Federal grant programs / Department of State

International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (19.019)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$303 million
• Grant awards160
• Typical award$1.3 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$53.0 million
• Size rank504 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $56.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $53.0 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 504th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 83% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 16 states and territories.

What the program funds

The mission of the TIP Office is to combat human trafficking (a/k/a modern slavery) by employing a “3 Ps” strategy: preventing trafficking in persons, protecting and assisting trafficking victims, and prosecuting traffickers and others who profit from trafficking in persons. Additionally, the TIP Office focuses on a 4th-P, partnerships to effectuate this strategy.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

• Notice of Intent on Upcoming 2020 TIP Office Funding Opportunity
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left)
• Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2022
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left)
• Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2023
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left)
• Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2025
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left)
• Program to End Modern Slavery Annual Program Statement
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left) · up to $8.0 million
• Child Protection Compact Annual Program Statement
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left) · up to $10.0 million
• TIP Office International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking Annual Program Statement
  Open · Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left) · up to $10.0 million

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

US-based and foreign NGOs, International Organizations, For-Profit Organizations, and Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning may apply.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The programs will assist countries in all regions of the world to combat human trafficking by strengthening the legal foundation to prosecute the crime of human trafficking and provide victim assistance. The U.S. Government’s anti-trafficking paradigm – prosecution, protection, and prevention, together with rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration – is a comprehensive approach that engages governments and civil society to address human trafficking internationally. See solicitation on Grants.gov;

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.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$50,000 to $750,000

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 53% of the money, colleges and universities 7.1%.

By state

15 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.