaborative task force approach to better respond to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations. - OVC FY25 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18
This NOFO will develop, expand, and strengthen victim service programs for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States and its territories. This program provides funding for comprehensive and specialized services for victims of all forms of human trafficking and is intended for victim services programs serving adults or a combination of adults and minors/youth. - OVC FY25 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18
This NOFO will develop, enhance, and coordinate programs and activities geared toward improving outcomes for child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking.
Applicants must have active registrations in SAM.gov and Grants.gov before applying for DOJ funding opportunities. On-demand, pre-application videos about the mechanics of applying and details on the programmatic areas of the NOFOs will be posted to the DOJ Funding Webinars page as they become available.
OVC encourages applicants to review the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and visit the JustGrants Application Submission Training page to find step-by-step instructions through the entire funding application process.
For more tips on using SAM.gov and Grants.gov, visit the JustGrants Resources Application Submission Training page
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