Services for Trafficking Victims

Objective

Program goal(s) name: Improve identification of and support for victims of human trafficking. Program goal(s) description: Develop, expand, and improve the quality and availability of services for victims of human trafficking. Program objective(s) name: Expand services and programs, provide response training, build field capacity to provide services, and increase task force engagement to improve referrals, investigations, and prosecutions. Program objective(s) description: Increase the types of services and programs available to serve various types of human trafficking victims; Train individuals to respond to human trafficking; Develop protocols and procedures to address sex and labor trafficking; Enhance the capacity of the field to provide quality victim services; and Increase multidisciplinary partners engaged in task force activities to ensure that trafficking victims are identified and referred for appropriate services, and that these cases are investigated and prosecuted.

Who Can Apply

• Other

Who Benefits

Eligible victim assistance agencies. Eligibility depends on the nature of they may vary depending on specific grant types but generally includes victims and potential victims of human trafficking, as defined in TVPA, but may include a wide variety of public and private nonprofit agencies.

Assistance Types

• Grant
• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Zoe.French@usdoj.gov
202-305-2601