These orientations will help OVC anti-trafficking grant recipients successfully manage their award(s). Orientations tailored for a specific OVC anti-trafficking grant program are identified as such.
Track your progress using the Checklist for OVC FY 2024 Anti-Trafficking Grantee Orientations and upload this form as an attachment with your next progress report once complete or as updated.
Foundational Orientations
Attendees will gain a greater understanding of OVC’s mission, key grant award documents, the terms and conditions of your award, the obligation to comply with federal requirements, and available grant and victim services resources.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 OVC grantees.
Who should attend? Grant managers, financial points of contacts, program staff
Date: October 17, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
Attendees will learn from OVC’s Human Trafficking Division about the grant purpose, expectations, award conditions; requirements and process for accessing OVC award funds; and where to direct questions they may have about their award.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 anti-trafficking grantees.
Who should attend? Grant managers, financial points of contacts, program staff
Date: October 23, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
Participants will learn about reporting requirements and due dates, navigating the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT), completing quarterly performance measure reports, and uploading semiannual reports into the JustGrants system.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 grantees.
Who should attend? Grant managers, administrators
Learn about training and technical assistance (TTA) available to all OVC anti-trafficking grantees. TTA providers will share details on the resources and assistance they can provide and how to access these services.
Participation: Highly encouraged for OVC anti-trafficking grantees.
Who should attend? Grant managers, program staff
Date: October 31, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
The JustGrants team facilitates weekly sessions providing an opportunity for users to receive topic-specific training, direct technical assistance, and support on JustGrants system functionality.
Participation: Highly encouraged for OVC grantees.
Program Specific Orientations
TTA attendees will hear expectations from OVC on collaboration, coordination, and communication in working with OVC and each other to support the anti-trafficking field.
Participation: Mandatory for all OVC HT TTA Providers.
Who should attend? Grant managers, program staff
Date: October 16, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
Meet and familiarize yourself with OVC program staff, award requirements, OVC’s Housing TTA Project, and connect with other OVC-funded housing providers.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 Human Trafficking Housing grantees; however all Housing grantees are encouraged to attend.
Who should attend? Grant managers, program staff
Date: October 29, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
This session provides an opportunity to introduce OVC program managers, TTA providers, and for peer to peer introductions. RTI will share important information the training and technical assistance grantees will receive.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 Improving Outcomes grantees.
Who should attend? Grant managers, financial points of contacts, program staff
Date: October 30, 2024, 3:00–4:00 p.m. eastern time
Receive key guidance for getting started with your project, areas for immediate focus, understand available training and technical assistance (TTA), both specific to the Enhanced Collaborative Model program and general OVC TTA, and more. The session will conclude with questions-and-answers.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 Enhanced Collaborative Model grantees.
Who should attend? Grant award administrator, financial staff and any key project staff in place (task force coordinator, lead law enforcement representative, prosecutor, and lead victim service provider)
Date: November 1, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
Meet your specialized technical assistance (TA) navigator, learn about the the expert support the Human Trafficking Collective provides, and your next steps for the next 90 days.
Participation: Mandatory for FY 2024 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking and FY 2024 Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking Grantees; however all Services for Victims of Human Trafficking and Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking Grantees are encouraged to attend.
Who should attend? Grant managers, program staff
Date: October 28, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. eastern time
This session provides an opportunity to introduce OVC program managers, TTA providers, and for peer to peer introductions. Youth Collaboratory will share important information about the intensive training the grantees will receive over the course of their award on topics related to deliverables and outcomes for the OVC Preventing Sex Trafficking of Girls direct-funded grantees.
Participation: Mandatory for all FY 2024 Preventing Sex Trafficking of Girls grantees.
Who should attend? Grant managers, program staff
Date: October 25, 2024, 3:00–4:00 p.m. eastern time