Services for Trafficking Victims (16.320)
Services for Trafficking Victims (Assistance Listing 16.320) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $310 million in 416 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $744,323 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $750,000. Half of the 416 awards fell between $600,000 and $948,425, and they ranged from $125,305 to $6.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$310 million
- Grant awards416
- Typical award$750,000
- Awarded in FY 2025-$7.0 million
- Size rank493 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants, direct payments for specified use
Key findings
- It is the 493rd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 25% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 49 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Improve identification of and support for victims of human trafficking. Program goal(s) description: Develop, expand, and improve the quality and availability of services for victims of human trafficking. Program objective(s) name: Expand services and programs, provide response training, build field capacity to provide services, and increase task force engagement to improve referrals, investigations, and prosecutions. Program objective(s) description: Increase the types of services and programs available to serve various types of human trafficking victims; Train individuals to respond to human trafficking; Develop protocols and procedures to address sex and labor trafficking; Enhance the capacity of the field to provide quality victim services; and Increase multidisciplinary partners engaged in task force activities to ensure that trafficking victims are identified and referred for appropriate services, and that these cases are investigated and prosecuted.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
OJP anticipates awarding grants of up to $925,000 (depending on the program) for 3 years to support enhanced services to trafficking victims, training and technical assistance, and research and evaluation.
Funding history and past recipients
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.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 80% of the money, state and local governments 14% and businesses 3.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 329 | $247 million | 80% |
| State and local governments | 72 | $43.4 million | 14% |
| Businesses | 4 | $10.5 million | 3.4% |
| Colleges and universities | 7 | $6.5 million | 2.1% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 2 | $1.1 million | 0.4% |
| Other | 1 | $746,304 | 0.2% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $500,000 | 0.2% |
By state
43 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 66 | $48.6 million |
| New York | 43 | $29.2 million |
| Virginia | 15 | $17.2 million |
| Texas | 23 | $15.6 million |
| Florida | 21 | $15.3 million |
| Illinois | 19 | $12.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $11.4 million |
| District of Columbia | 10 | $10.0 million |
| Connecticut | 13 | $9.7 million |
| Washington | 14 | $9.6 million |
| Georgia | 12 | $8.5 million |
| New Jersey | 11 | $8.1 million |
| Massachusetts | 11 | $7.9 million |
| Michigan | 10 | $7.2 million |
| Utah | 7 | $6.0 million |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $5.7 million |
| Arizona | 8 | $5.4 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Alaska | 6 | $4.9 million |
| Maryland | 7 | $4.7 million |
| Oregon | 6 | $4.6 million |
| North Dakota | 6 | $4.6 million |
| North Carolina | 7 | $4.5 million |
| Ohio | 8 | $4.4 million |
| Tennessee | 5 | $4.3 million |
| Nevada | 5 | $4.0 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $3.8 million |
| New Mexico | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Arkansas | 4 | $2.9 million |
| Louisiana | 3 | $2.9 million |
| Maine | 3 | $2.5 million |
| Hawaii | 3 | $2.5 million |
| Mississippi | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Kansas | 3 | $2.1 million |
| South Dakota | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $2.0 million |
| South Carolina | 3 | $1.9 million |
| Idaho | 3 | $1.9 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Nebraska | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Guam | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Kentucky | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | $850,909 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $795,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $600,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $441,063 |
| Montana | 1 | $440,000 |
| Vermont | 1 | $357,855 |