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Girls

Empowering Girls to Prevent Trafficking

15POVC-24-GG-02422-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • Oahu and Hawaii Island
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
HI
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$498,560

Preventing Trafficking of Girls in San Diego County

15POVC-24-GG-02426-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • San Diego County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
CA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$500,000

Samuel Merritt University THRIVE: Culturally Driven Prevention and Response Program for Addressing Trafficking Among Alameda County Girls; Leveraging Health Sciences Universities To Bolster Resources

15POVC-24-GG-02421-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • Alameda County, with an emphasis in high-risk Oakland neighborhoods
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
CA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$499,959

Girls Intervention Program Plus

15POVC-24-GG-02425-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • Miami’s Overtown, Liberty City, Allapattah, Brownsville, Richmond Heights, Perrine/Goulds, and Homestead Communities
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
FL
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$500,000

Cognitive Prevention and Intervention for Trafficking

15POVC-24-GG-02424-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • Cities and Surrounding Communities of Boston, Chelsea, Springfield, Holyoke, and Lynn
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
MA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$499,736

YMCA of the North: Enough Program - Preventing Trafficking of Girls

15POVC-24-GG-02423-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • Hennepin County
  • Ramsey County
  • Anoka County
  • Washington County
  • Dakota County
  • Scott County
  • Carver County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
MN
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$499,935

OVC FY24 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program supports prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25.

OVC FY 2022 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
Under this solicitation, experienced organizations will work with OVC’s existing training and technical assistance provider to develop or enhance prevention and early intervention services based on best practices to focus on the needs of girls who are at risk or are victims of sex trafficking.

OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

Closing Date
The objective of this program is to deliver community-based programming to stop female genital mutilation and cutting by educating communities and forming community networks of agencies and organizations that are positioned to identify girls at-risk and respond to eligible survivors/victims.

OVC FY 2021 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

Closing Date
This solicitation provides funding for organizations to support prevention and early intervention programs for girls who are at-risk of, or are victims of, sex trafficking.

OVC Director Jessica Hart Announces Funding to Help Victims of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting

October 2020

Female genital mutilation or cutting refers to a barbaric practice involving partial or total removal of female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart announces funding to address the needs of victims of female genital mutilation or cutting.

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Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $3 Million to Help Victims of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting

Female genital mutilation or cutting refers to a barbaric practice involving partial or total removal of female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. This terrible crime occurs in many parts of the world and is impacting victims here in the United States.

On Friday, October 30, 2020, the Office of Justice Programs announced that the Office for Victims of Crime...

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services

The mission of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services is to empower young women, ages 12–24, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential.