Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2021 60014
The OVC FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking grant opportunity is a Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) solicitation designed to strengthen how juvenile and family courts identify and respond to youth who are victims of human trafficking or who are at heightened risk of trafficking. The core idea is to use the juvenile and family court system as a key intervention point, since many trafficked youth, or youth vulnerable to exploitation, come into contact with courts through delinquency matters, child welfare-related cases, family matters, status offenses, or other proceedings tied to prior or ongoing victimization. Funding is intended for organizations that can either build new programs or expand and improve existing efforts to better detect trafficking indicators, connect young people to services, and coordinate court and community responses so youth are treated as victims in need of protection and support rather than being overlooked or misidentified.
The solicitation focuses on two related goals: improving direct identification and service delivery for youth involved with juvenile and family courts, and increasing broader awareness and detection of youth sex and labor trafficking through training and outreach. On the services side, supported programs are expected to help courts and their partners identify trafficking victimization or risk factors early, conduct appropriate screening, and ensure youth are referred to trauma-informed, victim-centered services. On the awareness side, programs are expected to educate court stakeholders such as judges, magistrates, prosecutors, defense counsel, guardians ad litem, probation officers, court administrators, child welfare professionals, and other professionals who regularly engage with youth and families. Community outreach is also emphasized to improve recognition of trafficking and to strengthen pathways between the courts and local service providers, advocates, and community-based organizations.
The opportunity is grounded in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) definition of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons. Under 22 U.S.C. 7102(11), this includes sex trafficking where a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or where the person induced to perform the act is under 18 years of age. It also includes labor trafficking, defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery. In practical terms for juvenile and family courts, the grant supports approaches that recognize both commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor as trafficking, and it encourages screening and responses that do not rely solely on obvious physical restraint but also consider coercion, manipulation, threats, and dependency-based control.
Administratively, this is a discretionary, competitive federal funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, meaning award recipients should expect substantial federal involvement and collaboration during implementation compared to a standard grant. The CFDA number is 16.320, and the funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services. The award ceiling is $600,000, with an anticipated five awards. The solicitation was created January 15, 2021, with an original closing date of March 2, 2021.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other entities as allowed under the solicitation’s additional eligibility information. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at building coordinated, court-linked responses that improve identification of trafficked youth, expand access to appropriate services, and raise the capacity of justice and community stakeholders to recognize and respond to both sex and labor trafficking involving young people.Apply for O OVC 2021 60014
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.320.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 15, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 02, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the OVC FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) solicitation intended to strengthen how juvenile and family courts identify and respond to youth who are victims of human trafficking or who are at heightened risk of trafficking. It supports building new programs or expanding/improving existing efforts linked to juvenile and family court systems.
What is the overall purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to improve court-linked identification, screening, referral, and coordination so youth are recognized as victims in need of protection and support rather than being overlooked or misidentified. The solicitation emphasizes the court system as a key intervention point because many trafficked or vulnerable youth come into contact with courts through a range of case types.
Why focus on juvenile and family courts as an intervention point?
The solicitation is based on the reality that youth who are trafficked or at risk often appear in juvenile and family courts through delinquency matters, child welfare-related cases, family matters, status offenses, or other proceedings connected to prior or ongoing victimization. Courts can therefore serve as a practical place to detect trafficking indicators and connect youth to services.
What are the two main goals of the solicitation?
The solicitation highlights two related goals: (1) improving direct identification and service delivery for youth involved with juvenile and family courts, and (2) increasing broader awareness and detection of youth sex and labor trafficking through training and outreach.
What kinds of activities are supported on the service delivery side?
Supported programs are expected to help courts and partners identify trafficking victimization or risk factors early, conduct appropriate screening, and ensure youth are referred to trauma-informed, victim-centered services. The emphasis is on practical processes that lead to appropriate referrals and support.
What kinds of activities are supported on the training and awareness side?
Programs are expected to educate court stakeholders and other professionals who regularly engage with youth and families, and to conduct community outreach to improve recognition of trafficking and strengthen pathways between courts and local service providers, advocates, and community-based organizations.
Who are examples of the court stakeholders this solicitation aims to train?
The solicitation lists stakeholders such as judges, magistrates, prosecutors, defense counsel, guardians ad litem, probation officers, court administrators, child welfare professionals, and other professionals who regularly engage with youth and families.
How does the solicitation define human trafficking for purposes of the program?
The opportunity is grounded in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) definition of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons under 22 U.S.C. 7102(11). This includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking as defined in the statute.
What is included in the TVPA definition of sex trafficking in this solicitation?
Sex trafficking includes situations where a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or where the person induced to perform the act is under 18 years of age.
What is included in the TVPA definition of labor trafficking in this solicitation?
Labor trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
Does the solicitation support responses to both sex trafficking and labor trafficking involving youth?
Yes. The solicitation supports approaches that recognize both commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor as trafficking and encourages screening and responses that consider a range of control tactics.
Does identification have to be based on obvious physical restraint?
No. The solicitation encourages screening and responses that do not rely solely on obvious physical restraint and instead consider coercion, manipulation, threats, and dependency-based control.
What does it mean that this award is a cooperative agreement?
The solicitation describes this as a discretionary, competitive federal funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement. That means award recipients should expect substantial federal involvement and collaboration during implementation compared to a standard grant.
What is the CFDA number for this funding opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 16.320.
What is the funding activity category?
The solicitation lists the funding activity category as Income Security and Social Services.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $600,000.
How many awards are anticipated?
The solicitation anticipates five awards.
When was the solicitation created and when did it originally close?
The solicitation was created on January 15, 2021, with an original closing date of March 2, 2021.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other entities as allowed under the solicitation's additional eligibility information.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations (including small businesses) are included in the eligibility list provided in the solicitation summary.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations are included as eligible applicants.
Are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) are listed as eligible.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are included in the eligibility list.
What types of court-related cases are mentioned as common points of contact for trafficked or at-risk youth?
The solicitation notes that youth may come into contact with courts through delinquency matters, child welfare-related cases, family matters, status offenses, or other proceedings tied to prior or ongoing victimization.
What kinds of partnerships or coordination does the solicitation emphasize?
The solicitation emphasizes coordinated, court-linked responses, including stronger pathways between courts and local service providers, advocates, and community-based organizations, along with coordinated court and community responses.
What is the intended outcome for how youth are treated within the system?
The solicitation aims to ensure youth are treated as victims in need of protection and support, rather than being overlooked or misidentified, by improving identification and connecting youth to appropriate services.
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