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HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0155: SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program

Closed Closed July 25, 2022 Opportunity HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0155 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$400,000
• Total funding$1.0 million
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

In accordance with Sections 7104(b)(1) and 7105(b)(1)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, eligibility under this NOFO is unrestricted. Eligible applicants include state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; for profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. Eligible applicants also include licensed healthcare and behavioral health delivery organizations, such as acute care hospitals, urgent care centers, community health care clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Urban Indian Health Programs, residential treatment centers, substance use programs, prevention programs, and other inpatient/outpatient facilities. 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.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Services to Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking awards averaged $3.4 million; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (60% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This NOFO has been modified. Information has been updated in Section I. Program Description to remove the following statement: "Prime recipients must be in the geographic area to be served by the proposed project." The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is announcing the availability of funds for the SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program. The SOAR Demonstration Program’s goal is to fund the implementation of SOAR trainings and capacity building to identify, treat, and respond to patients or clients who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, among their patient or client population. SOAR is a nationally recognized, accredited training program delivered by OTIP’s National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) ad designed to help target audiences identify and respond to those who are at risk of, are currently experiencing, or have experienced trafficking and connect them with needed resources. Target audiences for SOAR trainings delivered by NHTTAC include professionals, organizations, and communities that address human trafficking in healthcare, behavioral health, public health, and social services settings. The following activities are required under the SOAR Demonstration Program: Implement SOAR trainings, including SOAR Online and SOAR for Organizations, for staff at relevant levels and divisions, including at a minimum frontline and support staff most likely to encounter an individual who has experienced trafficking; mid-level and senior management who would need to approve changes in policies and protocols, and approve resources to support implementation; and staff who oversee procurement and external partners, across the prime’s organization. Build the capacity of organizational staff to identify patients or clients who are experiencing human trafficking and provide them with coordinated, age-appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, patient-centered, and evidence-based care and/or services through ongoing training and engagement.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

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