OVC FY 2022 Project Beacon: Increasing Access to Services for Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Human Trafficking Program

The overarching goal of this program is to increase the quantity and quality of victim-centered services available to assist American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims of human trafficking in urban areas. This will be accomplished by developing the capacity of urban Indian centers to meet victims’ needs by providing a comprehensive range of services either in-house or through referrals to a network of collaborative partners.

OVC will make awards under two program purpose areas.

Purpose Area 1: Direct Services
Eligible applicants may apply to this purpose area to request funding to—

• develop or enhance their organizational capacity to provide services to urban AI/AN victims of human trafficking,
• develop and sustain collaborative partnerships,
• conduct community outreach and awareness activities, and
• provide training to other stakeholders on how to meet the needs of urban AI/AN victims of human trafficking.

Under Purpose Area 1, OVC expects to make up to eight awards of up to $475,000 each for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2022.

Purpose Area 2: Training and Technical Assistance
Eligible applicants may request funding to provide capacity-building training and technical assistance to successful Purpose Area 1 grantees.

Under Purpose Area 2, OVC expects to make up to one award of up to $550,000 for a 36-month period of performance to begin on October 1, 2022.

Pre-Application Webinar
During a pre-application webinar on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, OVC staff reviewed solicitation requirements and conducted a question and answer session with interested potential applicants.

• Webinar presentation
• Webinar recording
• Webinar transcript