2024 TIP Office International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Programming

Background
The Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) manages foreign assistance programs dedicated to combating human trafficking outside of the United States. The TIP Office awards grants to combat all forms of human trafficking—sex trafficking, child sex trafficking, forced labor, domestic servitude, forced child labor, and the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers.
The TIP Office’s Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) program aims to increase government and/or civil society capacity to combat human trafficking.

Grant Details
The TIP Office is seeking proposals for global on-demand training and/or technical assistance in support of its global Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Program. The program aims to increase government and/or civil society capacity to combat human trafficking through targeted, short-term interventions.
The T&TA interventions are most often initiated by requests from U.S. Embassies abroad or T&TA implementing partners. The selected implementer should be able to respond to unanticipated requests for assistance in any country and/or region.
The activities may include reviewing legislation, developing action plans, providing technical assistance to law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, shelter staff, and psychological and legal service providers, as well as regional training for law enforcement and prosecutors.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations (including faith-based organizations), public international organizations (PIOs), institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities.
For-profit organizations are not permitted to generate profits from grant-funded activities. Foreign governments are not eligible to apply but may be beneficiaries of projects provided that funding does not pay salaries of government agency personnel.

Period of Performance
The maximum award amount permitted for a project is $2,000,000 up to 5 years.

Grant Value
$2,000,000 is the total funding ceiling for the grant opportunity.

Place of Performance
T&TA activities may be conducted in countries across all regions of the world.