Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2015 4114
Apply for BJA 2015 4114
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 15 Anti Human Trafficking National Training and Technical Assistance Program for Law Enforcement Task Forces" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 12, 2015 and posted on Mar 5, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 21, 2015. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants are limited to for profit organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for profit organizations), faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and consortiums with demonstrated experience providing national and local level training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in the areas of human trafficking task force development, implementation, and operation. Demonstrated experience in delivering anti human trafficking training to law enforcement agencies and their identified partners is required. For profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services.BJA welcomes applications that involve two or more entities however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as sub recipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the project. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered however, sub recipients may be part of multiple proposals.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BJA FY 15 Anti Human Trafficking National Training and Technical Assistance Program for Law Enforcement Task Forces is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) discretionary grant designed to strengthen how state, local, and tribal criminal justice systems respond to human trafficking nationwide. The core purpose is not to fund new local task forces directly, but to support the development and operation of Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) human trafficking task forces by providing national-level training and technical assistance (TTA). These ECM task forces are meant to function as structured, working partnerships across law enforcement (local, state, and/or federal), victim service providers, and other key stakeholders, with the shared aim of identifying victims of all forms of trafficking, conducting proactive investigations, building prosecutable cases, and ensuring victims are connected to appropriate services through a victim-centered approach.
This opportunity is grounded in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and operates under the statutory authority of 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2). BJA positions the program as part of a longer-running federal effort to build anti-trafficking capacity: it has supported anti-trafficking training for law enforcement since 2005, expanded training to prosecutors and judges beginning in 2011, and extended engagement with tribal entities starting in 2013. In practice, the grant is intended to help communities improve coordination, shared understanding, and operational tactics so that investigations and prosecutions are more effective and victim identification and service connections are more consistent. The emphasis on collaboration reflects the reality that trafficking cases often cut across jurisdictions and involve complex victim needs, meaning strong interagency relationships and common procedures can be as important as investigative skill.
A key feature of this solicitation is that it specifically seeks a single nationwide training and technical assistance provider (or a lead applicant with subrecipients) capable of delivering support broadly across the country. The funded project is expected to have national impact by offering a variety of TTA services to law enforcement and allied partners. The solicitation highlights the use of Department of Justice leadership combined with expertise from nationally recognized criminal justice practitioners and action research experts, signaling that the TTA is expected to be both practice-informed and evidence-informed, with a focus on real-world implementation challenges faced by task forces. The target audience includes state and local law enforcement, criminal justice professionals across roles (including adjudication and judicial stakeholders), and communities working to address trafficking through coordinated task force models.
The funding opportunity information indicates this is a grant (not a cooperative agreement contract) under CFDA 16.320, Services for Trafficking Victims, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling is $1,000,000 and the award floor is listed as $0. The opportunity was posted March 5, 2015, created March 12, 2015, and ultimately closed April 21, 2015 (with the original closing date of April 20, 2015). It was archived May 21, 2015. The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the funding opportunity number is BJA 2015 4114.
Eligibility is focused on organizations that can credibly operate as national or multi-jurisdictional TTA providers with demonstrated experience in anti-trafficking training and task force support. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that specific category listing), private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other entities as clarified in the full announcement. The detailed eligibility language further specifies that eligible applicants are limited to for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions), and consortiums, as long as they have demonstrated experience providing national and local TTA to law enforcement and prosecutors specifically in human trafficking task force development, implementation, and operation. A notable condition is that for-profit applicants must agree to waive any profit or fees for services, reinforcing that grant funds should be used for program delivery rather than profit-making.
The solicitation also encourages multi-entity applications, but with a clear administrative structure: one eligible entity must serve as the lead applicant and hold primary responsibility for managing the award, while other participating organizations should be proposed as subrecipients. Only one application per lead applicant is considered, although organizations can participate as subrecipients on multiple proposals. Operationally, that structure is designed to ensure accountability and centralized project management while still allowing teams of specialized partners (for example, a training organization paired with a research or evaluation partner, or a victim services expertise partner) to deliver comprehensive national assistance.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as federal support for infrastructure and capacity building rather than direct enforcement operations. The deliverable is a nationwide TTA program that helps jurisdictions build, strengthen, and sustain ECM human trafficking task forces, improving knowledge, communication, collaboration, and investigative and prosecutorial tactics in a victim-centered framework. For application logistics, the announcement points applicants to Grants.gov support resources, including the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline and email support, for technical submission assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the BJA FY 15 Anti Human Trafficking National Training and Technical Assistance Program for Law Enforcement Task Forces?
It is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) discretionary grant opportunity designed to strengthen how state, local, and tribal criminal justice systems respond to human trafficking nationwide by funding national-level training and technical assistance (TTA) that supports Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) human trafficking task forces.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The core purpose is to provide nationwide training and technical assistance that helps communities develop, strengthen, and operate ECM human trafficking task forces. The emphasis is on improving coordination, shared understanding, and operational tactics so investigations and prosecutions are more effective and victim identification and connections to services are more consistent.
3) Does this grant directly fund new local human trafficking task forces?
No. The opportunity is positioned as infrastructure and capacity-building support rather than direct funding to create new local task forces. It is meant to support ECM task forces by delivering national-level training and technical assistance.
4) What is an Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) human trafficking task force?
An ECM task force is described as a structured, working partnership across law enforcement (local, state, and/or federal), victim service providers, and other key stakeholders. The shared aim is to identify victims of all forms of trafficking, conduct proactive investigations, build prosecutable cases, and connect victims to appropriate services using a victim-centered approach.
5) What forms of trafficking does the program address?
The solicitation describes identifying victims of all forms of trafficking. The goal is broad victim identification and improved system responses, not a narrow focus on only one type of trafficking.
6) What does “victim-centered approach” mean in this opportunity?
Based on the solicitation language, it means ensuring that trafficking victims are identified and connected to appropriate services as part of task force operations, alongside investigative and prosecutorial work.
7) Who is the intended audience for the training and technical assistance?
The target audience includes state and local law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals across roles, including adjudication and judicial stakeholders. It also references communities working to address trafficking through coordinated task force models.
8) What types of services is the funded project expected to provide?
The funded project is expected to deliver a variety of training and technical assistance services nationwide to support the development, implementation, and operation of ECM human trafficking task forces.
9) Is this solicitation looking to fund multiple providers or a single provider?
It specifically seeks a single nationwide training and technical assistance provider, which may be a single organization or a lead applicant proposing subrecipients to deliver services at national scale.
10) Can a lead applicant include partner organizations?
Yes. The solicitation encourages multi-entity applications, but requires one eligible entity to serve as the lead applicant with primary responsibility for managing the award. Other participating organizations should be proposed as subrecipients.
11) Can an organization submit more than one application?
Only one application per lead applicant will be considered. However, organizations may participate as subrecients on multiple proposals.
12) What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
This opportunity is a grant (not a cooperative agreement contract), as described in the funding opportunity information.
13) What is the CFDA number and program listing name?
The CFDA number is 16.320, and it is listed as Services for Trafficking Victims.
14) Is there a cost sharing or match requirement?
No. The funding opportunity information indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
15) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $1,000,000.
16) What is the minimum award amount (award floor)?
The award floor is listed as $0.
17) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is BJA 2015 4114.
18) What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services.
19) What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted March 5, 2015, created March 12, 2015, and closed April 21, 2015 (with an original closing date of April 20, 2015). It was archived May 21, 2015.
20) What is the statutory authority and policy foundation referenced?
The opportunity is grounded in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and operates under the statutory authority of 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2).
21) How does BJA describe the longer-running federal effort related to this program?
BJA describes supporting anti-trafficking training for law enforcement since 2005, expanding training to prosecutors and judges beginning in 2011, and extending engagement with tribal entities starting in 2013.
22) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is focused on organizations able to operate as national or multi-jurisdictional training and technical assistance providers with demonstrated experience in anti-trafficking training and task force support. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (as listed, excluding institutions of higher education in that specific category), private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other entities as clarified in the full announcement.
23) Does the solicitation provide more detailed eligibility language?
Yes. It further specifies eligible applicants are limited to for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions), and consortiums, provided they demonstrate experience delivering national and local TTA to law enforcement and prosecutors in human trafficking task force development, implementation, and operation.
24) Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
Yes, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) are listed as eligible, but they must meet the experience requirements and agree to the for-profit condition described in the solicitation.
25) What special condition applies to for-profit applicants?
For-profit applicants must agree to waive any profit or fees for services, meaning grant funds are intended for program delivery rather than profit-making.
26) What type of experience is expected from applicants?
Applicants are expected to have demonstrated experience providing national and local training and technical assistance to law enforcement and prosecutors specifically in human trafficking task force development, implementation, and operation.
27) What kind of expertise does the solicitation emphasize for the TTA effort?
The solicitation highlights Department of Justice leadership combined with expertise from nationally recognized criminal justice practitioners and action research experts, indicating the TTA should be practice-informed and evidence-informed and focused on real-world implementation challenges for task forces.
28) Why is collaboration emphasized in this program?
The solicitation notes that trafficking cases often cut across jurisdictions and involve complex victim needs, so strong interagency relationships and shared procedures can be as important as investigative skill.
29) Is the expected impact local, regional, or national?
The project is expected to have national impact by offering training and technical assistance broadly across the country.
30) Where can applicants get help with technical submission issues?
The announcement points applicants to Grants.gov support resources, including the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline and email support, for technical submission assistance.
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