Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2009 2305
Apply for OVC 2009 2305
- The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of 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 Services for Trafficking Victims.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 15, 2009 and posted on Jun 15, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 13, 2009 All applicants must register in the Grants Management System at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/ to apply online for the funding opportunity titled OVC FY09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking. The deadline to register is 800 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 13, 2009. Applicants should begin the registration process a few weeks prior to the GMS registration deadline, especially if this is the first time they have used the system.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments.
- By statute, grants under this program may be awarded to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, tribal governments, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. For the purposes of this program, a unit of local government is any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state, including local courts, law enforcement agencies, prosecutor s offices, and public shelters. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the expertise and organizational capacity to successfully undertake an initiative that involves significant collaboration with local, state, and federal law enforcement, as well as local public agencies, victim service providers, and nonprofit and faith based organizations that serve youth, in order to develop, enhance, or expand a comprehensive model of service delivery to minors who have been subjected to sex or labor trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OVC FY09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OVC 2009 2305) was a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It was designed to fund two demonstration sites through cooperative agreements, with awards of up to $800,000 each, for a total estimated funding amount of $1.6 million. The central purpose was to identify and document promising practices for delivering comprehensive, coordinated services to domestic minor victims of human trafficking, specifically children under 18 who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and who have experienced sex trafficking or labor trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000. Because the awards were cooperative agreements rather than standard grants, recipients could expect a closer working relationship with OVC during implementation, with more federal involvement in shaping, monitoring, and learning from the project.
At its core, the program aimed to strengthen how communities find, protect, and support trafficked minors by building or expanding a full service model rather than funding isolated activities. Each funded site was expected to provide comprehensive services to domestic minor victims and also to develop, enhance, or expand the broader community response. In practical terms, this means applicants needed to propose a coordinated approach that brings together multiple systems that typically touch a trafficked child: victim service providers, child and youth serving organizations, public agencies, and strong partnerships with local, state, and federal law enforcement. The emphasis on collaboration reflects the reality that trafficked minors often have urgent needs across safety planning, emergency shelter, medical care, mental health counseling, legal services, case management, and longer term stability supports, and that successful intervention usually depends on coordinated action across agencies rather than a single provider working alone.
A major feature of the opportunity was its built-in learning and documentation component. Each demonstration site was required to participate in a process evaluation funded through the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). This signals that OVC was not only interested in helping individual communities improve services, but also in generating evidence about what works, how models are implemented, what barriers appear, and what strategies show promise for replication elsewhere. In addition to taking part in this evaluation, each site was expected to produce a final report, with the explicit intention that the findings and practices could be shared through OVC with the broader victim services field. In other words, the projects were meant to function as real-world laboratories for improving service delivery for domestic minor victims and then translating those lessons into guidance others could use.
Eligibility was broad but specific in its expectations. By statute, awards could go to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, tribal governments, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. The listing of eligible applicants included state governments, federally recognized tribal governments, county governments, city or township governments, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education). The announcement also clarified what counts as a unit of local government, including general-purpose political subdivisions such as cities and counties, as well as entities like local courts, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices, and public shelters. Regardless of organizational type, applicants had to demonstrate both subject matter expertise and the organizational capacity to run an initiative that depends on significant collaboration across law enforcement and service systems and that results in a comprehensive service delivery model for trafficked minors.
The administrative details set a tight timeline typical of federal discretionary funding cycles. The opportunity was posted and created on June 15, 2009, with an original and current closing date of July 13, 2009, and the archive date listed as August 12, 2009. Applications had to be submitted online through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. The notice stressed that applicants needed to register in GMS and that registration had its own deadline of 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 13, 2009, with a recommendation to start the registration process weeks in advance, especially for first-time users. The program also indicated that cost sharing or matching was required, meaning applicants needed to plan for and document non-federal contributions consistent with program rules.
For applicants or stakeholders who needed help obtaining the full announcement or had programmatic questions, the notice provided a point of contact: Mary Atlas Terry, Victim Justice Program Specialist, reachable by phone at 202 353 8473. Overall, this funding opportunity was built to do two things at the same time: improve direct, real-time services for domestic minor victims of trafficking in selected communities and produce actionable knowledge about effective, comprehensive service models that could be disseminated nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "OVC FY09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking."
What is the funding opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OVC 2009 2305.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
What type of funding mechanism was used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Awards were made through cooperative agreements rather than standard grants, meaning recipients could expect a closer working relationship with OVC during implementation and more federal involvement in shaping, monitoring, and learning from the project.
How many awards were expected to be made?
The program was designed to fund two demonstration sites.
What was the maximum award amount per site?
Awards were up to $800,000 each.
What was the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding amount was $1.6 million.
What was the central purpose of the program?
The central purpose was to identify and document promising practices for delivering comprehensive, coordinated services to domestic minor victims of human trafficking.
Who is considered an eligible victim population under this opportunity?
The focus was on children under 18 who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and who have experienced sex trafficking or labor trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000.
Does the opportunity cover both sex trafficking and labor trafficking?
Yes. The targeted population includes minors who have experienced sex trafficking or labor trafficking as defined by the TVPA of 2000.
What does "domestic minor victims" mean in this context?
In this opportunity, "domestic minor victims" refers specifically to minors under 18 who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
What is meant by a "demonstration site"?
A demonstration site is a funded community project intended to implement a comprehensive, coordinated service model for domestic minor victims and to generate lessons and promising practices that can be shared with the broader field.
Is the program focused on funding isolated services or a full service model?
The emphasis was on building or expanding a full, comprehensive service model rather than funding isolated activities.
What kinds of services were expected to be part of a comprehensive service model?
The description highlights the need for coordinated responses to urgent and longer-term needs, including safety planning, emergency shelter, medical care, mental health counseling, legal services, case management, and longer term stability supports.
What kinds of partnerships were expected in an application?
Applicants were expected to propose a coordinated approach bringing together victim service providers, child and youth serving organizations, public agencies, and strong partnerships with local, state, and federal law enforcement.
Why is collaboration across agencies emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes collaboration because trafficked minors often have needs across multiple systems, and successful intervention typically depends on coordinated action across agencies rather than a single provider acting alone.
Were funded sites expected to improve the broader community response as well as provide direct services?
Yes. Each funded site was expected to provide comprehensive services to domestic minor victims and to develop, enhance, or expand the broader community response.
Was participation in an evaluation required?
Yes. Each demonstration site was required to participate in a process evaluation funded through the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
What type of evaluation was required?
The opportunity specifies participation in a process evaluation (funded through NIJ), intended to examine implementation, barriers, and promising strategies.
Were sites required to produce any written deliverables?
Yes. Each site was expected to produce a final report, with the intention that findings and practices could be shared through OVC with the broader victim services field.
What was the broader goal of documenting practices and producing reports?
The intent was to generate actionable knowledge about what works, how models are implemented, what barriers appear, and what strategies show promise for replication in other communities.
Who was eligible to apply?
By statute, awards could go to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, tribal governments, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. The listing included state governments, federally recognized tribal governments, county governments, city or township governments, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education).
Are institutions of higher education eligible as nonprofits under this opportunity?
No. The eligible applicant list included 501(c)(3) nonprofits excluding institutions of higher education.
What is considered a "unit of local government" for eligibility purposes?
The announcement clarified that units of local government include general-purpose political subdivisions such as cities and counties, as well as entities like local courts, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices, and public shelters.
Beyond basic eligibility, what capacities were applicants expected to demonstrate?
Applicants were expected to demonstrate subject matter expertise and organizational capacity to run an initiative requiring significant collaboration across law enforcement and service systems and resulting in a comprehensive service delivery model for trafficked minors.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted and created on June 15, 2009.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date was July 13, 2009.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was August 12, 2009.
How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted online through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/.
Was registration in the Grants Management System (GMS) required?
Yes. Applicants needed to register in GMS, and the notice recommended starting the registration process weeks in advance, especially for first-time users.
Was there a stated deadline for GMS registration?
Yes. The notice stated that GMS registration had its own deadline of 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 13, 2009.
Did this program require cost sharing or a match?
Yes. The program indicated that cost sharing or matching was required, meaning applicants needed to plan for and document non-federal contributions consistent with program rules.
Who was the point of contact for programmatic questions or obtaining the full announcement?
The notice provided Mary Atlas Terry, Victim Justice Program Specialist, as a point of contact. Phone: 202 353 8473.
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