Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2023 171705
The OVC FY 2023 Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program (Services and Training and Technical Assistance) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), offered through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The core purpose is to expand and strengthen housing-related assistance for victims of human trafficking, using approaches that are explicitly victim-centered and trauma-informed. In practice, the program is designed to help communities build real capacity to identify trafficking victims and then quickly connect them to safe, stable housing options and related supports that reduce harm, support recovery, and improve long-term safety and independence. The solicitation aligns with broader DOJ priorities around advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting people harmed by crime and those impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, and building trust between law enforcement and the community.
This opportunity focuses specifically on housing services for victims of human trafficking as defined in federal law (22 U.S.C. 7102(11)). While the summary language highlights housing, the title makes clear that OVC is also emphasizing the service infrastructure that surrounds housing as well as training and technical assistance (TTA). That typically means funding is intended not only to pay for direct housing assistance, but also to ensure programs have the skills, policies, partnerships, and coordinated practices needed to deliver housing support effectively and consistently, especially for survivors with complex needs. The trauma-informed and victim-centered framing signals that programs should prioritize safety, choice, confidentiality, and empowerment, and avoid practices that could re-traumatize survivors or create unnecessary barriers to assistance.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a more involved federal role than a standard grant. Under cooperative agreements, OVC commonly engages with recipients through substantial programmatic oversight, collaboration, reporting requirements, and participation in federally directed training, technical assistance, and learning activities. The funding activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services, reflecting the housing stability and support-services nature of the work rather than a purely law enforcement function.
Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. This wide eligibility suggests OVC anticipated a range of potential program models, including government-led victim service systems, nonprofit survivor service providers, housing entities, and cross-sector partnerships capable of delivering housing assistance and related supportive services for trafficking survivors.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number O-OVC-2023-171705 and CFDA number 16.320. The opportunity was created on April 3, 2023, with an original application closing date of May 30, 2023. OVC anticipated making approximately 16 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $2,000,000 per award. Taken together, the ceiling and expected award count signal a medium-sized national program portfolio intended to fund multiple sites or initiatives with meaningful resources to build or expand housing assistance capacity for trafficking victims.
Overall, this solicitation is aimed at improving survivor access to stable housing as a foundational element of recovery and safety, while also building the systems, competencies, and coordinated practices needed to serve trafficking victims effectively. It sits within OJP and OVC priorities that emphasize equity, access to justice, and trust-building, and it frames housing assistance as part of a broader, survivor-centered service response to human trafficking.Apply for O OVC 2023 171705
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2023 Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program (Services and Training and Technical Assistance)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.320.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 03, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township 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, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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