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HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0059: Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking (Lighthouse) Demonstration Program

Closed Closed July 1, 2022 Opportunity HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0059

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP notices from 2022.

Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP offered grants of up to $333,000 (at least $300,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 1, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 16, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 16, 2022
DeadlineJuly 1, 2022
Archived by Grants.govJuly 31, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.

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What the grant funds

The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing funds for the Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking (Lighthouse) Demonstration Program. The Lighthouse Demonstration Program’s goal is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and community capacity to deliver services to adult foreign nationals who have experienced labor trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals. A foreign national includes individuals who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPR). Under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program, the following activities are required: 1) provide of comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive case management to foreign national adults who have experienced labor trafficking; 2) conduct outreach efforts to increase identification foreign national adults who have experienced labor trafficking; and 3) conduct public awareness activities for the local community and organizations that may encounter victims of labor trafficking. The Lighthouse Demonstration Program is informed by a whole family approach that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities for clients and their immediate family members living within their households. OTIP encourages the establishment of community partnerships, meaningful engagement of foreign nationals who have experienced trafficking, and the hiring of qualified professionals that reflect the communities being served in all project implementation strategies under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program. Under the Lighthouse Demonstration Program, there is a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient to facilitate optional partnerships, on-board new staff, develop a service protocol specific to foreign nationals who have experienced human trafficking, and develop a sustainability plan. Clients must be served during the 12-month project implementation period.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Who has won Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking (93.598) awarded $31.0 million across 9 grant awards, an average of $3.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Polaris ProjectDistrict of Columbia1$14.0 million
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc.Virginia3$13.4 million
RWJ Barnabas Health IncNew Jersey1$1.0 million
The University of Southern MississippiMississippi1$994,884
The Tahirih Justice CenterCalifornia1$666,000

Top states: District of Columbia ($14.0 million), Virginia ($13.4 million), California ($1.3 million), New Jersey ($1.0 million), Mississippi ($994,884).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0059 still open?

No. It closed on July 1, 2022.

Who can apply for Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking (Lighthouse) Demonstration Program?

Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Lighthouse: Services, Outreach, and Awareness for Labor Trafficking (Lighthouse) Demonstration Program?

Closed July 1, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $333,000 each. About $1.0 million in total across about 3 awards.

Who has won Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Polaris Project, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc., RWJ Barnabas Health Inc. The program made 9 awards worth $31.0 million in that time.

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