Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (16.834)
Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (Assistance Listing 16.834) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $20.6 million in 14 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.5 million. Half of the 14 awards fell between $879,928 and $1.5 million, and they ranged from $800,000 to $4.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$20.6 million
- Grant awards14
- Typical award$1.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,299 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1299th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 13 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 11 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Respond to child abuse and human trafficking Program goal(s) description: 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 by enhancing a coordinated, multidisciplinary, and jurisdiction-wide approach to human trafficking; and to support children’s advocacy centers multidisciplinary teams that provide coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to child abuse, specifically to provide services and improve the response to children who are victims of child pornography, including those victims of child pornography who are also victims of sex trafficking Program objective(s) name: Support for child victims of human trafficking and child pornography. Program objective(s) description: Develop and implement a jurisdiction-wide strategy to combat child and youth sex and labor trafficking; fill gaps in existing services and coordinate responses in existing anti-trafficking and youth-serving efforts, including those related to victim assistance, law enforcement, child welfare, runaway and homeless youth, and juvenile justice, among others; provide funding, training, and assistance to local and state children’s advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams to improve service provision and response to victims of child pornography (including victims of those victims of child pornography that are victims of sex trafficking).
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
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
See the current fiscal year’s solicitation guidelines posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (16.834) awarded $20.6 million across 14 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Children's Alliance Inc. | District of Columbia | 2 | $6.0 million |
| Oregon Department of Justice | Oregon | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Minnesota Department of Health | Minnesota | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware | Delaware | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Executive Office of the State of Maryland | Maryland | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Executive Office of Virginia | Virginia | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services | Ohio | 1 | $1.1 million |
| U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | Virginia | 1 | $800,000 |
| Justice at Last Inc | California | 1 | $800,000 |
| Justicematters Inc | North Carolina | 1 | $800,000 |
| Ayuda | District of Columbia | 1 | $800,000 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 55% of the money, nonprofits 45%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 8 | $11.4 million | 55% |
| Nonprofits | 6 | $9.2 million | 45% |
By state
9 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | $6.8 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Ohio | 1 | $1.1 million |
| California | 1 | $800,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $800,000 |