Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0035
The Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Demonstration (VHT-NC) Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It is designed to directly support organizations that serve Native American communities, with a focus on building, expanding, and sustaining the capacity to deliver effective services for both adults and minors who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended. The program explicitly includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, and it emphasizes practical, on-the-ground help such as direct services, individualized assistance, and referrals to community resources.
The core purpose of the VHT-NC Demonstration Program is to strengthen community-based responses to sex trafficking and labor trafficking affecting Native people, while ensuring services are culturally and linguistically responsive. Funded recipients are expected to provide comprehensive case management that is tailored to Native clients and their lived realities, including language access and culturally grounded approaches. Beyond direct service delivery, recipients must also conduct outreach to improve identification of Native trafficking victims and increase awareness in places and systems where victims may be encountered. In addition, recipients must provide training to service providers and community partners so that people working in health care, social services, education, law enforcement, tribal services, and other local systems can recognize trafficking indicators and respond appropriately in a trauma-informed and culturally respectful way.
A major feature of this opportunity is its whole family approach. Rather than focusing only on the individual client, the program expects funded projects to support clients and also consider the needs of immediate family members living in the same household. This framing reflects an understanding that trafficking can destabilize entire households and that recovery is often tied to family safety, stability, and access to opportunities. As a result, applicants should anticipate designing service models that address practical needs (for example, safety planning, housing stability, benefits navigation, medical and behavioral health connections, legal referrals, education and employment supports) while also coordinating support for household members when relevant and appropriate.
OTIP also makes clear that community partnership and community voice are central to how projects should operate. Applicants are encouraged to build strong partnerships across the community and to meaningfully engage Native individuals with lived experience of trafficking when shaping program strategies. The opportunity further encourages hiring qualified professionals who reflect the communities being served, signaling that cultural knowledge, local trust, and representation are considered important for effective implementation. In practice, this means projects are expected not only to deliver services, but to do so in a way that is community-rooted and guided by Native perspectives.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency anticipates substantial involvement during implementation, such as collaboration, technical guidance, or shared planning expectations. The program includes a 12-month project implementation period intended to allow prime recipients to establish or expand partnerships, onboard staff, and develop service protocols specifically tailored to Native trafficking victims. Even during this implementation period, recipients are still required to serve clients, so projects must be prepared to provide real-time support while building out longer-term infrastructure and procedures.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-TV-0035; CFDA 93.327) anticipated approximately three awards, with an award ceiling of $333,333. Eligible applicants are broad and include various levels of government (state, county, city or township, and special district governments), Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities, excluding institutions of higher education). A key financial requirement is a statutorily mandated 25 percent match, which can be provided in cash or in-kind contributions, meaning recipients must plan for and document allowable matching resources as part of their project budget. The original closing date listed for applications was June 25, 2022, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time.Apply for HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0035
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Demonstration (VHT-NC) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.327.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 26, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (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 $333,333.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, 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, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Demonstration (VHT-NC) Program?
The VHT-NC Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It is designed to directly support organizations serving Native communities by building, expanding, and sustaining the capacity to deliver effective services to people who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking.
Which federal office administers this grant?
This opportunity is administered by HHS/ACF through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP).
What is the focus of the program?
The program focuses on strengthening community-based responses to both sex trafficking and labor trafficking affecting Native people, while ensuring services are culturally and linguistically responsive and grounded in the realities of Native clients.
Who is intended to benefit from services supported by this funding?
The program is intended to benefit adults and minors who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, in Native communities.
Which Native communities are explicitly included?
The opportunity explicitly includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
What types of help are funded projects expected to provide?
Funded projects are expected to provide practical, on-the-ground support such as direct services, individualized assistance, and referrals to community resources. Recipients are also expected to provide comprehensive case management tailored to Native clients.
Is case management required under this program?
Yes. Recipients are expected to provide comprehensive case management that is tailored to Native clients and their lived realities, including culturally grounded approaches and language access when needed.
What does it mean that services must be culturally and linguistically responsive?
It means service models should be designed and delivered in ways that respect and reflect Native cultures and community realities, and they should include language access as appropriate to ensure clients can effectively receive and participate in services.
Does the program address both sex trafficking and labor trafficking?
Yes. The stated purpose includes strengthening responses to both sex trafficking and labor trafficking affecting Native people.
Are recipients required to conduct outreach and awareness activities?
Yes. Recipients must conduct outreach to improve identification of Native trafficking victims and increase awareness in locations and systems where victims may be encountered.
Are training activities required as part of the award?
Yes. Recipients must provide training to service providers and community partners so they can recognize trafficking indicators and respond appropriately in a trauma-informed and culturally respectful way.
Who are examples of partners that may be trained under this program?
The opportunity references training for people working in health care, social services, education, law enforcement, tribal services, and other local systems where trafficking victims may be identified or served.
What is the "whole family approach" referenced in the opportunity?
The whole family approach means projects are expected to support the trafficking survivor while also considering the needs of immediate family members living in the same household. The intent is to recognize that trafficking can destabilize an entire household and that recovery can be tied to family safety and stability.
Does the program allow services to immediate family members?
The program expects projects to consider and coordinate support for immediate family members living in the same household when relevant and appropriate, consistent with the whole family approach described in the opportunity.
What kinds of needs should service models be prepared to address?
The opportunity indicates applicants should anticipate designing service models that address practical needs such as safety planning, housing stability, benefits navigation, connections to medical and behavioral health care, legal referrals, and education and employment supports, while coordinating support for household members when relevant.
How important are community partnerships in this program?
Community partnership is described as central. Applicants are encouraged to build strong partnerships across the community to support identification, referrals, and effective service delivery.
How does the opportunity incorporate community voice and lived experience?
Applicants are encouraged to meaningfully engage Native individuals with lived experience of trafficking when shaping program strategies, reinforcing that projects should be community-rooted and guided by Native perspectives.
Does the opportunity encourage hiring from the communities served?
Yes. The opportunity encourages hiring qualified professionals who reflect the communities being served, emphasizing the value of cultural knowledge, local trust, and representation.
What type of award is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the federal agency anticipates substantial involvement during implementation such as collaboration, technical guidance, or shared planning expectations.
Is there an implementation period, and what is expected during that time?
Yes. The program includes a 12-month project implementation period intended to allow prime recipients to establish or expand partnerships, onboard staff, and develop service protocols tailored to Native trafficking victims. Recipients are still required to serve clients during this period.
Approximately how many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated approximately three awards.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $333,333.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2022-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-TV-0035, and the CFDA number is 93.327.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments; Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities), excluding institutions of higher education.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility description explicitly excludes institutions of higher education.
Is a cost share or match required?
Yes. The opportunity includes a statutorily mandated 25 percent match requirement.
Can the 25 percent match be provided as in-kind support?
Yes. The match can be provided in cash or in-kind contributions, meaning recipients must plan for and document allowable matching resources as part of the project budget.
When was the original application deadline?
The original closing date listed for applications was June 25, 2022.
What time were electronic submissions due on the closing date?
Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the listed closing date.
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