OVC FY 2026 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Task Forces and Legal Services
Funds specialized training for anti-trafficking task forces, teams, and legal service providers to improve victim services, victim-centered investigations, and prosecution of traffickers.
Funder: Office for Victims of Crime
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Grants.gov) | December 8, 2026 (JustGrants)
Funding Amounts: $5,000,000 estimated total funding; 2 expected awards; up to $3,000,000 per award
Summary: Supports specialized training to strengthen anti-trafficking task forces, multidisciplinary teams, and legal service providers’ capacity to serve victims and prosecute traffickers.
Key Information: Partner projects must have one applicant, with all other project partners proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants.
Description
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, offers this opportunity to support specialized training for OVC-funded multidisciplinary anti-trafficking task forces and teams and legal service providers. The program seeks successful outcomes for victims of human trafficking as defined by 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11).
Applicants should propose approaches that strengthen Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) task forces, multidisciplinary teams, and legal service providers. The focus is on building their capacity to identify and serve victims, conduct victim-centered investigations, and successfully prosecute traffickers. Funding is offered through cooperative agreements.
