Trafficking Victim Assistance Program | HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP ZV 0150

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP ZV 0150

The Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) is a federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), administered through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It is designed to support direct, time-limited, comprehensive case management for foreign national adults who are confirmed or potential victims of severe forms of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (as amended). The target population specifically includes people who are not U.S. citizens and not lawful permanent residents, and who are seeking HHS certification or have already received it. A central expectation of the program is that services are delivered in a coordinated way that is culturally and linguistically responsive, recognizing the varied backgrounds, languages, and needs of trafficking survivors.

TVAP is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal government anticipates an active partnership with the awardee rather than a hands-off grant. The program emphasizes comprehensive case management for adults impacted by both labor trafficking and sex trafficking, with a strong focus on connecting survivors to the full range of stabilization and recovery supports. Case management must be provided directly by the prime recipient to qualified individuals, but the model also allows (and expects) the prime recipient to build and manage a broader network of subcontracted or partner organizations that can provide direct services and trusted community referrals. In practice, this means the lead organization is responsible not only for serving clients, but also for building local capacity and ensuring consistent access to services across different communities.

A notable change highlighted in this opportunity is that TVAP has been redesigned to focus only on foreign national adult victims. Historically, the program served foreign national minors as well, but minors are now intended to be served through a separate OTIP initiative called the Aspire Child and Youth Trafficking Assistance Demonstration Program. Under this redesigned TVAP model, OTIP combines the prior per-capita approach (funding tied to client services) with a newer regional approach that supports regionally located direct service providers. This redesign signals a push toward more consistent coverage and coordination across the country, rather than having services concentrated only where established programs already exist.

The funded project is required to carry out three core activities. First, it must provide comprehensive, culturally and linguistically responsive case management to foreign national adults who have experienced trafficking. Second, it must develop and maintain a nationwide network of community-based providers that can conduct outreach related to human trafficking and deliver direct services and referrals, expanding the reach of assistance beyond the prime recipient alone. Third, it must establish a local presence within each of the 10 ACF geographic regions to coordinate project activities and support the delivery of services through that nationwide provider network. The regional requirement is explicit and is intended to ensure on-the-ground coordination and responsiveness across the full U.S. service landscape, including states and territories.

The 10 ACF regions covered by the program are defined as follows: Region 1 includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Region 2 includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Region 3 includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Region 4 includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Region 5 includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Region 6 includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Region 7 includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Region 8 includes Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Region 9 includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S.-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions including American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Region 10 includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Applicants should interpret this as an expectation to coordinate service availability across all these geographies, not just operate in a single city or state.

TVAP is also framed by a whole-family approach. While the primary clients are foreign national adult survivors, the program encourages services and opportunities that intentionally include immediate family members living in the household. This reflects an understanding that survivors stability and long-term recovery often depend on the safety, health, and economic well-being of the family unit, and that case planning may need to address needs like housing stability, childcare, family health access, and other household-level challenges.

OTIP also encourages meaningful survivor engagement in implementation strategies, especially engagement of foreign national adult survivors, and encourages hiring qualified professionals who reflect the communities being served. That emphasis points to building services that are credible, trauma-informed, and accessible, and that incorporate lived experience and community representation into program design, outreach, and service delivery.

From an eligibility and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is broad and open to many entity types, including various levels of government, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public and private higher education institutions, public housing authorities, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit entities (including small businesses). The funding activity category is listed under Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 93.598. The notice lists an award ceiling of $4,000,000 and anticipates one award, indicating that OTIP likely intends to fund a single prime recipient that will then operate at national scale through regional presence and a subcontractor/provider network. The original application closing date listed is June 27, 2022, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date, which is important context if someone is reviewing the announcement historically or looking for re-competitions and related opportunities.

• 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 "Trafficking Victim Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.598.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 27, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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