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Current Funding Opportunities

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In FY 2021, applications will be submitted to the Department of Justice in a NEW two-step process.

Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a Data Universal Numeric System (DUNS) and System of Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal.

Step 2: Applicants will receive an invitation to submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.

Submit your Population Certification for the OVC FY 2021 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant Program

If your tribe intends to participate in the noncompetitive FY 2021 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant Program, you must submit a population certification by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Friday, March 5, 2021. Read more.

See examples of program activities and specific costs for which FY 2021 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant Program funds may be used. 

OVC FY 2020 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) for Crime Victim Compensation and Assistance

Closing Date

The Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) is a mechanism by which the Director of OVC may award supplemental crime victim compensation and assistance to respond to an act of domestic terrorism or mass criminal violence. The criminal act has to be of sufficient magnitude that the jurisdiction cannot provide needed services to victims of the incident with existing resources and it places an undue financial hardship on the jurisdiction’s ability to respond to victims of other crimes in a timely and comprehensive manner.

This is not a competitive solicitation. Only after OVC has consulted with an eligible organization can an application be submitted.

OVC FY 2021 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date

The goal of this program is to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.

The program will support—

  1. transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program; and
  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, find employment, and integrate into a community.

OVC FY 2021 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

Closing Date
This solicitation provides funding for organizations to support prevention and early intervention programs for girls who are at-risk of, or are victims of, sex trafficking.

OVC FY 2021 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking

Closing Date
The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for minor victims of labor trafficking, whose victimization occurred when they were under the age of 18. Organizations funded under this program will provide (directly and through partnerships) services that minor victims of labor trafficking often require to address their needs for safety, security, and healing.

OVC FY 2021 Training and Technical Assistance for Human Trafficking Service Providers

Closing Date

This program provides funding for training and technical assistance to service providers developing, strengthening, or expanding programs for victims of human trafficking. The purpose of this program is to—

  1. support OVC’s human trafficking service provider grantees and their partners in meeting award goals and objectives; and
  2. provide practitioner-driven, evidence-based training and technical assistance on delivering services to victim service providers.

OVC FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking

Closing Date
The goals of this program are to develop or enhance programs to provide direct services and diversion programs for youth in contact with the juvenile and family court systems who are victims of sex and/or labor trafficking or at risk for human trafficking. Applicants are invited to apply under two purpose areas.

OVC FY 2021 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date

The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking. Applicants are invited to apply under three purpose areas.

  • Purpose Area 1: Developing Capacity to Serve Human Trafficking Victims
  • Purpose Area 2: Enhancing Scope of Services for Human Trafficking Victims
  • Purpose Area 3: Specialized Services for Human Trafficking Victims

U.S. Department of Justice Funding

FY 2021 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

Closing Date: March 30, 2021
This solicitation provides comprehensive funding to federally recognized tribes, tribal consortia, and tribal designees to develop a comprehensive approach to public safety and victimization issues. Applicants can submit a single application and select from any or all of the purpose areas, including one administered by OVC (Purpose Area 6: Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities).