OVC FY25 Housing Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking
Posted: Dec 30, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST
Closes: 02/24/2026
Funding Information
Estimated Total Funding
$16,800,000
Award Ceiling
$1,200,000
Expected Number of Awards
17
Cost sharing or matching is required for this grant.
Description
This NOFO will provide funding for housing and support services to victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this program is to provide rapid rehousing (i.e., transitional housing and supportive services that assist human trafficking victims in moving as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieving stability). Projects under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes: (1) transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program; and (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses, such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing.
Synopsis
This NOFO will provide funding for housing and support services to victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this program is to provide rapid rehousing (i.e., transitional housing and supportive services that assist human trafficking victims in moving as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieving stability). Projects under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes: (1) transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program; and (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses, such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. “Other” Entities Definition: Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state. Additional Applicant Eligibility Factors Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. § 511(a) are not eligible to apply.
Funding Activity Categories
CFDA Numbers
- 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims
Contact Information
Agency: Office for Victims of Crime
Contact: Office for Victims of Crime
Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-353-2138
For assistance with the requirements of this funding opportunity.
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Additional Information
Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 1
Last Updated: Dec 30, 2025 11:19:12 AM EST
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