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O-OVC-2026-172695: OVC FY 2026 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

Closed Closed October 14, 2026 Opportunity O-OVC-2026-172695 ☆ Save

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 2026.

• Award ceiling$1.6 million
• Total funding$6.8 million
• Expected awards4
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.

• State governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

More grants for state and local governments, tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Services for Trafficking Victims awards averaged $744,323; this notice allows up to $1.6 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

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2026 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking. The purpose of this program is to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or Tribal level and enhancing coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to all forms of trafficking as defined by 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11).

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

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.