O-OVC-2021-04002: OVC FY 2021 Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OVC FY 2026 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Task Forces and Legal Services (O-OVC-2026-172790). Status: Closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left). It is in our archive of Office for Victims of Crime notices from 2021.
Office for Victims of Crime offered grants of up to $1.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $8.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 22, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 13, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.0 million
- Total funding$8.0 million
- Expected awards8
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | May 6, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 22, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.
All 10 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- 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
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Services for Trafficking Victims awards averaged $744,323; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (80% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.
What the grant funds
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This program is designed to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for minor victims of sex trafficking.. Under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act, a victim of trafficking is defined as a person who has been subjected to a "severe form of trafficking in persons," which, as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11), means— sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age; or the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
Who has won Services for Trafficking Victims grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Services for Trafficking Victims (16.320) awarded $310 million across 416 grant awards, an average of $744,323 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icf Incorporated, L.L.C. | Virginia | 4 | $10.5 million |
| Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | California | 9 | $8.6 million |
| Youth Collaboratory Inc | Pennsylvania | 1 | $6.0 million |
| Freedom Network USA | District of Columbia | 4 | $5.5 million |
| Ruby's Place | California | 5 | $4.5 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OVC-2026-172790, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-OVC-2021-04002 still open?
No. It closed on June 22, 2021. A newer notice is open: O-OVC-2026-172790, closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left).
Who can apply for OVC FY 2021 Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking?
Office for Victims of Crime accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.
What is the deadline for OVC FY 2021 Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking?
Closed June 22, 2021. 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 $1.0 million each. About $8.0 million in total across about 8 awards.
Who has won Services for Trafficking Victims grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Icf Incorporated, L.L.C., Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking, Youth Collaboratory Inc. The program made 416 awards worth $310 million in that time.
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