Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2011 ACF ORR ZV 0080
Apply for HHS 2011 ACF ORR ZV 0080
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rescue amp Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.598 Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 18, 2010 and posted on Nov 18, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 18, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 430 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments.
- HHS funds may not be paid as profit to any recipient even if the recipient is a commercial organization (45 CFR 74.81). Faith based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program is a federal grant opportunity run through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division. The overall goal is straightforward but ambitious: increase the identification and protection of people experiencing severe forms of human trafficking in the United States, while also boosting public awareness so that communities are more capable of recognizing trafficking and responding appropriately. Rather than funding direct services in a single location only, ORR designed these cooperative agreements to create strong regional hubs that can coordinate and intensify outreach, victim identification, and community response across a defined geographic area.
A key feature of this program is that the recipient organization is expected to function as a regional focal point and organizer, not just a standalone service provider. Each funded organization must lead or actively participate in a community-driven effort within a state that brings together and leverages local resources to address trafficking. This can take the form of a Rescue and Restore Coalition or a law enforcement task force type structure, but the core expectation is the same: build and maintain an effective coalition of stakeholders (such as service providers, advocates, healthcare partners, schools, community groups, and law enforcement) that improves coordination, expands outreach, and strengthens victim-centered responses across the region.
Another central requirement is the flow of funds to the local level. Grant recipients must subaward at least 60 percent of the total grant funds they receive to local organizations that are positioned to identify trafficking victims and/or work directly with them. This makes the regional awardee essentially a backbone organization that supports multiple community-based partners. The primary recipient must serve as the planner, fiscal agent, monitor, and technical assistance provider for those subawardees. In other words, the lead organization is responsible for designing the subaward approach, managing compliance and reporting, ensuring responsible use of funds, tracking performance, and strengthening the local partners through training and ongoing support. At the same time, the prime recipient is limited in what it can keep: it may retain no more than 40 percent of the grant award, reinforcing the program design that most funding should reach organizations doing front-line identification and victim assistance work.
The program is structured to fund one cooperative agreement per geographic area, with projects lasting three years. ORR also signals how it intends to choose where awards go. Priority is given to geographic areas with a reported high incidence of human trafficking. Additionally, ORR may give extra priority consideration to applicants that can show at least three years of experience across several core capacities: identifying and assisting both sex trafficking and labor trafficking victims, making service referrals for trafficking victims, providing referrals to law enforcement when appropriate, and delivering technical assistance and trainings on human trafficking. Taken together, these priorities indicate that ORR is looking for applicants that already have established expertise and relationships, and can quickly scale coordination and training through a regional network model.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary grant using a cooperative agreement instrument, which generally means the federal agency anticipates substantial involvement or partnership during the project period compared to a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-ZV-0080, and it falls under CFDA 93.598, Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking. ORR anticipated making around 12 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $3,000,000. The ceiling amount listed is $300,000 (with no stated minimum award floor). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can make participation more feasible for smaller organizations, although the required subaward structure and compliance responsibilities still imply a fairly sophisticated administrative capacity at the lead applicant level.
Eligibility is broad and spans many types of U.S.-based entities, including state, county, city, township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); small businesses; and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible if they meet the requirements. At the same time, individuals and foreign entities are not eligible. Another important constraint is that HHS funds cannot be paid out as profit to any recipient, even if the recipient is a commercial organization, reflecting the federal rule at 45 CFR 74.81.
In terms of timing, the announcement was posted on November 18, 2010, with an application closing date of January 18, 2011. Applications submitted through Grants.gov had to be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The listing indicates it was archived on February 17, 2011. The full announcement was available through ACF, and applicants who had trouble accessing it were directed to the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a regional capacity-building and coordination program aimed at strengthening local identification and response systems for trafficking victims. It emphasizes coalition leadership, structured subawards to local organizations, and demonstrated experience across both labor and sex trafficking. The intended outcome is a stronger, more connected regional network that can find victims sooner, protect them more effectively, and educate the public so trafficking indicators are recognized and acted on more consistently.
Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program - FAQs
What is the Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program?
It is a federal grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division. The program is designed to increase identification and protection of people experiencing severe forms of human trafficking in the United States and to increase public awareness so communities can better recognize and respond to trafficking.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The goal is to strengthen regional capacity to identify trafficking victims, improve victim-centered protection and response, and expand public awareness and community readiness to recognize trafficking indicators and respond appropriately.
Is this grant meant to fund direct services in a single location?
Not primarily. ORR designed these cooperative agreements to create regional hubs that coordinate and intensify outreach, victim identification, and community response across a defined geographic area, rather than operating as a single-site direct service project only.
What role is the funded organization expected to play?
The recipient is expected to serve as a regional focal point and organizer. The funded organization must lead or actively participate in a community-driven effort within a state that brings together local resources to address human trafficking through coordinated outreach, identification, and response.
What kind of coalition or partnership structure is expected?
The program expects the recipient to build and maintain an effective coalition of stakeholders across the region. This may take the form of a Rescue and Restore Coalition or a law enforcement task force type structure, but the core requirement is a functioning coalition that improves coordination, expands outreach, and strengthens victim-centered responses.
Who are examples of stakeholders that may be part of the coalition?
The opportunity describes stakeholders such as service providers, advocates, healthcare partners, schools, community groups, and law enforcement.
Does the program require subawards to local organizations?
Yes. Grant recipients must subaward at least 60 percent of the total grant funds they receive to local organizations that are positioned to identify trafficking victims and/or work directly with them.
How much funding can the prime recipient retain?
The primary recipient may retain no more than 40 percent of the grant award. This design is intended to ensure that most funding reaches local organizations doing front-line identification and victim assistance work.
What responsibilities does the prime recipient have related to subawards?
The prime recipient functions as the planner, fiscal agent, monitor, and technical assistance provider for subawardees. This includes designing the subaward approach, managing compliance and reporting, ensuring responsible use of funds, tracking performance, and strengthening local partners through training and ongoing support.
How many awards are expected and what is the project period?
ORR anticipated making around 12 awards. Projects are intended to last three years, and the program is structured to fund one cooperative agreement per geographic area.
What geographic areas are prioritized for awards?
Priority is given to geographic areas with a reported high incidence of human trafficking.
Are there additional priority considerations related to applicant experience?
ORR may give extra priority consideration to applicants that can demonstrate at least three years of experience in several core capacities, including identifying and assisting both sex trafficking and labor trafficking victims, making service referrals for trafficking victims, providing referrals to law enforcement when appropriate, and delivering technical assistance and trainings on human trafficking.
What type of federal funding instrument is this?
This is a discretionary grant using a cooperative agreement instrument. A cooperative agreement generally indicates substantial federal involvement or partnership during the project period compared to a standard grant.
What are the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-ZV-0080. It falls under CFDA 93.598, Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking.
How much funding is available and what is the maximum award amount?
The estimated total funding level was $3,000,000, and the ceiling amount listed is $300,000. No minimum award floor is stated in the provided information.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based entities: state, county, city, township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); small businesses; and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible if they meet the requirements.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible, based on the provided information.
Can for-profit organizations apply, and can they earn profit from the grant?
For-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses) are listed as eligible. However, HHS funds cannot be paid out as profit to any recipient, even if the recipient is a commercial organization, consistent with 45 CFR 74.81.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The announcement was posted on November 18, 2010. The application closing date was January 18, 2011.
What was the Grants.gov submission deadline time?
Applications submitted through Grants.gov had to be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Is this opportunity currently open?
The listing indicates it was archived on February 17, 2011.
Where could applicants find the full announcement or get access help?
The full announcement was available through ACF. Applicants who had trouble accessing it were directed to the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
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