Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2020 17755
The OVC FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking (Funding Opportunity Number OVC 2020 17755) is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It is designed to expand safe and stable housing options for victims of all forms of human trafficking, while pairing that housing help with practical services that move people toward long-term independence. The opportunity sits within the broader public service areas of income security and social services as well as law, justice, and legal services, and it is listed under CFDA 16.320.
The program funds two main types of housing assistance. First, it supports transitional housing, including the operating costs of either new transitional housing programs being developed or existing programs that need funding to keep running or expand. Transitional housing in this context generally means a structured, supportive living arrangement that helps trafficking survivors stabilize after crisis, rebuild routines, and begin planning for a permanent housing future. Second, the program supports short-term housing assistance, which can include direct help with rent, utility payments, and other related expenses that might otherwise prevent a survivor from obtaining or keeping a safe place to live. This short-term assistance is meant to remove immediate barriers to safety and housing stability, especially during periods when survivors are rebuilding finances, addressing legal or immigration needs, or recovering from trauma.
A core requirement is that funded projects cannot stop at providing a place to stay. Applicants must also deliver support services specifically aimed at helping trafficking victims (and any dependents) secure permanent housing and find employment. In practical terms, this points to wraparound services that connect survivors to housing navigation, landlord engagement, budgeting and financial coaching, job readiness, workforce training, and employment placement supports, alongside victim-centered case management. The emphasis on permanent housing and employment signals that OVC expects grantees to build a pathway from short-term safety to longer-term self-sufficiency, not just temporary shelter.
Key logistics for the opportunity include a pre-application webinar hosted by OVC on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with registration available at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. The application deadline for the grant was February 3, 2020. OVC anticipated making about 18 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $750,000 per award, giving applicants a sense of the maximum funding level available for an individual project.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with clarification referenced in the full solicitation under an additional eligibility section, which typically means the program may be open to certain nontraditional entities beyond standard government applicants, such as nonprofits or specialized service providers, depending on the solicitation language. Overall, the opportunity is structured for organizations that can combine housing resources with survivor-focused services so trafficking victims and their families can transition into stable housing and sustainable employment.Apply for OVC 2020 17755
- The Department of Justice, 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 FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 03, 2020. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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| OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project Apply for OVC 2020 17571 Funding Number: OVC 2020 17571 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $500,000 |
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| OVC FY 2020 Crime Victim Compensation Program Assessment Apply for OVC 2020 17574 Funding Number: OVC 2020 17574 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $350,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Crime Victims' Rights Legal Clinics Apply for OVC 2020 17893 Funding Number: OVC 2020 17893 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting Apply for OVC 2020 17550 Funding Number: OVC 2020 17550 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $1,200,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Community Responses to America's Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims Apply for OVC 2020 17912 Funding Number: OVC 2020 17912 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $700,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation Apply for OVC 2020 18114 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18114 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Expanding SANE Services to Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus Apply for OVC 2020 18113 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18113 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Training for Law Enforcement to Improve Identification of and Response to Elder Fraud Victims Apply for OVC 2020 18112 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18112 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime Apply for OVC 2020 18094 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18094 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking Apply for OVC 2020 18292 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18292 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking Apply for OVC 2020 18258 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18258 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $666,667 |
| OVC FY 2020 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking Apply for OVC 2020 18412 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18412 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| OJP FY 2020 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Apply for OVC 2020 18392 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18392 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Apply for OVC 2020 18332 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18332 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $750,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime Apply for OVC 2020 17932 Funding Number: OVC 2020 17932 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $450,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Emergency Transitional Pet Shelter Housing and Assistance Grant Program Apply for OVC 2020 18473 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18473 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $400,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program Apply for OVC 2020 18455 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18455 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $3,000,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project Apply for OVC 2020 18613 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18613 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $3,000,000 |
| OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking Apply for OVC 2020 18633 Funding Number: OVC 2020 18633 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Category: Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
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