Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP

Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program

Forecast Expected deadline March 10, 2027 Opportunity HHS-2027-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-TV-0004

• Award ceiling$400,000
• Award floor$350,000
• Expected awards3
• Total funding$1.2 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

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Who can apply

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

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

Local education agencies (LEAs), schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education or tribes. All LEAs must partner with a nonprofit, non-governmental organization to be eligible. Individuals (including sole proprietorships), federal entities, and foreign entities are not eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of the HTYPE Demonstration Program is to fund local education agencies (LEAs) to establish, expand, and support programs to educate school staff to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking and to provide age-appropriate information to students on how to avoid becoming victims of human trafficking. LEAs, with the support of a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization (NGO) partner, will provide human trafficking prevention education regarding: Avoiding becoming victims of labor trafficking and sex trafficking; Indicators that an individual is a victim or potential victim of labor trafficking or sex trafficking; Options and procedures for referring such an individual, as appropriate, to information on trafficking and services available for victims of such trafficking; Reporting requirements and procedures in accordance with applicable Federal and State law; and Carrying out a plan, developed and implemented in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, to ensure the safety of school staff and students reporting such trafficking. Delivering human trafficking prevention education to caregivers is optional.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Lauren Purnell, lauren.purnell@acf.hhs.gov, (202) 205-0242.

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