Human Trafficking Prevention and Response Program: Navigators Request for Proposals
Human Trafficking Prevention and Response Program: Navigators Request for Proposals funds Minnesota navigator agencies to coordinate services and strengthen trafficking prevention and survivor support.
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Due Dates: October 29, 2026 (Information meeting) | November 23, 2026 (Questions) | November 30, 2026 (Application)
Funding Amounts: $698,815–$829,113 for statewide labor trafficking navigation | $470,000–$535,000 for Region 11 navigation
Summary: Supports Minnesota navigator agencies coordinating trauma-informed services, referrals, and prevention for trafficking victims and survivors.
Key Information: Agencies must provide 24/7 phone access; navigator roles focus on coordination and referrals, not long-term case management.
Description
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Human Trafficking Prevention and Response Program supports a statewide network providing services, housing, outreach, and support to victims and survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. This competitive opportunity funds two navigator programs: a statewide labor trafficking navigator and a Safe Harbor/No Wrong Door regional navigator for Lower Central Minnesota, Region 11. Applicants may apply for one or both.
Navigators build multidisciplinary responses, train professionals, connect survivors with appropriate services, and strengthen community capacity to identify and respond to trafficking. The statewide program serves people of all ages and includes an emergency rapid response fund. The regional program focuses on sexually exploited or trafficked youth through age 24. MDH prioritizes health equity and community needs not well represented in the existing response network.
