Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking Response

The goal of the FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking Program is to support housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended. Funding through this solicitation supports programs that provide 6 to 24 months of transitional housing with support services to victims of human trafficking who are in need of housing as a result of human trafficking. Funding will be provided over a three-year project period. Under this project, Alaska Housing Finance Corporations ’ (AHFC) SAFE-T Program will develop a rural response to human trafficking in Alaska. AHFC will provide match funding and additional housing assistance support to Interior Alaska Center for Nonviolent Living (IAC) in Fairbanks and Mat-Su Youth Housing (MYH) in Wasilla for pilot programs serving adult and youth victims of human trafficking in Alaska. These programs will serve 40 clients annually for three years and provide 40 units of housing. Both communities report high incidents of missing persons, domestic violence and other key indicators that human trafficking is likely to be occurring. Implementing this project to generate performance outcomes and data will be invaluable to the future of policymaking, program development, and service partners to evaluate and address best practices for the state to combat human trafficking. CA/NCF