Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0046
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 (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning recipients should expect an ongoing, collaborative relationship with the federal agency during the project period rather than a hands-off grant. OTIP notes one key change from the original forecast: the previously proposed third objective focused on training was replaced with an objective focused on public awareness, and that is the only modification described.
The central purpose of the VHT-NC Demonstration Program is to directly fund organizations that can build, expand, and sustain the capacity of both organizations and communities to serve Native American survivors of human trafficking. The program is specifically intended to support services for Native American adults and minors, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, who have experienced a "severe form of trafficking in persons" as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended. The emphasis is on practical, survivor-centered support delivered through direct services, assistance, and referrals that address the realities of both sex trafficking and labor trafficking.
Applicants funded under this program are expected to carry out three required activity areas. First, they must provide comprehensive case management that is culturally and linguistically responsive for Native American individuals who have experienced sex and labor trafficking. This signals that OTIP expects services to be tailored to the client population, including attention to language access, cultural context, community norms, and approaches that are respectful and effective for Native communities. Second, recipients must increase identification of Native American trafficking victims through outreach, which typically means proactive engagement strategies designed to reach people who may not self-identify as trafficking victims or who face barriers to seeking help. Third, recipients must conduct public awareness activities aimed at the broader local community and at organizations likely to come into contact with trafficking victims, helping those audiences recognize trafficking and connect individuals to appropriate services. The replacement of "training" with "public awareness" indicates OTIP wants funded projects to put more structured energy into community-facing awareness efforts rather than formal training as a primary objective.
A defining feature of the program is its "whole family approach." OTIP describes this as a model that focuses equally and intentionally on services and opportunities not only for the survivor but also for immediate family members living in the same household. In practice, this approach encourages grantees to consider how safety planning, stabilization, and recovery can be strengthened when household needs are addressed alongside the survivor's needs, such as basic needs supports, connections to benefits, education or employment pathways, and other wraparound services that reduce vulnerability and improve long-term stability.
OTIP also strongly encourages strategies that reinforce community ownership and authenticity in program design and delivery. This includes building community partnerships, meaningfully engaging Native American individuals with lived experience of trafficking in planning and implementation, and hiring qualified professionals who reflect the communities being served. These priorities are meant to strengthen trust, improve service relevance, and help ensure that programs are not imposed from outside the community but instead built with community input and representation.
The program includes a 12-month project implementation period for the prime recipient. During this time, the recipient is expected to establish optional partnerships, onboard new staff, and develop service protocols that are specific to Native American trafficking survivors. At the same time, OTIP makes clear that clients must still be served during this implementation period, so it is not a planning-only year; it is an early phase that combines capacity-building with active service delivery.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified as HHS 2023 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0046 under CFDA 93.327, within the broad category of Income Security and Social Services. OTIP anticipated making about three awards, with an award ceiling of $333,333. The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes state, county, city/township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories); private institutions of higher education; and other entities as allowed under the opportunity's additional eligibility guidance. Applicants must also plan for a statutorily required 25 percent non-federal match, which may be provided as cash or in-kind contributions, a requirement that can shape budgeting, partnership strategy, and sustainability planning.
Finally, the opportunity details indicate the posting/creation date of January 6, 2023, with an original closing date of June 30, 2023, and electronically submitted applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline. Overall, the VHT-NC Demonstration Program is structured to fund culturally grounded, community-connected service models that expand access to comprehensive case management, strengthen victim identification through outreach, and increase public awareness so more Native survivors of sex and labor trafficking can be identified and supported in ways that are safe, responsive, and family-informed.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0046
- 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 Jan 06, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2023 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 governments (Federally recognized), 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, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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